Will humanities power production by coal go below 7,500 TWh per year before 2040
Will humanities power production by coal go below 7,500 TWh per year before 2040
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Last time it was below this value was 2006.
This is the website I will use to resolve it: Electricity production by source, World (ourworldindata.org)
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