Where coal is king

Coal-fired power plants around the world. China is the king.

A full page print for the South China Morning Post.

Map showing global coal-fired power plants, highlighting China with 1,032 plants, and data on coal capacity, reductions, and global distribution.

This backpage print was published in the South China Morning Post in December 2019.

This infographic examines global trends in coal-fired power plants. While most countries have reduced their reliance on coal since 2018, China has increased its use, potentially hindering its CO₂ emissions reduction goals under the Paris Agreement.

A printed infographic titled "Where coal is king" showing a map of China and surrounding countries with data on coal-fired power plants, capacity, and production reduction estimates.

Printed version.

Map of China showing 1,032 coal-fired power plants, with neighboring countries labeled and their counts, including US, Germany, Russia, Japan, India, and rest of the world.

Detail part of the print graphic.

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Infographic project in collaboration
with Hang Huang.

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