'Important threshold crossed' as renewables meet world's energy demands and fossil power drops [View all]

A solar farm operates with wind turbines in the background in Datong, China, Friday, March 13, 2026.

‘Important threshold crossed’ as renewables meet world’s energy demands and fossil power drops

euronews.com | Angela Symons with AP | 21/04/2026

Countries continue to turn to renewables for national security despite Trump's attacks on wind and solar.

Clean energy generation surpassed the global rise in electricity demand in 2025, pushing fossil fuel power into reverse for the first time ever, according to a new report.

Record growth in solar, especially in China and India, was a driving factor.

Clean power generation grew 887 terawatt hours last year, exceeding overall global electricity demand growth of 849 terawatt hours, according to a report by energy think tank Ember, released today (Tuesday 21 April).

Ember analyses electricity data from 215 countries, and studied 2025 data for 91 countries, which the firm says represents 93 per cent of global demand.

Overall, the share of renewables – including solar, wind, hydropower and other clean energies – hit more than one-third of the world's electricity mix for the first time in modern history last year, growing 33.8 per cent to 10,730 terawatt hours...more
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/21/important-threshold-crossed-as-renewables-meet-worlds-energy-demands-and-fossil-power-drop

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