World has reached a ‘critical turning point’ in switch to renewable energy
It is reported that the world is “at a significant turning point” in the clean power towards the clean power, and the new analysis has exceeded the coal globally in the recording for the first time in the renewable generation.
Global Energy Research Organization Embar, the sun and wind power in the first half of 2025, the world -wide growth of electricity demanded that the collectively left behind.
The teams built this global picture by analyzing monthly electricity data from 88 countries representing 93 percent of the global demand before estimating the remaining generation.
He found that renewable resources produce more power than coal for the first time, and that both coal and gas production has seen a global slight decline compared to the first six months of 2024.
Ember Senior Electrical Analyst Małgorzata Wiatros-Motyka said: iz We see the first signs of an important turning point.
“The sun and the wind are now growing fast enough to meet the growing electrical appetite of the world.
“This points to the beginning of a shift where clean power keeps up with demand growth.”
Findings show that global electricity demand increased by 2.6 percent in the first half of 2025 – 369 Terawatt clock (TWH) compared to the first half of last year.
However, in terms of supply, renewable energy resources produced 5,072 TwH global electricity – this showed 4,709 TWH increased from the first six months of 2024.
This was found that renewable energy has passed coal production in 4,896 TWH and fell by 0.3 % or 31 % annually.
The analysis also shows that the sun and the wind together in some cases grow as fast as they can meet total demand growth, and fossil fuels see a global decline.
EMBER said that Solar met 83 percent of the rise due to a record growth in production and that it was equal to 306 Terawatt clock and an annual increase of 31 %.
Meanwhile, the total decrease in fossil fuel production was 0.3 percent – 27 TWH decreased.
As a result, EMER estimates that the global energy sector emissions have dropped 0.2 percent in the first six months of 2025.
Researchers said the decline was modest but important, and that the rise of renewable energies will probably leave the demand growth behind for longer and longer periods.
In terms of the four largest economies, China and India saw that fossil production fell in the first half of 2025, as it exceeded the demand for clean power growth.
In contrast, fossil production has increased in the US and the EU, the old demand increase is clean power and the second weaker wind and Hyrdo output.
Sonia Dunlop, the General Manager of Global Solar Council, said: “This analysis confirms what we witnessed: the sun and the wind are no longer marginal technologies – they move the global power system forward.
“The first time renewable resources pass the coal indicates a historical change.
“In order to lock this progress, governments and industry, sun, wind and battery storage should accelerate investment and ensure that clean, affordable and reliable electricity reach communities everywhere.”
Julia Skorupska, President of the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) Secretariat, said: “For the first time, passing coal is a sign of how the energy production economy is transformed.
“There is a clear economic situation to replace coal with renewable energy, which is the cheapest energy forms in most of the world.
“The transition from coal to renewable energies supports competitiveness, provides energy security, creates good jobs, and reduces electricity prices and air pollution risks for citizens.
“In the Cop30 corner, countries have the opportunity to work together to accelerate this change.”
“The world continues its clean energy and climate action, because countries can see that this is on its way to national interests and energy security.
“Therefore, we continue to offer our clean energy task in the UK – to invest billions of pounds for local communities, to support qualified works and to create economic growth throughout the country.”
