Coal-fired power as a security backstop in Europe’s grid
December 16, 2025
Global coal-fired electricity generation fell by 3% in 2019, leading to a 2% fall in CO2 power sector emissions. Both of these are the biggest falls since at least 1990. Coal collapsed in the EU and the US; but Chinese coal generation rose and for the first time was responsible for half of global coal generation. Source: Ember
