PDF Advanced PostCombustion CO2 Capture Massachusetts Institute of ...
1. Background and Motivation The total US CO2 emissions for 2006 were 5934 million metric tons (Mt). Of this, the electricity sector was responsible for 2344 Mt (%). Coalfired power plants produced 83% of the electricity sector's CO2 emissions, with most of the remaining emissions from natural gasfired power plants (EIA, 2007).