China ramping up support for coal power
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China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, is building more coal-fired power plants in a bid to boost its slowing economy
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MOST COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS IN OPERATION (as of July 2019)*

Capacity in gigawatts (GW)
1,000 250 50

Russia
EU
United States
China 987 
Japan
India 
Indonesia
Australia
South Korea
South Africa

*Countries / blocs with 10 highest capacities shown
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CHINA’S DRIVE FOR COAL (capacity in GW)

Plants under construction 121.3
Plants under suspension, likely to be revived 26.4

China total 147.7

New plants almost equal to entire coal-power capacity of EU: 149.4
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Sources: Associated Press, Global Energy Monitor
Picture: Associated Press
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