Commitments made to hold global warming to below 2 ° C , the threshold of dangerous warming , will be wildly breached if all planned coal fire plants are built , claims a new study by the Climate Action Tracker , which was presented at the Paris Climate Summit ( article 1 ) . According to the analysis , 2,440 coal - fired power stations are in the pipeline to be built around the world before 2030 ; added to the power plants that exist today , if still operational in 2030 , emissions from coal power would be 400 % higher than level consistent with the 2 ° C target . The coal study looks at eight countries including India , China , Turkey , and the European union ; all have submitted their national carbon cutting commitments ( INDCs ) , yet many , particularly the emerging economies , are pushing ahead with plans for new coal - fired power to meet rapidly increasing electricity demand . Higher emissions from the planned coal plants would threaten the achievements of the INDCs of seven of the nine countries .
Commitments made to hold global warming to below 2°C, the threshold of dangerous warming, will be wildly breached if all planned coal fire plants are built, claims a new study by the Climate Action Tracker, which was presented at the Paris Climate Summit (COP 21). According to the analysis, 2,440 coal-fired power stations are in the pipeline to be built around the world before 2030; added to the power plants that exist today, if still operating in 2030, emissions from coal power would be 400% higher than level consistent with the 2°C target. The coal study looks at eight countries including India, China, Turkey, and the European Union; all have submitted their national carbon cutting commitments (INDCs), yet many, particularly the emerging economies, are pushing ahead with plans for new coal-fired power to meet rapidly increasing electricity demand. Higher emissions from the planned coal plants would threaten the achievements of the INDCs of seven of the nine countries.