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China permits more than 100 GW of new coal power capacity in 2022

Dated 1 January 2022: China permits more than 100 GW of new coal power capacity in 2022. In the causal graph this event weakens Fossil fuel phaseout struggle, a driver that strengthens Global CO2 emissions per capita — an improving welfare path.

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What changed

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    1. FactChina permits more than 100 GW of new coal power capacity in 2022
    2. weakensDriverFossil fuel phaseout struggle
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Global CO2 emissions per capita
    Improving path

    provisional weight · verified

    • Global CO2 emissions per capita

      via Fossil fuel phaseout struggle

      Better

      Strengthens · 100% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year · 2.43 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 4.71 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2023) and 4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2024).

      20232024

      Above normal = worse

    • Population-weighted PM2.5 air pollution exposure (global)

      via Fossil fuel phaseout struggle

      Better

      Strengthens · 50% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) · 27.9 above the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      3 readings, 2021–2023: fell from 33.2 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) to 32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted).

      Above normal = worse

    • Renewable share of global electricity generation

      via Fossil fuel phaseout struggle

      Better

      Weakens · 50% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      30% of electricity generation · 11 above the normal line (2023)

      Better than normal

      6 readings, 2000–2023: rose from 18.9% of electricity generation to 30% of electricity generation.

      Above normal = better

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. FactChina permits more than 100 GW of new coal power capacity in 2022
  2. weakensDriverFossil fuel phaseout struggle
  3. strengthensIndicatorGlobal CO2 emissions per capita

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Factrail. (2026). China permits more than 100 GW of new coal power capacity in 2022. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/china-coal-power-permitting-surges-2022

https://factrail.ai/facts/china-coal-power-permitting-surges-2022

Accessed 15 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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