Global Domination—China Accounts for Nearly All New Coal-Fired Power Plant Construction

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 17:34:28 +0000

Data from Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a group that tracks power generation projects worldwide, shows that China was responsible for construction of 96% of all new coal-fired facilities globally last […]

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China Approves 106 GW of New Coal-Fired Capacity

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:05:57 +0000

A new report from a two global energy research groups found that China last year approved its most new coal-fired power generation projects since 2015. The report from the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Global Energy Monitor (GEM) shows the Chinese government approved permits for 106 GW of new coal-fired […]

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China Ramping Renewables, and Building More Coal Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:00:24 +0000

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Officials in China in 2017 said the country—the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases—would move away from coal-fired power generation. They promptly canceled more than 100 coal power plant construction projects. But coal remains king in China, which in the past two years has added 43 GW of coal-fired generation capacity, according to a report […]

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