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.
India is building its economic growth on cheap solar power and electrification, leapfrogging the fossil-fuel-heavy path taken by China and Western economies.
Coal-fired electricity generation fell in 2025 in the world’s two largest coal users, marking the first simultaneous decline since the 1970s and signalling a potential turning point for global emissions.
Britain has become the world’s largest economy to halt new oil and gas exploration, marking a historic shift toward clean energy and climate leadership.
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.
For the first time outside a global downturn, the world’s rising electricity demand is being met entirely by clean energy, marking 2025 as the first year with no increase in fossil fuel generation.
A major new initiative will channel $636 million into renewable power and modernized grids across Africa, helping millions gain access to clean, reliable electricity.
Australia is proving that a fully renewable power grid isn’t a fantasy — it’s within reach. The country’s energy market operator says coal is rapidly fading and renewables are already delivering record results.
In China, renewable energy expansion has accelerated so rapidly that it now exceeds total electricity demand growth, marking a turning point in the global clean energy transition.
Mozambique is racing toward universal energy access, with electrification surging across homes, schools, and businesses.
