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Specifically for South Korea, it criticizes the 2050 phase-out goal as lagging behind international standards and notes the continued construction of new plants despite public commitments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000092#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Global coal power capacity increased by 18.2GW in 2021, primarily driven by China, which accounted for 56% of the 45GW of new capacity commissioned that year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000092#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Following COP26, the number of coal-fired power plants with effective closure dates nearly doubled to 750 plants, totaling 550GW.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000092#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"China's coal expansion is accelerating, with 33GW of new plants starting construction in 2021, the highest level since 2016 and nearly three times the total for the rest of the world.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000092#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Public financing for new overseas coal projects has effectively ceased as G20 members, including Japan, South Korea, and China, committed to stopping such funding.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000092#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and other 'clean coal' technologies are characterized as high-cost, unreliable, and a hindrance to the urgent transition to renewable energy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000092#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power station","energy transition","carbon capture and storage","Net-zero emissions","climate finance","Paris Agreement","2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference","renewable energy","Cofiring"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","South Korea","United States","Japan","European Union","India","Germany","Vietnam","Indonesia","Bangladesh","Turkey"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative analysis","policy assessment"]},{"id":"gem-000093","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gem-000093","title":"YÜKSELIŞ VE ÇÖKÜŞ 2022","publisher":{"name":"Global Energy Monitor","organization":"global-energy-monitor"},"document_type":"report","language":"tr","date_published":"2022-04","source_url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/BoomAndBustCoalPlants_2022_Turkish_11.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report provides a comprehensive tracking of global coal-fired power plant capacity, highlighting a divergence between the decline of coal in most OECD and non-OECD countries and the continued expansion of coal capacity in China. It evaluates the effectiveness of COP 26 commitments, the role of public financing, and the perceived inefficiency of 'clean coal' technologies like Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000093#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"As of the report's scope, there are over 2,400 coal-fired power plants with a total installed capacity of 2,100 GW across 79 countries. 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China dominated this growth, accounting for 65% of the global increase in wind generation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000467#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Coal generation reached an all-time high in 2021, increasing by 9% and exceeding the previous 2018 record by 2%. China's coal generation was 33% higher in 2021 than in 2015, causing its share of global coal power to rise from 44% to 54%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000467#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Power sector CO2 emissions rose by 7% (778 million tonnes) in 2021, the largest absolute rise ever and the largest percentage increase since 2010. This brought total emissions to over 12 billion tonnes of CO2. 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It highlights how deforestation and degradation trigger negative health cascades, such as increased disease spillover and higher exposure to pollution and extreme heat. 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