Green electricity use at record high

According to data from energy think-tank Ember, renewable energy sources now provide 30% of global electricity supplies, thanks in part to solar energy farms which are becoming cheaper to build

GLOBAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION
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2023 SHARE

Renewable energy: 30.25% (up 62% on 2000) 
Wind: 7.82%
Solar: 5.53%
Bioenergy: 2.30%
Other renewables: 0.30%
Hydro- electric: 14.3%

(down 83%  on 2000)
Nuclear: 9.11%

Fossil fuels: 60.65% (down 7% on 2000)
Other fossil fuels: 2.67%
Gas: 22.46%
Coal: 35.52%





Sources: Bloomberg, Ember
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