Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Electricity generation" 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
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
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.
