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List 3 pros and 3 cons for coal

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1)Can increase the price of clean coal
2)Various clean coal projects have failed at different stages
3)Timeframe of deliverability for new projects can be unpredictable
4) ccs seems to be advancing slowly
User Tawfik
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Answer:

Pros: Cheap, Reliable, and Abundant.

Cons: Pollution, Waste, and harmful substances

Step-by-step explanation:

Pros

Cheap: it's cheaper then using other energy sources and is a lot less expensive to extract

Reliable: Coal can supply power during peak demand which means avoiding blackouts.

Abundant: there are approximately over 300 years of coal deposits still available.

Cons

Pollution: the byproducts from coal can cause a lot of pollution and can contribute to global warming

Waste: a lot of waste which can no longer be reused is generated from coal fired plants.

Harmful Substances: Coal fired plants emit harmful substances to the environment including Sulfur, Mercury, Dioxide, Arsenic and Etc.

( I hope this helps you!)

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