Fig. 2: Cost-benefit analysis of coal power units.
From: Ambitious climate targets can make the phaseout of India’s coal-fired power plants cost-beneficial
a, b Total costs and benefits of all units under the 1.5 °C and 2 °C scenarios, showing the cumulative values from early retirement to the end of the assumed lifetime. The shaded areas represent the range of uncertainty. c, d The cumulative values for each unit across four dimensions, with units sorted from left to right in increasing order. The bar colors represent the installed capacity of each unit (in gigawatt, GW). The four dimensions include carbon benefits, health benefits, plant losses, and tax & employment losses, all measured in billion US dollars (USD). The results include both operational and pipeline units.
