CO2 emission by power sector falls 2% in 2019

KOLKATA: Carbon dioxide emission by the power sector reduced 2% globally following a 3% fall in coal-fired power generation, Ember , an independent climate think-tank accelerating the global electricity transition has estimated.

Both are the biggest declines since at least 1990. Coal collapsed in the EU and the US; but Chinese coal fired power generation rose and for the first time China was responsible for half of global coal-based electricity generation.