Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025 (opens in new tab)

Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank revealsUK shifts older wind and solar farms to fixed-price deals to reduce price shocksAll of last year’s growth in global electricity demand was met from renewable sources, while fossil fuel power generation remained flat, research has found, marking what many hope could become a turning point in the drive to phase out planet-heating fossil fuels.Solar power generation rose by nearly a t...