and since 2014 they have lifted clean electricity generation capacity by over 70% while cutting fossil-fired capacity by 5%, according to Ember. Even so, fossil fuels remain the dominant source of ...

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Renewable energy sources surpassed fossil fuels in monthly US electricity generation for the first time during March. Airports set to scrap boarding passes and check-ins in major travel shake-up ...

By comparison, data centres consumed 415 TWh in 2024, roughly 1.5% of the world’s total electricity consumption (see ‘Global electricity growth’). The projections focus mostly on data ...

2024 both clarified and consolidated the shape of the global clean power transition. At first glance it might appear an unremarkable year, as global fossil generation increased for another year.

Global electricity generation from clean sources crossed a major milestone in 2024, with non-fossil sources—comprising renewables and nuclear—accounting for more than 40 per cent of the world’s total ...

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Carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases created by the burning of fossil fuels have heated the planet. The average global temperature increased by about 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2024 ...

This growth in demand created a “small increase in fossil generation, driving up power sector emissions to an all-time high,” said global energy think tank Ember in their latest Global Electricity ...