Climate change: Wind and solar reach milestone as demand surges
Wind and solar generated 10% of global electricity for the first time in 2021, a new analysis shows.
Fifty countries get more than a tenth of their power from wind and solar sources, according to research from Ember, a climate and energy think tank.
As the world's economies rebounded from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, demand for energy soared.
Demand for electricity grew at a record pace. This saw a surge in coal power, rising at the fastest rate since 1985.
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Atlantis Viewpoint
Little steps make a path. And humanity has been taking little steps in terms of energy production. The share coming from wind and sun has doubled since 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was signed. In fact, Solar and wind and other clean sources generated 38% of the world's electricity in 2021. For the first time wind turbines and solar panels generated 10% of the total. But these are very tiny steps when you look the whole picture.
Electricity only represents 19.3% of the global energy consumption, so, only 1.9% to 3.8% of the total energy consumption came from truly clean sources. The other 96% comes mainly from fossil fuels, which are heavily polluting and very expensive to extract. For this, and many other reasons, we have to start working towards all of our energy needs being powered by #TrueCleanEnergy.
"Wind and solar have arrived, and they offer a solution out of the multiple crises that the world is facing, whether it's a climate crisis, or the dependence on fossil fuels, this could be a real turning point," Hannah Broadbent.
