Nearly 41% of global power came from clean energy last year

Solar energy worldwide has doubled in three years and continues to grow at a breakneck pace. For the first time since the 1940s, more than four-tenths of our electricity production is now fossil-free, according to a new report by think tank Ember.

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...

Nearly 41% of global power came from clean energy last year

Clean energy accounted for nearly 41% of the world’s electricity in 2024.Ember released a report on Tuesday that found 40.9% of global electricity generation last year came from clean energy. Last year marked the "first time since the 1940s" that clean energy’s share of global power generation crossed the 40% threshold, according to the energy think tank.Among green energy sources, hydro was responsible for 14.3% of global electricity. Behind th…

Solar and wind helped clean energy supply 40% of the world’s electricity in 2024

Clean energy sources provided more than 40% of global electricity in 2024, driven by a record surge in solar power that has more than doubled in capacity in just three years.Jillian Ambrose reports for The Guardian.In short:Solar power accounted for nearly 7% of global electricity last year, while wind contributed just over 8%, both still trailing hydropower’s 14% share.A report by Ember found clean energy is now growing faster than global elect…

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.