[1] That 76 MMT growth is the emissions equivalent of about 20
fleet average coal plants in the United States.
Not exact matches
The rest of the
coal fleet that continues to operate is relatively younger, with an
average age of 38 years.
The nation's
coal fleet is fuel secure because the
average coal - fired power plant has a 70 to 80 day supply of
coal stockpiled on site.
Raising the
average efficiency of the global
coal fleet from the current 33 % to 40 % — achievable with off - the - shelf technology — would save 2 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions.
On those figures the
average efficiency of China's whole
coal fleet is close to Australia's best
coal fired power station.