Emissions set to rise with growth in coal use, says IEA : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News

Emissions set to rise with growth in coal use, says IEA : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News: After falling by about 1% in 2020 due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, global electricity demand will increase by 5% in 2021 and 4% in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. However, almost half of this increase will be from fossil fuels - notably coal - threatening to push CO2 emissions from the power sector to record levels in 2022. Nuclear power generation is forecast to grow by around 1% in 2021 and by 2% in 2022.