Coal-fired electricity generation in China released 5.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2023, accounting for 95 percent of China's power sector emissions that year. Carbon-intensive coal is the primary source of power generation in China.
Figures aim to include full lifecycle emissions including upstream methane, supply-chain and manufacturing emissions, and include all gases, converted into CO₂ equivalent over a 100 year timescale.
*Other fossil includes generation from oil and petroleum products, as well as manufactured gases and waste.
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Ember. (June 11, 2024). Emissions from electricity generation in China from 2000 to 2023, by source (in million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322297/power-generation-emissions-china-by-fuel-source/
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