1、G20 Per Capita CoalPower Emissions 2023Australia and South Korea retain their positions as G20s top polluters.Published date:5 September 2023Lead authors:Rini Sucahyo,Ardhi Arsala RahmaniContributors:Dave Jones,Aditya Lolla,Uni Lee,Nicolas Fulghum,MattEwen,Chelsea Bruce-Lockhart,Hannah Broadbent1Con

2、tentsExecutive SummaryIntroduction:Why G20 mattersRanked:G20 per capita emissionsTrends and implicationsGlobal trends in coal power emissions per capita,2015-2022Twelve G20 economies seeing declines in emissions per capitaEmissions per capita increasing in six G20 countriesG20 transition progress is

3、 lagging behindConclusionSupporting MaterialsMethodologyEmissions per capita calculationsAcknowledgementsHeader imageAboutThis analysis looks into the coal emissions of the G20 on a per capita basis,usingdata from Embers Global Electricity Review 2023,generation data from ElectricityData Explorer an

4、d annual population data from the United Nations.2Executive SummaryAustralia,South Korea are G20stop coal polluters per capitaMore countries are seeing decreasing per capita coal emissions as theyshift towards clean power,but coal pollution remains an issue.New analysis by energy think tank Ember fi

5、nds that per capita coal power pollution in morethan half of the G20 economies are declining.However,despite continued decline,the toptwo coal polluters Australia and South Korea are still far ahead;a position they haveheld since 2020.This showcases the pace of clean transition,which is one of the k

6、ey drivers to phase downcoal,is not fast enough.Coal reliance continues in the groups major economies,increasingin countries such as China which falls in third place for per capita coal emissions.01Top two coal polluters,each emitmore than triple the world averageAustralia and South Korea are on ave