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Governments Are Failing to Rein in Emissions From Their Own Power Plants, Analysis Finds
- Government-Owned power plants had the highest emissions among ownership groups and reduced them more slowly than investor-owned plants under most policies.
- Governments control nearly two-thirds of the world’s electricity-generating capacity.
- The reviewed government-owned plants produced 69% of carbon emissions and averaged about 910,000 metric tons annually.
- Only renewable portfolio standards were linked to significant emissions cuts at government-owned plants, suggesting governments must ensure policies produce real reductions.
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Governments are failing to rein in emissions from their own power plants, analysis finds
World leaders meeting at the annual U.N. climate summit in November 2026 are wrestling with a persistent challenge: how to get countries to follow through on their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet.
·Douglas, United Kingdom
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COP31: Governments are failing to rein in emissions from their own power plants
A South African worker waits for transportation near one of the government-owned utility Eskom's coal-fired power stations in Kriel in 2024. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty ImagesWorld leaders meeting at the annual U.N. climate summit in November 2026 are wrestling with a persistent challenge: how to get countries to follow through on their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet. One of the biggest problems has lo…
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