Energy think tank Ember released its third annual “Global Electricity Review” this week. The good news: clean energy use is increasing. The bad news: coal-fired electricity use is rising even faster — at the highest rate since 1985.
After decreasing coal use since 2014, the U.S. saw its first annual increase in coal in 2021, rising from 773.4 TWh to 898.7 TWh: more than a 16% increase. Other large economies, like China and India, saw hefty coal increases too.
