Installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5% of all new electricity coming from the sun, wind or other clean sources, an international agency reports.
Nearly 64% of the new renewable electricity capacity in 2024 was in China. Overall, the world added 585 billion watts of new renewable electrical energy, up 15% from 2023, with 46% of the world’s electricity coming from solar, wind and other green non-nuclear energy sources.