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Renewables Generated 40% of Global Electricity for First Time Ever in 2023

30 Aug 2024 | Abstracted from EcoWatch

"...the global clean energy transition has reached significant milestones and is poised to continue at its current pace. Last year for the first time more than 40 percent of the planet's electricity was generated by zero-carbon sources - 14 percent from solar and wind.

"Renewables made up almost a third of power generation worldwide in 2023, up five percent year-on-year...China continued to dominate new renewables investments..."

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