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Solar and Wind Generated 9.4% of the World’s Electricity in 2020

With a drop in electricity demand, coal consumption saw a record fall of 4% in the same period

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The strong growth in wind and solar power capacity additions in 2020, despite the pandemic, resulted in a record fall in coal power globally, according to the climate and energy think tank Ember. Ember has released a report, Global Electricity Review 2021, which gives an account of the electricity data from around the world.

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