Renewable energy produces more electricity than coal globally for the first time, report says

"A Historic Shift": Renewables Generated More Power Than Coal Globally For First Time

Is the reign of fossil fuels coming to an end?

Renewables Overtake Coal as World's Biggest Source of Electricity

Renewable energy sources like solar and wind produced more electricity during the first half of the year than any other energy resource, including coal. To bullet another massive accomplishment in the clean energy transition, of the cumulative demand for new power worldwide, renewables met 100% of it. Coal has been the world’s most-consumed energy resource […] The post Renewables Overtake Coal as World’s Biggest Source of Electricity appeared fi…

Chart: In a first, world gets more power from renewables than coal

See more from Canary Media's "Chart of the week” column . Renewable energy just notched a major milestone. Worldwide, renewables produced more electricity than coal across the first half of this year — a first, according to clean-energy think tank Ember . The global revolution in solar deployment made the…

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

Have Renewables Overtaken Coal?

The trouble is that no reputable organisation classifies hydro in renewables.

As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy

If you live in the U.S., you could be forgiven for thinking that renewable energy is on the outs. In July, Congress voted to rapidly phase out longstanding tax credit support for wind and solar power, and the Trump administration has taken seemingly every step in its power to halt the development of individual wind and solar projects — even as domestic electricity demand rises and new sources of electricity become more important than ever.  But …