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Electric vehicles now make up one in four new car sales worldwide, while renewable energy has officially surpassed coal in global electricity generation. A new tracker reveals exactly where the clean energy revolution is winning and where it needs urgent support.
For the first time since the pandemic, fossil fuel power generation actually dropped in 2025 thanks to a record-breaking surge in solar energy. Clean energy is finally displacing coal and gas instead of just adding to the grid.
For the first time in history, clean energy grew fast enough to meet all new electricity demand worldwide in 2025, keeping fossil fuel use flat. Solar power led the surge, with China and India driving a historic shift away from coal.
For the first time, clean energy growth matched all of last year's rising electricity demand while fossil fuel use stayed flat. Solar power led the charge with a stunning one-third jump in generation.
The world installed a record-breaking 511 gigawatts of solar power in 2025, marking the fastest growth in renewable energy history. Solar now accounts for nearly half of all global electricity capacity, bringing cleaner air and energy security to millions.
The world installed a record-breaking 814 gigawatts of new solar and wind power in 2025, marking a 17% jump from the year before. Renewable energy is now on track to become the backbone of the global electricity system.
Scientists at MIT are pioneering technology to tap superhot underground rocks for clean electricity that never stops flowing. If costs keep dropping, geothermal energy could supply 15% of new global electricity demand by 2050.
The UK just started receiving its first geothermal electricity from a pioneering Cornwall plant that also produces lithium for batteries. A worldwide surge in clean, always-on geothermal energy could soon power 15% of global electricity growth by 2050.
Tech giant Microsoft has officially matched its entire global electricity consumption with renewable energy, contracting 40 gigawatts of clean power across 26 countries since 2020. The milestone marks a major win in the race to decarbonize one of the world's most energy-hungry industries.
Tech giant Microsoft just achieved a massive climate milestone two years ahead of schedule, matching all its global electricity use with renewable energy. The company's decade-long effort has sparked enough clean energy to power 10 million American homes.
New research shows that scaling up solar panel manufacturing with cleaner energy could save 8.2 gigatonnes of carbon emissions while meeting surging global electricity demand. Even better news: next-generation solar technology will be more environmentally friendly than ever.
The world is entering a new "Age of Electricity" where renewable energy and nuclear power will supply half of all global electricity by 2030, up from 42% today. This historic shift marks the first time clean energy sources will overtake coal, powered by record solar installations and surging electricity demand worldwide.
China is manufacturing solar panels at such a staggering scale that it's dropping global electricity costs to historic lows. The country now produces enough solar capacity annually to transform the world's energy landscape.
Scientists reveal that geothermal energy, currently one of the most underutilized renewable sources, could meet 15% of global electricity demand by 2050 if fully developed. A breakthrough book maps out exactly how to unlock this hidden power beneath our feet.
A Brooklyn company is building air conditioners without refrigerants or compressors, using solid materials to cool buildings while eliminating greenhouse gas leaks. The breakthrough could transform how 10% of global electricity gets used.