COP26 deal aims to phase out coal power
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Dozens of countries are committing to phase out their use of coal – the most polluting fossil fuel – in pledges made at the COP26 climate summit, the UK government says
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COAL CONSUMPTION BY YEAR (in exajoules)

China 
Russia
India 
U.S.
EU 
Rest of world
Japan

2010 world total 151.42 Drop of 4% from 2019 amid Covid pandemic

2009-2019: Worldwide growth rate of 0.9% per year

2020 world total 151.21

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COP26 pledge: Over 40 countries agree to phase out coal power in 2030s for major economies, and 2040s for poorer countries. Big coal users like Poland and Vietnam have signed pledge, but China, India and U.S. have not
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