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It only started dropping last year and by dropping you mean total % of energy generation because total coal energy production is still going up.
by Fizz43 14d ago
It only started dropping last year and by dropping you mean total % of energy generation because total coal energy production is still going up.
- defrost 14d agoI appreciate the input, maybe tighten up your commentary. Check the source we're discussing: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?country=~CHN https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?coun... As you can see it is percentage of coal as part of total energy mix that has been dropping for two decades. As already stated above. Perhaps you missed that? You're correct that absolute tonnage of coal use is still climbing, - but at an ever decreasing rate and was predicted to peak .. of course, thanks to some shenanigans by the Hegseth's of the world that may be deferred for a while, thanks USofA! Of course on the plus side (for the atmosphere) there's been a drop in global fossil fuel consumption, so swings, arrows. China, of course, is still well short of total CO2 tonnage lofted over the past century in comparison with the US - even allowing for a vastly greater population.