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Climate in Numbers: Fewer coal-fired power plants planned worldwide – except in China

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Published: March 16th, 2023,
Last updated: May 25th, 2025

The British think tank E3G has published new data showing that the global coal phase-out is already well underway. The number of planned coal-fired plants is at an all-time low, according to the E3G analysts. In the second half of 2022, the volume of new projects in all major regions has fallen or at least not increased. The only minor exceptions were India and Indonesia.

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Energy China Decarbonization Coal phase-out