Coal’s place to 2050: still anchoring power in Asia as global electricity doubles

Coal remains central to global power today—even as its share has been easing since a 2010 peak near 40%—with fossil fuels still providing ~60% of world electricity in 2024. As electricity use is projected to double by 2050 and the share of electricity in final energy rises toward ~43%, overall system demand grows—so coal-fired generation stays material even if its […]