Smoke rises from the coal power plant in Jaenschwalde, Germany, on Saturday. Existing coal plants and other infrastructure are capable of consuming 500 billion tons on their own, assuming we use them until they are worn out. The group makes is clear that it opposes the new coal plants that it is tracking. Christine Shearer, a researcher with CoalSwarm, said it’s important to bear in mind that not all coal plants are actually completed. “Since we started doing this work, since 2010, only about a third of proposed coal plants ever begin construction or are commissioned,” she said.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2018 18:07 UTC