Coal-fired power generation fell by three per cent globally, also the largest fall since 1990, research by independent climate think tank Ember showed. A disused coal-fired power station is destroyed via controlled explosion in Castrop Rauxel, Germany, in February 2019. Coal-fired power generation fell by three per cent globally in 2019, the largest fall since 1990. (Darren Staples/Reuters)Wind and solar power generation rose by 270 terrawatt hours, or 15 per cent, last year. The report examined data covering 85 per cent of the world's electricity generation and used informed estimates for the remaining 15 per cent.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2020 12:37 UTC