If your project needs planning permission and you do the work without getting it, you can be served an âenforcement noticeâ ordering you to undo all the changes you have made. Itâs illegal to ignore an enforcement notice, but you can appeal against it.
In 2014, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,870 million metric tons (15.1 trillion pounds) of carbon dioxide equivalents. This total represents a 7 percent increase since 1990 but a 7 percent decrease since 2005 (see Figure 1).
coal power: air pollution. Environmental impacts of coal power: air pollution. Coal plants are the nationâs top source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the primary cause of global warming. In 2011, utility coal plants in the United States emitted a total of 1.7 billion tons of CO21. A typical coal plant generates 3.5 million tons of CO2 per year2.