Annual direct CO2 emissions avoided per 1 GW of installed capacity by technology and displaced fuel

Last updated 18 Jun 2020

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Mt CO2 = million tonnes of carbon dioxide. Efficient gas refers to combined-cycle gas turbines. Applied capacity factors are current global fleet averages for nuclear power, hydro and efficient gas, and global averages for new projects completed in 2019 for wind offshore, wind onshore and solar PV.

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