Wind and Solar

Wind and solar generated 10% of global electricity for the first time in 2021, a new analysis shows.


Fifty countries get more than a tenth of their power from wind and solar sources, according to research from Ember, a climate and energy think tank.


As the world's economies rebounded from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, demand for energy soared.


Demand for electricity grew at a record pace. This saw a surge in coal power, rising at the fastest rate since 1985.


The research shows the growth in the need for electricity last year was the equivalent of adding a new India to the world's grid.

GETTY IMAGES - Wind turbine blades being made ready for export from China

Solar and wind and other clean sources generated 38% of the world's electricity in 2021. For the first time wind turbines and solar panels generated 10% of the total.



The share coming from wind and sun has doubled since 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was signed.


The fastest switching to wind and solar took place in the Netherlands, Australia, and Vietnam. All three have moved a tenth of their electricity demand from fossil fuels to green sources in the last two years.  READ MORE...