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Renewables will overtake coal as the largest source of global electrici...

International Energy Agency: Renewables will overtake coal as the largest source of global electricity generation by e... Published Dec 6, 2022. Status: True....

Actor: International Energy Agency
Topic: Climate
Status: True
Published: Dec 6, 2022
Deadline: Jun 30, 2025

Renewables will overtake coal as the largest source of global electricity generation by early 2025

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Ember's Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 reports that renewables overtook coal generation globally i...

Verification rule: Event occurs: Global electricity generation from renewables exceeds generation from coal by the first half of 2025, according to IEA Electricity reports or the Ember Global Electricity Review.; window 2022-12-06 to 2025-06-30

Verification criteria: Global electricity generation from renewables exceeds generation from coal by the first half of 2025, according to IEA Electricity reports or the Ember Global Electricity Review.

Original source: iea.org