Americas > Global coal plant construction falls for 2nd year, though capacity still exceeds emissions goals -report

Global coal plant construction falls for 2nd year, though capacity still exceeds emissions goals -report

Published 00:01 on March 22, 2018  /  Last updated at 20:03 on March 21, 2018  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, International, US

Coal-powered capacity growth continued to drop in 2017 due to increased Chinese regulations and a decline in Indian financial and policy support, though not fast enough to significantly curtail global temperature rise, according to a study released Thursday.
Coal-powered capacity growth continued to drop in 2017 due to increased Chinese regulations and a decline in Indian financial and policy support, though not fast enough to significantly curtail global temperature rise, according to a study released Thursday.


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