Wind and solar reached a record 12% of global electricity generation in 2022, up from 10% in 2021, according to the latest Global Electricity Review released Wednesday by energy think tank Ember.
The growing electricity generation from wind and solar is forecast to push the world into a new era of falling fossil generation and power sector emissions from 2023, marking the first year to see a decline in electricity generation from fossil fuels.
"In this decisive decade for the climate, it is the beginning of the end of the fossil age,” said Małgorzata Wiatros-Motyka, report author and Ember's electricity analyst. "We are entering the clean power era."
Ember analyzed electricity data from 78 countries in 2022, representing 93% of global electricity demand.