staggering 68.17% of the total capacity. India comes in second place, with a respectable 14.22% installed capacity. The coal …, coal was the primary source of electricity supply, accounting for 35.9%. Natural gas came in second, representing 23%. Asia … has the largest number of coal plants in operation, standing at a capacity of 1,667 GW, which is more than seven times the …

We leverage the timing of coalmine accidents to examine the effect of coal mining on air pollution. Safety regulations … pollution data at the county-day level with the dates of accidents to show that on average, suspending coal mining reduces local … air pollution by 8%. Changes in the level of coal consumption do not drive this reduction. We also find significant …