Auge y caída del carbón 2023

This report by Global Energy Monitor and its partners analyzes the state of global coal-fired power generation as of April 2023. It details a diverging trend where coal capacity is declining in most of the world—particularly in the US and EU—while China continues a massive expansion of new plants. The document evaluates the alignment of national commitments with the Paris Agreement and provides regional updates on coal phase-outs and new developments, with a specific focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Global coal capacity is increasingly subject to phase-out commitments, with nearly one-third of operational capacity (580 GW) having a phase-out date and only 5% of the global portfolio remaining outside any national commitment.
• China is driving a global increase in coal capacity, with its developing capacity growing by 38% (from 266 GW to 366 GW) in 2022, while the rest of the world saw a 20% decrease (from 214 GW to 172 GW). China now accounts for 68% of the world's coal generation capacity under development.
• The pace of coal retirement is insufficient to meet Paris Agreement goals. To achieve a 2040 phase-out of operational plants, an average of 117 GW must be retired annually, which is 4.5 times the capacity retired in 2022.
• In 2022, the United States led global coal retirements with 13.5 GW removed. In the European Union, the gas crisis and the Russian invasion of Ukraine slowed retirements to only 2.2 GW, compared to a record 14.6 GW in 2021.
• Private financial sector policies are largely inadequate for climate science alignment; of 99 financial institutions that adopted or updated coal policies in 2022, only 12 were strong enough to stop support for mining and new plants or set required deadlines.
• In Latin America and the Caribbean, coal development has slowed significantly, with capacity in pre-authorization, authorization, or construction dropping 82% from 10.1 GW in 2015 to 1.8 GW by the end of 2022. Argentina's Río Turbio plant was the first new coal plant to supply the grid in the region since 2019, starting in November 2022.
• Specific national trends in Latin America include Peru closing its last coal plant (Ilo 21) in December 2022, Panama planning to close its last plant (Cobre Panamá) by the end of 2023, and Mexico increasing electricity production from its three coal plants by 63% in 2022.

APA

Global Energy Monitor (2023). Auge y caída del carbón 2023. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/Boom-Bust-Coal-2023-Spanish_11.pdf

Chicago

Global Energy Monitor. Auge y caída del carbón 2023. 2023. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/Boom-Bust-Coal-2023-Spanish_11.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalenergymonitor2023auge, author = {{Global Energy Monitor}}, title = {{Auge y caída del carbón 2023}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2023}, month = apr, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/Boom-Bust-Coal-2023-Spanish_11.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }