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Consequently, global coal generation and power sector CO2 emissions both hit all-time highs, with coal meeting 59% of new demand. While 50 countries now derive over 10% of their power from wind and solar, the report warns that the global energy transition is significantly off track from the IEA's net-zero pathway, which requires wind and solar to grow by 20% annually through 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000229#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Wind and solar power reached a record share of global electricity generation in 2021, increasing to 10.3% from 9.3% in 2020. This is more than double the 4.6% share recorded when the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000229#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global electricity demand saw its largest absolute increase in 2021, growing by 1,414 TWh (a 5.4% increase), the fastest growth rate since 2010. 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Emissions grew by 7% (approximately 778 million tonnes) in 2021, the largest absolute annual increase on record.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000229#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To align with the IEA's 1.5°C pathway, wind and solar generation must maintain a compound annual growth rate of 20% to reach a 40% share of global electricity by 2030. 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While solar and wind generation continued to rise, coal generation reached an all-time high, leading to a 7% increase in power sector CO2 emissions. This resulted in the first increase in global electricity carbon intensity since 2011, moving the sector further away from the IEA's 1.5 degree pathway.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000467#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Solar power was the fastest-growing electricity source for the 17th consecutive year, with global generation increasing by 23% (188 TWh) to reach 1,023 TWh in 2021. Solar provided 3.7% of global electricity in 2021, compared to 1.1% in 2015.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000467#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Wind generation grew by 14% in 2021, adding 227 TWh to reach a total of 1,814 TWh. This represents the highest absolute increase ever recorded for wind power. China dominated this growth, accounting for 65% of the global increase in wind generation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000467#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Coal generation reached an all-time high in 2021, increasing by 9% and exceeding the previous 2018 record by 2%. China's coal generation was 33% higher in 2021 than in 2015, causing its share of global coal power to rise from 44% to 54%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000467#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Power sector CO2 emissions rose by 7% (778 million tonnes) in 2021, the largest absolute rise ever and the largest percentage increase since 2010. This brought total emissions to over 12 billion tonnes of CO2. Consequently, global electricity carbon intensity rose from 437 gCO2/KWh to 442 gCO2/KWh, the first such increase since 2011.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000467#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global electricity demand grew by 1,414 TWh (5.4%) in 2021, the fastest growth since 2010. China experienced the most significant increase, with demand 13% higher in 2021 than in 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000467#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Other energy sources showed mixed trends: nuclear generation rose by 4% (100 TWh) to 2,736 TWh, while hydro production fell by 2% due to low rainfall in China, Brazil, the US, and Turkey. 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It highlights Texas as the leader in raw wind generation and California in raw solar generation, while also examining generation normalized by land area and population. 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Beijing's February temperatures rose by 8.9 °F, and the 2026 hosts, Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, warmed by 5.9 °F.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000234#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A University of Waterloo study projecting conditions based on rain, wet snow, snow coverage, and temperature thresholds (below 14 °F or above 30 °F) finds that by the 2080s, only one city (Sapporo) would remain reliable for safe and fair February conditions under a high-emissions scenario. Under a low-emissions scenario aligned with Paris Agreement goals, eight of 21 host cities would be reliable by the 2080s.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000234#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Winter Paralympic Games are at greater risk than the Olympics because they typically occur in March, when temperatures are higher and rain is more likely. Shorter Northern Hemisphere winters by 2100 may push these events closer to the spring thaw.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000234#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","Paris Agreement"],"geography_discussed":["World","Olympic Valley","Oslo","Lillehammer","Norway","Milan","Cortina d'Ampezzo","Italy","Sapporo","Northern Hemisphere"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["trend analysis","predictive modeling"]},{"id":"ember-000063","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ember-000063","title":"Emerging Trends Insights from 2021","publisher":{"name":"Ember","organization":"ember"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2022-02-01","source_url":"https://ember-energy.org/chapter/emerging-trends-eer2022/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The 2021 gas crisis caused a paradigm shift in the EU's electricity transition, with skyrocketing prices making fossil gas more expensive than coal and enhancing the competitiveness of renewables. For the first time in Europe, combined wind and solar generation (547 TWh) exceeded gas (524 TWh). While solar growth is surging in countries like Spain and the Netherlands, it remains stagnant in others such as Italy, Czechia, and Romania. Additionally, the structural decline of nuclear power in the EU has slowed decarbonisation, as a significant portion of renewable growth has replaced lost nuclear output rather than fossil fuels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000063#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 2021 gas crisis severely damaged the role of fossil gas as a 'transition fuel' in the EU power sector because prices rose exponentially, making gas the most expensive electricity generation method—costing more than both hard coal and lignite.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000063#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fossil gas prices in the EU surged due to a cold northern hemisphere winter, increased demand in Asia and South America diverting LNG, the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, and lower-than-expected imports from Russia. The TTF day-ahead benchmark rose 585% in December 2021 compared to December 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000063#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In 2021, combined wind and solar power generation in Europe (547 TWh) surpassed gas generation (524 TWh) for the first time. Solar power grew significantly, producing over 25% more power in 2021 than in 2019 and accounting for 6% of Europe's electricity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000063#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Solar growth is highly uneven across Europe; Spain nearly doubled its generation from 15 TWh in 2019 to 26 TWh in 2021, and the Netherlands saw a 115% increase (+6 TWh). Conversely, growth has plateaued in Italy and remained almost non-existent in Czechia and Romania since 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000063#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The structural decline of nuclear power in the EU has hindered decarbonisation, as approximately one-third of wind and solar growth over the last decade replaced lost nuclear output instead of fossil fuels. 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However, because 2021 was colder than 2019, weather-corrected demand has not yet fully recovered from the pandemic.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000141#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fossil fuel generation rose 4% (+43 TWh) in 2021 to 1069 TWh due to recovering demand, but remained 6% (-64 TWh) lower than 2019 levels. Fossil fuels provided 37% of EU electricity in 2021, with gas accounting for 18% (524 TWh) and coal for 15% (436 TWh).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000141#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A price shock in 2021, where gas prices rose 585%, made fossil gas more expensive than coal from July onwards. This caused a paradigm shift where new renewable generation predominantly replaced expensive gas instead of coal; since 2019, 52% of new renewable generation replaced gas, while only a sixth replaced coal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000141#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Renewable electricity reached a record 1068 TWh in 2021 (37% of EU production). Wind and solar output specifically hit a record of 547 TWh, surpassing fossil gas (524 TWh) for the first time. Growth was driven by Spain, the Netherlands, and Greece, which together accounted for over half of all EU wind and solar output growth since 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000141#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Coal power declines were primarily driven by plant closures in countries like Spain, Czechia, Greece, Italy, Romania, and Portugal. However, these were offset by increases elsewhere, most notably in Poland, where coal power output rose 7% (+8 TWh) since 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000141#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nuclear power output in 2021 was 733 TWh (26% of EU production), which is 4% lower than in 2019. This decline was led by France, Sweden, and Germany, all of which closed at least 1.8 GW of nuclear capacity since the end of 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000141#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"EU power sector emissions in 2021 were 700 MT CO2eq, representing an average annual decline of 2.5% since 2019. 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While wind and solar reached record generation of 547 TWh in 2021, overall power sector emissions declined at less than half the rate required to meet 1.5°C targets. The report highlights that coal phase-outs are stalling in some regions, such as Poland, and that the structural decline of nuclear power is further slowing decarbonization by forcing renewables to replace lost nuclear capacity rather than fossil fuels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000379#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A 'paradigm shift' occurred in 2021 as high fossil gas prices caused new renewable energy to replace gas rather than coal. Between 2011 and 2019, over 80% of new renewables replaced coal, but since 2019, 52% of new renewable generation replaced gas and a third replaced nuclear, while only a sixth replaced coal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000379#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"EU power sector emissions are not declining fast enough to align with 1.5°C goals, which require zero emissions by 2035 for advanced economies. Since 2019, emissions have declined at an average annual rate of 2.5%, which is less than half of the 6% annual decline required.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000379#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Wind and solar power reached a record 547 TWh in 2021, marking the first time they generated more electricity than fossil gas (524 TWh). 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