Greece is turning its back on coal and replacing it with solar and wind

To tackle climate change, the world must transition away from fossil fuels and towards low-carbon power sources.

Greece is almost there when it comes to coal. Coal became the dominant source of electricity in the second half of the 20th century, but it has fallen out of favor in the 21st.

The chart shows that a decade ago, around half of the country’s power came from coal. This has now fallen to 6%.

Solar and wind have replaced it; their share has almost tripled in the last decade; when combined, they’ve become the largest source.

As a result, the country’s CO2 emissions from coal have fallen by nearly 90% from their peak, and national emissions as a whole have halved.

Solar and wind are growing rapidly in many countries; explore this data in our energy data explorer →

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