รุ่งเรืองและร่วงโรย การติดตามแผนการสร้างโรงไฟฟ้าถ่านหินทั่วโลก ปี 2562
Summary
The report finds a general global decline in coal power growth, with significant drops in approvals and planning since 2015. While the US leads in record retirements, China shows a contradictory trend: despite a drop in new approvals, it has resumed construction on previously delayed projects and proposed increasing its national coal capacity ceiling to 1,300 GW by 2030. India is also seeing a decline in coal approvals as solar and wind energy become more cost-competitive. The report emphasizes that current coal capacity exceeds IPCC limits for 1.5°C and 2°C warming targets.
Key insights
- Global indicators for coal power growth declined across almost all metrics in 2018, including the start of construction, planning phases, and completions.
- The capacity of coal plants in the pre-construction phase has dropped by nearly 70% since 2015, falling from 1,090 GW to 339 GW in 2018.
- Coal plant retirements reached a record high in 2018, with the United States leading the trend by retiring 17.6 GW of capacity.
- India's coal approvals have hit record lows, with less than 3 GW approved in 2018, as the country increasingly prioritizes wind and solar energy over coal.
- Current global coal power capacity, if operated at average rates for their full lifespan, exceeds the IPCC's estimated limits for keeping global temperature rises below 1.5°C or 2°C.
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- Shearer, C., Mathew-Shah, N., Myllyvirta, L., Yu, A., & Nace, T. (2019). รุ่งเรืองและร่วงโรย การติดตามแผนการสร้างโรงไฟฟ้าถ่านหินทั่วโลก ปี 2562. Global Energy Monitor. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/ThaiBoomBust2019_11.pdf
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- Shearer, Christine, Neha Mathew-Shah, Lauri Myllyvirta, Aiqun Yu, and Ted Nace. รุ่งเรืองและร่วงโรย การติดตามแผนการสร้างโรงไฟฟ้าถ่านหินทั่วโลก ปี 2562. Global Energy Monitor, 2019. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/ThaiBoomBust2019_11.pdf.
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- {{cite report |last1=Shearer |first1=Christine |last2=Mathew-Shah |first2=Neha |last3=Myllyvirta |first3=Lauri |last4=Yu |first4=Aiqun |last5=Nace |first5=Ted |title=รุ่งเรืองและร่วงโรย การติดตามแผนการสร้างโรงไฟฟ้าถ่านหินทั่วโลก ปี 2562 |publisher=Global Energy Monitor |date=March 2019 |url=https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/ThaiBoomBust2019_11.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{shearer20192562, author = {Shearer, Christine and Mathew-Shah, Neha and Myllyvirta, Lauri and Yu, Aiqun and Nace, Ted}, title = {{รุ่งเรืองและร่วงโรย การติดตามแผนการสร้างโรงไฟฟ้าถ่านหินทั่วโลก ปี 2562}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2019}, month = mar, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/ThaiBoomBust2019_11.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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