Summary
This report by Global Energy Monitor and partners analyzes global coal power plant trends as of 2022. It highlights a stark divergence: while many OECD and non-OECD countries are accelerating coal phase-outs and canceling new projects following COP26, China continues to expand its coal capacity, offsetting global reductions. The report also critiques 'clean coal' technologies like Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as expensive and ineffective barriers to a true energy transition.
Key insights
- Global coal capacity increased by 18.2 GW in 2021, primarily driven by China, which accounted for 56% of the 45 GW of new capacity commissioned that year.
- Following COP26, the number of coal plants with effective closure dates nearly doubled to 750 plants (550 GW), and 65 countries have committed to stop building new coal plants.
- Public financing for new overseas coal plants has effectively ended as G20 members, including Japan, South Korea, and China, pledged to stop such funding.
- Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and other 'clean coal' technologies are described as high-cost, uncertain, and a hindrance to the urgent transition to renewable energy.
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- Global Energy Monitor (2022). 석탄의 경제 대전환. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/BoomAndBustCoalPlants_2022_Korean_11.pdf
- Chicago
- Global Energy Monitor. 석탄의 경제 대전환. 2022. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/BoomAndBustCoalPlants_2022_Korean_11.pdf.
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- {{cite report |author=Global Energy Monitor |title=석탄의 경제 대전환 |date=April 2022 |url=https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/BoomAndBustCoalPlants_2022_Korean_11.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{globalenergymonitor2022, author = {{Global Energy Monitor}}, title = {{석탄의 경제 대전환}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2022}, month = apr, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/BoomAndBustCoalPlants_2022_Korean_11.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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