LABOR'S promised emissions standards for new coal electricity generators would not cut greenhouse gas emissions from any of the 12 coal power plants proposed in Australia, an analysis of the carbon profiles of each project shows.

During the election campaign, Labor promised to impose new mandatory standards, with a starting point of 0.86 tonnes of carbon dioxide per megawatt hour, on all new coal plants.

The promise would also require new coal plants to be carbon capture and storage ''ready''. But the standards - which would start next year - would not apply to projects that have already had regulatory approval.

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has repeatedly said the standards would ensure ''no more dirty coal-fired power stations'' in Australia.

But an analysis by Greenpeace shows that none of the 12 proposed coal plants would be forced into a redesign or be shelved due to the standards.