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Day: February 19, 2025

Why China is leading the global switch to electricity

Power lines beneath the sun

In 2024, electricity made up 28% of China’s total final energy consumption. That’s comfortably ahead of the US (22%) and the EU (21%).

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German state of Bavaria retires its last major coal plant

A coal-fired power plant spewing pollution into the air.

The plant has been used less and less, even after the country completed its nuclear phase-out in 2023, according to media reports.

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A future without gas: How German cities are managing the transition to climate-neutral energy

An aerial view of Mannheim, Germany. The city plans to shut its gas network by 2035.

Mannheim plans to shut down its gas network by 2035, while transitioning to an expanded district heating network.

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