Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios 2025 begins amid fresh signs that steering global energy use away from fossil fuels will be even harder than many governments and C-suites once hoped. Why it matters: The world is already far off pace from meeting Paris Agreement targets and emissions keep rising — even as climate harms pile up. Here’s a quick tour of the latest reality checks … Global coal demand is proving very persistent . The International Energy Agency’s latest outlook is more pessimistic than the 2023 and 2022 versions on the most CO2-heavy fuel (h/t @JavierBlas ). Coal use reached another all-time high last year, defying an earlier prediction of decline. But IEA sees only small growth — largely a plateau — through 2027. The mammoth scale of AI-driven data center […]
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