Despite global commitments to clean energy, coal production and consumption remain high, particularly in Asia, led by China and India.
Coal was more popular than ever in 2023, despite big promises from many world powers to curb production and use in favour of cleaner alternatives. Mainly owing to China and India , the generation of electricity from coal production increased last year, as several new plants came online across Asia . While countries such as the U.S. and the U.K.
However, in the two years before Xi’s pledge, the government approved 127 plants, with a collective capability of producing 54 GW of power. In the two years after, the number increased to 182 plants, with 131 GW of coal power. Meanwhile, several countries in Europe and North America are rapidly decreasing their dependency on coal power in favour of alternatives such as natural gas and renewable energy.
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