Electricity Quick Facts

This fact sheet by Ember provides global electricity insights ahead of COP27, detailing the acceleration of clean energy, regional trends in Europe and Asia, and the role of coal mine methane emissions.

• In 2021, clean electricity generated 38% of global electricity, surpassing coal's 36%, with wind and solar specifically accounting for one-tenth of the global total.
• Renewables met all electricity demand growth in the first half of 2022, which halted the growth of fossil fuels. However, the IPCC indicates that global unabated coal power must decrease by 87% within the next 9 years to align with 1.5C goals.
• In the first half of 2022, China's increase in wind and solar generation met 92% of its electricity demand rise, resulting in a 3% decrease in fossil fuel power instead of a 1% increase.
• India has reached 66% of its 2022 target of 175 GW of renewables, but is unlikely to meet that target by the end of the year and would need to increase installation speeds by 2.5 times to meet its 2030 target.
• Coal mines are the largest source of methane in the energy sector. Australia could meet two-thirds of its Global Methane Pledge commitment by reducing annual methane emissions from coal mines by 18% by 2030.

APA

Ember (n.d.). Electricity Quick Facts. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/09/COP27-Electricity-Quick-Facts-Ember.pdf

Chicago

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BibTeX

@techreport{emberndelectricity, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Electricity Quick Facts}}, institution = {Ember}, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/09/COP27-Electricity-Quick-Facts-Ember.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }