Findings and conclusions

The Problem: Thermal electricity generation every year emits a substantial share of the world’s CO2. Coal-fired plants are especially large contributors and the rapid growth in capacity of coal-fired power plants in the past 15 years has especially raised alarms about the sudden surge in carbon emissions and their deleterious effect on the climate. China and India have very large coal-burning electricity sectors and are the world’s first and third largest CO2 emitters—and their emissions have shown very strong growth in the past decade.

Related Subject(s): Natural Resources Water and Energy