{"id":30562,"date":"2025-10-08T10:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=30562"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:29:00","slug":"renewable-energy-surpasses-coal-for-the-first-time-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/renewable-energy-surpasses-coal-for-the-first-time-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewable Energy Surpasses Coal for the First Time in History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to data from the international energy think tank Ember<\/strong>, the amount of electricity generated from renewable<\/strong> sources surpassed the electricity produced from coal<\/strong> for the first time in the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this period, production from solar<\/strong> and wind energy<\/strong> exceeded electricity demand<\/strong>. This development led to a decrease in coal<\/strong> and natural gas<\/strong> production compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma\u0142gorzata Wiatros-Motyka, a senior electricity analyst at Ember<\/strong>, commented on the matter, stating, “We are seeing the first signs of a critical turning point. Solar<\/strong> and wind power<\/strong> are now growing fast enough to meet the world’s rising electricity demand<\/strong>. This marks the beginning of a shift where clean energy<\/strong> is keeping pace with demand growth.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Solar Energy<\/strong> Leads the Growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In the first half of 2025, global electricity demand<\/strong> increased by 2.6%. Solar energy<\/strong> alone met 83% of this increase; solar generation grew by 306 TWh, a 31% year-on-year increase. Along with the steady growth in wind energy<\/strong>, renewable<\/strong> sources were able to both meet the rising demand and begin phasing out fossil fuels<\/strong>. Production from coal<\/strong> decreased by 0.6%, natural gas<\/strong> by 0.2%, and total electricity generation from fossil fuels<\/strong> fell by 0.3%. As a result, the global electricity sector’s carbon emissions<\/strong> declined by 0.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first half of the year, the share of solar energy<\/strong> in global electricity production was 8.8%, while wind energy<\/strong>‘s share was 9.2%, and hydropower<\/strong>‘s was 13.9%. The share of other renewable<\/strong> sources was calculated at 2.3%. During this period, renewable energy<\/strong> sources supplied 34.2% of the world’s electricity generation. In the same period, the share of coal<\/strong> in electricity production was 33.1%. The share of natural gas<\/strong> was 20.7%, and nuclear energy<\/strong> was 9.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Global Turning Point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Ember<\/strong>‘s analysis, this is not just a temporary situation. Solar<\/strong> and wind<\/strong> are now not only meeting new demand but are also beginning to reduce fossil fuel<\/strong> production. As this momentum continues, it is expected that clean energy<\/strong> will outpace demand growth for a long time, leading to a permanent decline in fossil fuels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at regions, while China and India saw a decrease in production from fossil fuels<\/strong> in the first half of the year, their generation from renewable energy<\/strong> sources increased. China maintained its position as the world’s clean energy<\/strong> leader, and in India, production from renewable energy<\/strong> sources exceeded the increase in electricity demand<\/strong> during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, the US and the European Union saw an increase in electricity generation from fossil fuels<\/strong>. In the US, production from fossil fuels<\/strong> rose because electricity demand<\/strong> outpaced the growth rate of renewables<\/strong>. In Europe, weak performance from wind<\/strong> and hydropower<\/strong> generation led to the use of more coal<\/strong> and gas to fill the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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