According to a new report, renewables accounted for 92% of new electricity capacity around the world last year.
According to the country, countries added record amounts of renewable electricity in 2024 analysis From the International Renewable Energy Agency. Still, by the end of the decade, growth is not at pace to achieve its global goal of tripling its renewable capacity.
Analysis shows that solar is the fastest growing form of renewable electricity, equivalent to 77% of its new capacity, with wind blowing in the distant 2 seconds at 19%. Continuing its control of clean energy, China has installed more renewable electricity than all other countries combined last year.
“Renewables are holding back the age of fossil fuels,” said Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. “But the transition to clean energy must be faster and more fair. Every country is given the opportunity to fully benefit from cheap, clean, renewable electricity.”
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