IEA: global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, fastest pace in the last decade; CO2 emissions up 1.7%
Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2019
Solar and wind generation grew at double-digit pace, with solar alone increasing by 31%. Still, that was not fast enough to meet higher electricity demand around the world that also drove up coal use. Coal use in power generation alone surpassed 10 Gt, accounting for a third of the total increase. to 33 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018.
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