EIA: Only 22% of World’s Electricity Will be Coal-Fired by 2050

Renewable sources will produce nearly half of the world’s electricity generation by 2050, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Coal-fired generation is expected to fall to 22% of the globe’s electricity mix over the next 30 years. As of 2018, roughly half of Ohio’s electricity generation was coal-fired and just 3% was classified as renewable. 1/27/2020