According to a new report titled Global Electricity Review (“Report”) by global energy think tank Ember, 30% of the electricity being used across the world now comes from renewable energy. Renewable wind and solar power are growing faster than any other electricity source in history, Solar and wind energy have grown faster than expected, increasing from just 0.2% of global power in 2000 to 13.4% in 2023.
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The Report has also stated that India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s third-largest solar power generator in 2023, as it generated 5.8% of its electricity from solar energy last year. In 2023, a record 5.5% of the world’s electricity was generated from solar energy.
These figures are for 2023 and it’s a record high amount of global electricity being produced through renewable energy. Many countries are trying to cut the amount of fossil fuels they use. However, the growth of the clean electricity sources needs to speed up even more to meet the global goal of tripling renewable energy by 2030.
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Renewable energy or clean energy or green power is made from resources that nature will replace, like wind, water, and sunshine. This kind of energy does not pollute the environment.
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