Even as global power demand rises, the world has reached peak coal use, with electricity systems increasingly shifting toward cleaner sources, the International Energy Agency reports.
Electric vehicle adoption is accelerating across both wealthy and developing countries, signalling a major shift toward cleaner transport worldwide.
Ten European countries have pledged €9.5 billion to build shared offshore wind projects that will power up to 143 million homes by 2050, marking a major step toward long-term energy independence.
Europe reached a historic clean-energy milestone in 2025 as wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels for the first time across the European Union.
Battery storage costs have dropped more than 60% worldwide over the past two years, accelerating renewable energy adoption and strengthening grid reliability as energy demand rises.
India is building its economic growth on cheap solar power and electrification, leapfrogging the fossil-fuel-heavy path taken by China and Western economies.
A new generation of grid-scale “CO₂ batteries” is beginning global rollout, offering long-duration energy storage that keeps clean power flowing when the sun sets or winds drop.
Australia has finished erecting all 1,500 steel towers for its largest-ever transmission project, a major step toward connecting renewable energy across three states and strengthening the national grid.
Global coal exports declined in 2025 for the first time since 2020, marking a significant shift as major Asian economies reduced coal use in power generation.
In Spain, citizen-led energy cooperatives are transforming access to clean power, supplying affordable electricity to households and helping low-income families escape fuel poverty.
