Renewables Set Record by Generating More Electricity Than Coal in 2025
For the first time in more than a century, renewable sources of energy generated more global electricity than coal. Data collated by energy think tank Ember shows that electricity from renewable sources accounted for 33.8% of the world’s electricity supply last year. In comparison, coal generated 33.0% of the world’s electricity as output from solar and wind surged, bringing the globe a step closer to achieving its long term emissions goals. However, Ember notes that even though renewables finally surpassed coal in global electricity generation, fossil-fuels-fired electricity still eclipsed electricity from renewables when other fossil fuels like natural gas were…
