

Is the global electricity transition on track for 1.5 degrees?
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Dave Jones Global Lead, Ember
Heading into COP26, making coal history is a critical priority for the world. That can’t happen without comprehensive, open data to guide action. Today’s update to the Coal Countdown pulls together these critical insights from across the many expert organisations working to make the challenge of coal phase out visible and comprehensible.
Explore the Coal Countdown here.
Insights
Analysis by Ember reveals that the world is close to a turning point where power sector emissions stop increasing and start declining.
8 December 2023
Tripling renewables and doubling efficiency will deliver 85% of the cuts in unabated fossil fuels required by 2030. By 2035, renewables and efficiency will alone more than halve total CO2 emissions, unlocking a fossil fuel phaseout.
30 November 2023
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Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Powering Past Coal Alliance today re-launched the Bloomberg Global Coal Countdown with a host of new data and analysis on the state of global coal. Now with granular country-level data and analysis on coal, the tool is an open-source resource for anyone interested in how to phase out coal.
Ember has provided data and commentary for coal power generation for each country on the tracker, alongside insights from other leading experts and organisations.