Not sure it is obvious, but in this mid-transition phase, coal plants are still being built in China, and coal power plants are a big financial advantage to economic developing countries like India and Pakistan, etc. Sustainable wind and solar are too expensive at this time.
In climate pledge, Xi says China will not build new coal-fired power projects abroadhttps://www.reuters.com/world/china/xi-says-china-aims-provide-2-bln-vaccine-doses-by-year-end-2021-09-21/ …
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they're cheap for *energy*, but they need backup in the form of storage or peakers. storage alone is still pricey-ish compared to baseload coal, but it's starting to find purchase in expanding niches
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