The analysis concluded that renewable energy exceeds power generation from global charcoal for the first time ever

The generation of solar and wind energy around the world has exceeded the demand for electricity this year, and for the first time ever, Renewable energies Combated, more energy is generated than charcoal, according to a new analysis.

The generation of solar energy in the world has a record rate of 31% in the first half of the year, while wind power generation fell 7.7%, according to the report issued by the Ember Energy Research Center, which was issued on Tuesday. She found that the generation of solar energy and wind energy combined with more than 400 Teroat/hour, which is more than the increase in the total global demand in the same period.

A “turning point” to generate global energy from fossil fuel

The results indicate that it is possible for the world to wean polluted energy sources – even with the high demand for electricity – with continued investment in renewable energy sources, including solar energy, wind energy, hydroelectric energy, vital energy and ground thermal energy.

“This means that they are able to keep pace with the increasing frequency of electricity all over the world,” said Malgurzata and Yatros Motica, Ember Electrical Source and Prime Minister for the study.

Meanwhile, the total generation of fossil fuels decreased slightly, by less than 1%.

“The total decrease in the excavations may be small, but it is important,” said Wyatros Motica. “This is a turning point when we see the stability of emissions.”

The company analyzes monthly data from 88 countries that represent the vast majority of electricity demand all over the world. The reasons for increasing demand include economic growth, electrical cars, data centers and the high population in developing countries The need for more cooling with high temperatures.

And meeting this demand by burning fossil fuels such as coal and gas to generate electricity, leads to the release of gases that lead to a high temperature of the planet, including carbon dioxide and methane. this It leads to more severe, costly and deadly weather.

China and India lead the transformation to green energy

Empress has also allocated part of its report to the analysis of China, India, the European Union and the United States, which combined represents nearly two -thirds of electricity generation and carbon dioxide emissions from the world’s energy sector.

The report said that in the first six months of the year, China added more solar energy and wind energy more than the rest of the world combined, and fossil fuel generation decreased by 2 %.

India has witnessed a record growth in solar and wind energy that exceeded growth in demand. The production of fossil fuels in India has also decreased.

In both countries, emissions decreased.

“Analysts often say renewable energy does not really reduce the use of fossil fuels,” said Michael Gerard, founder and director of the Sabine Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, who has not participated in the report. “This report highlights a encouraging step in the opposite direction.”

The United States and Europe are witnessing an increase in power generation of fossil fuels

In the United States, demand growth exceeded the growth of clean energy generation. In the European Union, the slowdown in the generation of wind and hydroelectric energy contributed to increasing the generation of coal and gas, according to the report. In both markets, fossil fuels and emissions have increased.

The clean energy market in the United States faces challenges as president Trump administration changes federal policy Away from renewable energy sources and towards enhancing coal, oil and gas production. The administration ended the financing of the Biden era, which supported clean energy projects, canceled the policy on which organizations related to climate and stopped the development of wind energy.

Only last week, the Trump administration announced that it will cancel 8 billion dollars in climate -related projects in 16 democratic states, in the declared financing discounts amid the climate crisis. Close the federal government.

Ross Foot, head of the administration and budget office, announced the cancellation of social media, and said that the Ministry of Energy will provide additional details. All states affected by the discounts voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential elections, and they are all represented by Democrats in the Senate.

At the same time, the administration raised the barriers in front of coal mining, gave two years of organizational exemption to coal and other polluted industries, and allocated millions of dollars to these coal stations.

In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly last month, Mr. Trump said Regenerate He doubted the validity of the concept of climate change.

Experts warn that Trump’s efforts to prevent clean energy will have a long -term effect.

“The federal government is increasing the growth of artificial intelligence significantly, which will lead to a significant increase in the demand for electricity, and they also close power plants. The cheapest new sources of electricityWind and solar energy. “This will lead to a gap in supply and demand,” said Gerard.

Amanda Smith, the chief scientist at the Project Drawdown, who also did not participate in the report, said renewable energy sources “still have an opportunity to make progress in fossil fuel solutions, even with some growth in demand.”

Smith said that, although it remains, “optimistic with great caution that renewable energy sources can continue to grow and continue to solution in the fossil fuel in the United States, I am more optimistic at the global level.”