A review of CO<SUB align="right">2 emission reductions due to wind turbines using energy benchmarks: a focus on the Irish electrical energy market

A neglected anthropogenic source of carbon triggered by the combustion of coal: evidence from riverine sulfate

“…The important yet often overlooked source of CO 2 emissions in the Xijiang River has been linked to the presence of sulfuric acid. This source of carbon has shown a steady increase, with a recorded value of 3.14 million tons in 2011, equal to the carbon reduction achieved by more than 1000 fully-loaded 1.5 MW wind turbines operating for one year [Chen et al, 2011;Kealy, 2019]. To address this issue, one potential solution is to implement flue gas desulfurization (FGD) (SI S1) [Cordoba, 2015;van Ewijk and McDowall, 2020;B Wu et al, 2020].…”

“…To achieve this objective, efforts are being made to mitigate further increases in atmospheric CO 2 by increasing carbon sinks and decreasing carbon emissions. Increasing carbon sinks typically include carbon capture, mineral carbon sequestration, and enhanced silicate mineral weathering [Beerling et al, 2018;Fuhrman et al, 2023;Hartmann and Kempe, 2008;Kealy, 2019;Zhu et al, 2017]. Carbon emissions can be decreased by adopting renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency [Guan et al, 2018;Orsini and Marrone, 2019].…”