There's a huge gap between the persistence of coal consumption and rapid moves away from the most carbon-heavy fuel needed to keep global climate goals viable.
And now the crisis in Europe is pushing in the same direction, even as EU leaders hope to speed their clean energy transition.
China is "promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a sluggish economy."2021 saw another 18.2 gigawatts of capacity added to the world's operating coal plant fleet of roughly 2,100 GW, while shut-downs slowed. China is driving new plant development. But the report also notes some developed nations plan to operate plants "far beyond the deadlines required by climate science."None of this meshes with holding global warming below potentially catastrophic levels."New investments in coal-fired electricity without [carbon capture and storage] are inconsistent with limiting warming to 2°C or 1.
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