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Global GHG emissions from the most polluting power plants 2023
The Surgut GRES-2 Power Station in Russia was the most polluting power station worldwide in 2023, having released an estimated ** million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). Taean Power Station in South Korea was the second most polluting facility that year with emissions amounting to ** MtCO₂e. Of the ** most polluting power plants worldwide in 2023, seven were located in China.
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