WORKING PAPER | November 2012 | 1
Working Paper
KEY FINDINGS
1.
According to IEA estimates, global coal consumption
reached 7,238 million tonnes in 2010.
China accounted for 46 percent of consumption, followed by the
United States (13 percent), and India...
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WORKING PAPER | November 2012 | 1
Working Paper
KEY FINDINGS
1.
According to IEA estimates, global coal consumption
reached 7,238 million tonnes in 2010.
China accounted for 46 percent of consumption, followed by the
United States (13 percent), and India (9 percent).
2.
According to WRI’s estimates, 1,199 new coal-fired
plants, with a total installed capacity of 1,401,278
megawatts (MW), are being proposed globally.
These
projects are spread across 59 countries.
China and
India together account for 76 percent of the proposed
new coal power capacities.
3.
New coal-fired plants have been proposed in 10 developing countries: Cambodia, Dominican Republic,
Guatemala, Laos, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Senegal,
Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan.
Currently, there is limited
or no capacity for domestic coal production in any of
these countries.
4.
Our analysis found that 483 power companies have
proposed new coal-fired plants.
With 66 proposed
projects, Huaneng (Chinese) has proposed the mo
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