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Coal sees record drop in 2020 due to pandemic
By EUobserver
A report published on Monday revealed how Covid-19 pushed coal power to a record fall of four percent last year. The largest coal-generating countries after China - India, the US, Japan and South Korea - all saw usage decline. However, the estimated annual decrease in coal power to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 must be around 14 percent. Wind and solar supply almost a tenth of global electricity.