Just under 38GW of coal plants were retired in 2020, largely in the US and EU, but just over 38GW of new coal plants were commissioned in China, Global Energy Monitor calculates
Global coal power capacity development saw its first increase in five years in 2020 driven largely by a steep increase in China, despite record coal plant retirements across the USA and EU, fresh analysis...
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