Clean Energy Surpasses Fossil Fuels in 2025

0:00It's April 20th. This is Canada News today, powered by AI. Clean energy just hit a major milestone in 2025, outpacing global electricity demand for the first time. Renewables like solar, wind, and hydro grew by almost 900 terawatt hours, beating demand's rise of 849 terawatt hours. That pushed their share past one-third of the world's power mix, a record high. Solar led the charge, jumping 30% and covering three-quarters of new demand on its own. Teamed with wind, they handled 99% of it. Solar even passed wind as the top renewable globally, while coal slice dropped below one-third. This shift is huge against climate change, and the energy crunch from wars and growth. Experts say we're flipping the script. No more new demand means more fossils. Instead, clean sources are stepping up as economies boom, EV spread, and homes electrify. China and India, big fossil players before, cut coal and gas last year.

1:00China by 56 terawatt hours, India the same. They're now solar and wind powerhouses, with China driving over half the global solar boom and most new wind. Batteries exploded too, up 46% as costs fell 45%, stretching solar power beyond daytime. Starting with the U.S. pushes for fossils and European hurdles, the clean transition rolls on, setting us up to slash fossil use for real.