"The United States has fumbled an opportunity to transition to more sustainable electricity generation by replacing coal fired generation with gas, while Europe is leading the charge away from coal towards green energy, a new report has found. In its Global Electricity Review, London-based think-tank Ember found that while U.S. coal-fired electricity generation has halved since 2007, 65% of that capacity has been replaced by natural gas, with only 35% being replaced by renewables such as wind and solar power. This resulted in a drop in greenhouse gas emissions of 19% when methane was factored in."
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