By Bench Energy Editorial Desk · Dry bulk market intelligence
DeBriefed 16 January 2026: Three years of record heat; China and India coal milestone; Beijing's 2026 climate outlook - Carbon Brief
Both China and India saw coal power generation fall in 2025, in the “first simultaneous drop in half a century”, driven by new clean-energy capacity additions, which were “more than sufficient to meet rising demand”.
Source: Carbon Brief
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