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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jillian Ambrose

Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds

Solar panels in a field at sunset
Solar power made up almost 7% of the world’s electricity last year, according to Ember. Photograph: Chris McLoughlin/Getty Images

The world used clean power sources to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year for the first time since the 1940s, figures show.

A report by the energy thinktank Ember said the milestone was powered by a boom in solar power capacity, which has doubled in the last three years.

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