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*Other fossil includes generation from oil and petroleum products, as well as manufactured gases and waste. **Other Renewables generation includes geothermal, tidal and wave generation.
Figures aim to include full lifecycle emissions including upstream methane, supply-chain and manufacturing emissions, and include all gases, converted into COâ‚‚ equivalent over a 100 year timescale.
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Power sector emission source shares worldwide 2023, by major economy
In 2023, more than ** percent of the power sector emissions in both China and India were produced from coal-fired power plants. This is perhaps unsurprising as these two countries are the largest producers of coal-fired electricity worldwide, with China alone accounting for ** percent of total generation. By comparison, the United States, which has the second-largest power sector emissions worldwide after China, produced less than half of its power sector emissions from coal in 2023.
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