WORLD l Global coal consumption reaches record high

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22/10/2025 FTS 02.30 According to the annual state of climate action report global coal consumption has reached a record high, despite rapid growth in renewable energy sources like solar and wind.  teleSUR  These and more stories now!  🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&

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00:00Global coal consumption has reached a record high, according to the annual State of Climate

00:05Action report, despite rapid growth in renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

00:11While coal shared in electricity generation declined slightly, overall demand for power

00:16rose, leading to increased reliance on the fossil fuel.

00:21The report warns that efforts to phase out coal remain significantly off track, jeopardizing

00:27global targets to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius under the Paris Agreement.

00:34Countries such as India and the United States have continued to support coal production,

00:39with India surpassing 1 billion tons and US policy under President Trump favoring fossil

00:45fuels.

00:46The report also notes setbacks in energy efficiency and forest conservation, underscoring the need

00:53for faster, more coordinated global action ahead of the upcoming COP30 summit in Brazil.

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