Burgum: China added 100 gigawatts of coal power in 12 months
Doug Burgum · Powering the Next Big Things · Apr 23, 2025 · at 19:41
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum highlights global coal consumption rates and China's rapid addition of coal-fired power infrastructure.
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“30% of the world's electricity today comes from coal. 60% of China comes from coal. China's added close to a hundred gigawatts of coal in the last 12 months.”
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