The combustion of coal for power generation peaked worldwide in 2023 and will decline in the coming years. This is according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its „Electricity 2024“ outlook for 2024 to 2026, which predicts that the share of coal in the global electricity mix will decrease by three percent as early as 2024. This trend will continue in the following years, although the expected decline will only be around one percent per year. By 2026, the share of fossil fuels in electricity generation is expected to fall to 54 percent, the first time it has fallen below the 60 percent mark in 50 years.