Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Coal-fired power station" in English language version.
Cumulative emissions from coal since 1882 amount to 800bn tonnes, the single biggest factor driving the warming that makes today's world about 1.2°C warmer than that of 1882. Most of that coal has been burned to produce electricity. Today's plants are producing about 12bn tonnes a year.
2% annual increase in the global operating coal fleet, which currently stands at 2,130 GW […] Figure 16: Global coal power capacity continues steady growth despite Paris Agreement, with a 2% uptick in 2023
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Coal power plants produce a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions – more than any other single source.
China generated 53% of the world's total coal-fired power in 2020, nine percentage points more that five years earlier
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Cumulative emissions from coal since 1882 amount to 800bn tonnes, the single biggest factor driving the warming that makes today's world about 1.2°C warmer than that of 1882. Most of that coal has been burned to produce electricity. Today's plants are producing about 12bn tonnes a year.