Renewables provided record 32% of global electricity in 2024: Report

The world used clean energy sources to satisfy more than 40% of its electricity demand last year, for the first time since the 1940s, according to data compiled by think...

Clean energy provided record share of electricity in 2024

The NewsClean energy provided more than 40% of global electricity in 2024, a record. Solar’s rapid growth drove the increase — it accounts for 7% of the world’s power — although it was still dwarfed in overall contribution by hydropower, at 14%. Nuclear, wind, and bioenergy account for most of the rest. Research by the think tank Ember suggested that clean power’s expansion will outpace growth in electricity demand. That ought to mean fossil fue…

Record rise in renewables means green energy now produces 40pc of global electricity

The world passed a clean energy milestone last year, new figures have shown, with more than 40pc of global electricity generation now coming from renewables and nuclear power.

Clean Energy Supplied 40 Percent Of Global Electricity In 2024 Report Reveals

For the first time since the 1940s, clean energy met over 40% of global electricity demand in 2024. That’s right—solar panels, wind turbines, and hydro plants are no longer just “alternatives.” They’re powering the world.The biggest star of the show? Solar. According to thinktank Ember, solar has been the world’s fastest-growing energy source for two decades straight. Phil MacDonald, Ember’s managing director, calls it “the engine of the global …

Clean energy won’t be stopped

A message from Canary Media's executive director: Despite the current chaos in Washington, D.C., the transition to a clean energy future won’t be stopped. It’s now being led from the ground up, by local and state elected officials, impassioned advocates, creative entrepreneurs, union craftspeople, dedicated…

Clean energy surges globally; China a ‘world leader’: Report

Clean sources accounted for more than 40 percent of electricity production last year for the first time.