If these numbers are true, global warming here we come!

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How many coal fired power plants are there in the world today?

The EU has 468 - building 27 more... Total 495

Turkey has 56 - building 93 more... Total 149

South Africa has 79 - building 24 more... Total 103

India has 589 - building 446 more... Total 1035

Philippines has 19 - building 60 more... Total 79

South Korea has 58 - building 26 more... Total 84

Japan has 90 - building 45 more... Total 135

China has 2,363 - building 1,171 more... Total = 3,534

That’s 5,615 projected coal powered plants in just 8 countries.

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If these numbers are true, global warming here we come! (Original post)	at140	May 2022	OP
It's only going to get worse... but how do we control these other countries??	InAbLuEsTaTe	May 2022	#1
China & India are probably laughing at us	at140	May 2022	#2
Put Sen. Manchin in charge.....	Bayard	May 2022	#3
Locking	JudyM	May 2022	#4

Response to at140 (Original post)

Sat May 7, 2022, 11:18 PM

InAbLuEsTaTe (23,818 posts)

1. It's only going to get worse... but how do we control these other countries??

All I know is the U. S. has to take the lead on this.

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Response to InAbLuEsTaTe (Reply #1)

Sat May 7, 2022, 11:27 PM

at140 (6,027 posts)

2. China & India are probably laughing at us

because they are doing nothing to reduce carbon emissions.
I recently visited couple of cities in western India. The air is not fit to breathe.

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Response to InAbLuEsTaTe (Reply #1)

Sun May 8, 2022, 12:00 AM

Bayard (17,716 posts)

3. Put Sen. Manchin in charge.....

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Response to at140 (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 12:42 AM

JudyM (25,717 posts)

4. Locking

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