Global Coal Risk Assessment

The document identifies a significant global trend toward expanding coal-fired power capacity, with 1,199 new plants proposed across 59 countries. China and India are the primary drivers of this expansion, accounting for 76% of proposed new capacities. The analysis also highlights a shift in the global coal trade from Atlantic to Pacific markets, prompting infrastructure expansions in countries like Australia.

• WRI estimates that 1,199 new coal-fired plants are being proposed globally across 59 countries, representing a total installed capacity of 1,401,278 megawatts (MW). China and India together represent 76 percent of these proposed new capacities.
• Ten developing countries—Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Laos, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Senegal, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan—have proposed new coal-fired plants despite having limited or no domestic coal production capacity.
• The global coal trade is shifting from the Atlantic market (led by Germany, the UK, France, and the US) to the Pacific market (led by Japan, China, South Korea, and India). Consequently, Australia is proposing to increase its coal export capacity to 900 million tonnes per annum, which is three times its current capacity.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Global Coal Risk Assessment. https://www.wri.org/research/global-coal-risk-assessment

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Global Coal Risk Assessment. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/global-coal-risk-assessment.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendglobal, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Global Coal Risk Assessment}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/global-coal-risk-assessment}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }