# For the first time, renewables generated more power than coal globally in the first half of this year. According to new data from the global energy think tank Ember, the world generated almost a third more solar power in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2024, meeting 83-percent of the global increase in electricity demand. Wind power grew by over seven-percent. China and India were largely responsible for the surge in renewables, while, in contrast, the US relied more heavily on fossil fuels.
In a first, renewables overtook coal in the first half of this year