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Is Coal Dead in China?
Coal is still supplying 62 percent of China’s energy needs, according to 2016 data in BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy, compared to 15 percent for the United States.Further, according to China’s...
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India Gets Closer to Electrification, but Many Still Without Power
India is getting closer to Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s goal of electrifying every village, but many villagers are still without power. The Indian government defines a village to be “electrified” if...
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Electricity Demand Up, But Coal Retirements Increasing
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. electricity generation in 2018 is on pace to reach the highest level since before the economic recession in 2008 and perhaps a record...
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U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants Continue to Retire
In 2010, coal-generated 45 percent of the nation’s electricity with 317 gigawatts of coal-fired generating capacity—30 percent of the generating fleet. Last year, the United States generated only 24...
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China’s Actions Defy Commitment to Carbon Neutrality
China is not only building coal-fired plants in its own country, but it is also building them around the world. As of 2019, China had 2,363 active coal-fired power plants and was building another 1,171...
View ArticleWhat China’s Five-Year Plan Says About Its Energy and Climate Strategy
Last month, China released its 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP). The FYP establishes broad-stroke economic targets for the country through 2025 and it comes on the heels of Xi Jinping’s September 2020 pledge...
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