Carbon dioxide emissions from global overseas coal-fired power plants

Guo, Peng1,2; Shen, Huizhong1,2; Chen, Yilin1,2,3; Dai, Hancheng4; Mai, Zelin1,2; Xu, Ruibin1,2; Zhang, Ruixin1,2; Wang, Zhanxiang1,2; He, Jinling1,2; Zheng, Lianming1,2; Sun, Haitong Zhe5,6; Ke, Kainan7; Meng, Jing8; Liu, Maodian9,10; Li, Jin9; Adalibieke, Wulahati9; Wang, Chen1,2; Ye, Jianhuai1,2; Zhu, Lei1,2; Shen, Guofeng9; Fu, Tzung-May1,2; Tsang, Albert7; Yang, Xin1,2; Russell, Armistead G.11; Driscoll, Charles T.12; Tao, Shu1,2,9

2024-09-01

10.1038/s41558-024-02114-y

NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE   影响因子和分区

1758-678X

1758-6798

["Foreign investments in overseas coal-fired power plants (OCPs) largely impede decarbonization efforts, yet their global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have not been sufficiently quantified. Here we analyse investment data from 908 OCPs worldwide, and then reveal current annual emissions of 0.53 GtCO2 yr-1 and a historical cumulative total of 26 GtCO2. Developed nations account for 78% of these cumulative emissions on the basis of investments, while emissions from developing nations have surged from 8% in 1960 to 39% in 2022. Assuming unchanged policies and technologies, OCPs are projected to contribute an additional 15-30 GtCO2 in cumulative emissions by 2060 directly. Furthermore, they could stimulate local coal power growth in emerging economies, potentially adding 6.3-45.0 GtCO2 emissions indirectly. Our study underscores the critical importance of low-carbon policy interventions in emerging countries to curb the power-sector carbon emissions increasingly influenced by international capital.","Foreign investments in recent years drive the expansion of fossil fuel electricity generation in emerging economies, yet necessary quantification still lacks. This Article shows how overseas coal-fired power plants could drive future trajectories of CO2 emissions in host countries."]

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Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology)[2023YFE0112900] ; Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China["42192511","41991312","41821005","42077328","41830641"] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[ZDSYS20220606100604008] ; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks[JCYJ20220818100611024] ; Shenzhen Science and Technology Program[2021B1212050024] ; Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province["2021KCXTD004","G03050K001","G030290001"]

Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

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Guo, Peng.,Shen, Huizhong.,Chen, Yilin.,Dai, Hancheng.,Mai, Zelin.,...&Tao, Shu.(2024).Carbon dioxide emissions from global overseas coal-fired power plants.NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE.

Guo, Peng,et al."Carbon dioxide emissions from global overseas coal-fired power plants".NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE (2024).