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The top 10 countries, ranked by how significantly they phased out coal from their electricity mix over any 8-year period within 2000 to 2022. This is presented as the percentage point (pp) decrease.
Greece is the top country in this ranking, reducing coal's share in its energy mix from 51% in 2014, to 10% in 2022.
Here are some key quotes from Greece's Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai:
"Last year, our penetration of wind and solar was the seventh highest in the world. And our installed capacity was the fifth highest on a per capita basis."
"Over half of the country's electricity is now generated by wind and solar, providing a shield against energy crises, such as those triggered by geopolitical events like the invasion of Ukraine."