DATA INSIGHTS ON COUNTRIES THAT COULD COMMIT TO NO NEW COAL

The global pipeline of proposed coal power plants has decreased by 76% since 2015. As of July 2021, 44 economies have formally committed to no new coal, while another 40 are positioned to do so because they have no projects in their pre-construction pipeline. However, 37 economies still consider new coal, with China, India, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Turkey, and Bangladesh accounting for 82% of the remaining global pipeline. The report provides detailed profiles of these economies, highlighting the role of Chinese financing and the impact of local opposition and environmental concerns in halting projects.

• The global pipeline of proposed coal power plants has decreased by 76% since the Paris Agreement in 2015.
• As of July 2021, 44 economies have formally committed to not starting any new coal construction, primarily through the Powering Past Coal Alliance and the No New Coal Power Compact.
• Forty economies are in a position to readily commit to 'no new coal'; 36 of these have no projects in the development pipeline or under construction, while four (Japan, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, and Kazakhstan) are constructing plants but have no further pipeline.
• Thirty-seven economies are still considering new coal-fired power stations, representing a 43% decrease from the 65 economies that did so in 2015.
• A small number of economies dominate the remaining global pipeline: China alone holds 55%, while India, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Turkey, and Bangladesh share 27%.
• In Africa, coal development is limited, with only four plants under construction across the continent, located in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
• The Asia-Pacific region contains almost all of the world's coal plants likely to be built, with China having the largest pre-construction pipeline and India the second largest at 21 GW.
• In Europe, new coal is nearly non-existent within the EU, with only Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Turkey still having new coal plants in planning outside the EU.
• China's commitment to end overseas coal finance has placed the status of numerous projects in question across various regions, including Djibouti, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Pakistan.
• Several 'pathfinder' economies have recently moved away from coal, including Chile, which cancelled 10 GW of proposed capacity over the last decade, and Egypt, which cancelled a pipeline of over 15.3 GW in 2017.

APA

Ember (2021). DATA INSIGHTS ON COUNTRIES THAT COULD COMMIT TO NO NEW COAL. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/12/No-New-Coal-Factbook-28-10.pdf

Chicago

Ember. DATA INSIGHTS ON COUNTRIES THAT COULD COMMIT TO NO NEW COAL. 2021. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/12/No-New-Coal-Factbook-28-10.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{ember2021data, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{DATA INSIGHTS ON COUNTRIES THAT COULD COMMIT TO NO NEW COAL}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/12/No-New-Coal-Factbook-28-10.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }