Coal power is the most carbon-intensive widely used electricity source, and U.S. and global coal power trends will play a central role in future carbon dioxide trends. Moreover, despite Trump’s easing of regulatory burdens on coal mining and coal power production, no new coal power plants are scheduled to be built in the United States. Nevertheless, China still has plans to build over 1,100 new power plants, increasing the number of Chinese power plants by 50 percent. India plans to add another 446 coal power plants, increasing its number of coal power plants by 75 percent. The world’s largest exporter of natural gas, Russia, sells natural gas at twice the price of American natural gas.

Source: Forbes July 07, 2017 17:37 UTC