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Cumulative capacity of coal-fired power plants worldwide from 2000 to 2019 (in gigawatts) [Graph], Carbon Brief, November 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1082277/coal-fired-power-plants-capacity-globally