Coal-fired power plants are the country's top source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. CO2 emissions directly correlate with climate change. Climate change doesn't respect borders or boundaries. Rather, it has effects that are and will be felt around the globe. A 2011 article by Marie Lynn Miranda et. al. states that "developing nations do, in fact, face a higher degree of exposure to negative impacts of temperature change. This increased temperature burden on already vulnerable nations could lead to crop failures, slowing of economic development, and even political turmoil." (Source) This will be most acutely felt by African countries and countries designated as "Low Income Countries Under Stress (LICUS)" by the World Bank. These countries have "extremely low per-capita income, as well as weak institutions and governance." (Ibid.)
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