Climate Code red: role of perpetual coal usage
Introduction Since the beginning of time, coal has been known to keep humans warm. The human dependency on coal has been perpetual. But it comes at a great price, the environmental damage burning of coal causes is tremendous. A double-edged sword is an apt phrase to explain it. The recent report published by the United Nations places the world under Climate Code Red. Let us understand this further. Environmental Impact of using Coal Coal is the source of major pollutants worldwide, like: ● Mercury- Coal plants are majorly responsible for mercury emissions. Mercury can damage child development, threaten the nervous, immune, and digestive systems as well. ● Pollutants like Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, Soot (Particulate matter) are also released from the burning of coal. ● Heavy metals like Cadmium, Lead, volatile, and arsenic organic compounds emission too are a result of usage of coal. ● Another important aspect of this is the Carbon dioxide emiss