Lauri Myllyvirta, Author at Renew Economy

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Coal

Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after wind and solar records
China and India have both recorded falls in coal generation before, but never simultaneously like happen in 2025, and it’s all down to renewables.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Jan 14, 2026

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Commentary

China’s clean energy pushes coal to record-low 53 pct share of power in May
Clean energy generated a record-high 44% of China’s electricity in May 2024, pushing coal’s share down to a record low of 53%, despite continued growth in demand.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Jul 11, 2024

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Policy & Planning

China’s emissions set to fall in 2024 after record growth in clean energy
New analysis shows a fall in China’s CO2 emissions is all but guaranteed in 2024, thanks to a historic expansion of low-carbon energy installations.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Nov 14, 2023

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Other Good Stuff

How much do ultra-supercritical coal plants really reduce air pollution?
It’s not the difference in coal technology that matters most in reducing emissions, but regulation.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Jun 22, 2017

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China: Six little known facts about the country’s solar and wind boom
China installed a wind turbine every hour and filled a football field full of solar panels every hour last year.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Sep 27, 2016

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New coal power plants in China – a bubble waiting to burst
The continued buildup of coal-fired power plants in China represents an investment bubble that will burst as overcapacity becomes too large to ignore.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Feb 24, 2015

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China coal peak, what the IEA missed
An analysis of the IEA’s calculations suggests they may be a very optimistic outlook for the world’s most polluting form of energy.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Dec 18, 2014

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Global CO2 emissions could peak well before 2020
Action by US and China opens up opportunity to achieve what many thought was a lost cause – a peak in global emissions well before 2020.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Sep 22, 2014

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