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Issue 571 03•March•2021 Week 09
Offshore wind growth
China installed 3GW of new capacity wind in 2020, half the global total, as
offshore wind demonstrated its reliance to COVID-19
Emissions concerns
Global energy-related emissions fell by 5.8% in 2020, but a sharp recovery at
the end of the year indicates that emissions are already rising again
Coal phase-out
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for a comprehensive coal
phase-out if the world is to meet its 1.5 degree goal for global warming
Abandoning coal
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is to stop funding new coal-
fired power plant projects overseas
