Global Power Emissions Flat as Asia's Green Push Counters US Coal Surge

Washington, Tuesday, 27 January 2026.
Data from 2025 reveals a significant geopolitical shift in energy markets: accelerated clean energy deployment in China and India has successfully offset a 3.3% rise in United States power sector emissions, resulting in a rare stabilization of global pollutants. While US coal-fired output jumped 13.1%—the fastest increase this century—China and India recorded simultaneous emission declines for the first time in five decades. This development underscores the growing influence of Asian renewable infrastructure in mitigating global climate risks, effectively neutralizing the environmental costs of the recent American return to coal.