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"The world generated more than 40 per cent of its electricity from low-carbon
sources last year, according to new analysis from clean energy think tank
Ember. That’s a record not broken since the 1940s, when the global electricity
system was 50 times smaller than it is today, and hydropower did the heavy
lifting.
Now, it’s solar energy that is soaring in a targeted race to build an entirely
clean electricity system. Global solar generation has become large enough to
power all of India, Ember’s latest
Global Electricity Review finds.
Power sector emissions also reached an all-time high last year, however, at
14.6 billion tonnes of CO2. This was mainly driven by a need for cooling
technology during heatwaves, as 2024 turned into the hottest year on record -
underscoring the urgency of the energy transition.
The EU is well ahead of the global average, having generated 71 per cent of its
electricity from clean sources in 2024, which include nuclear.
“Europe has cemented a global leadership in clean power,” Dr Beatrice
Petrovich, senior analyst at Ember tells
Euronews Green. Furthermore, “it is
showing the world how to have an increasing share of renewables in the mix”,
with nearly half (47 per cent) from solar, wind and hydro last year."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
