largest power station in the world. Taean Power Station in South Korea was the second most polluting facility in 2022, with emissions amounting to 32.24 MtCO₂e.
The Taichung Power Plant in Taiwan was the most polluting power station worldwide in 2022, having released an estimated 32.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). With an installed capacity of 5,500 megawatts, the coal-fired Taichung Power Plant is the fourth Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Climate TRACE. (January 11, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393557/most-polluting-power-plants-worldwide/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. January 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393557/most-polluting-power-plants-worldwide/
Climate TRACE. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393557/most-polluting-power-plants-worldwide/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Most Polluting Power Plants Worldwide in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393557/most-polluting-power-plants-worldwide/
Climate TRACE, Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393557/most-polluting-power-plants-worldwide/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate TRACE, January 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393557/most-polluting-power-plants-worldwide/