Carbon intensity of electricity generation annual decline rate
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Global · 2024–2026
IEA projects carbon intensity of electricity generation annual decline rate worldwide at 3.7% in 2024–2026.
- Publisher
- IEA
- Authority tier
- T1 Official
- Locator
- Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
As the share of low-emissions sources increases, the carbon intensity of global electricity generation is forecast to decline at an average annual rate of 3.7%, falling from 445 g CO₂/kWh in 2024 to 415 g CO₂/kWh by 2026.
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APA
International Energy Agency. (2026). Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_W0Z9TXB2G9MZPST7F5FXZ0NJRF
Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
- MLA
- International Energy Agency. "Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2026, https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_W0Z9TXB2G9MZPST7F5FXZ0NJRF.
- Chicago
- International Energy Agency. "Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2026. https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_W0Z9TXB2G9MZPST7F5FXZ0NJRF.
- BibTeX
- @misc{iea2026carbonz0njrf, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_W0Z9TXB2G9MZPST7F5FXZ0NJRF}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }
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Primary source
- Publisher
- International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
- Report
- Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
- Checked on
- 27 September 2026
- Last revision
- 27 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_W0Z9TXB2G9MZPST7F5FXZ0NJRF