Summary
The World Electricity Review 2025 executive summary reports that low-carbon electricity exceeded 40% of global generation in 2024, driven by record growth in renewables, particularly solar. Despite this, fossil fuel generation increased slightly due to a surge in electricity demand caused by heatwaves, leading to record-high power sector emissions.
Key insights
- Solar power has doubled over the last three years, exceeding 2,000 TWh, and has been the largest source of new generation for three consecutive years. Global solar capacity reached 2 TW in 2024, doubling the 1 TW capacity recorded in 2022.
- Global electricity demand grew by 4.0% in 2024, up from 2.6% in 2023, primarily due to increased air conditioning use during heatwaves. This demand surge led to a 1.4% increase in fossil fuel generation and a 1.6% increase in power sector CO2 emissions, totaling a record 14.6 billion tonnes.
Cite the original document
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- Graham, E., Fulghum, N., & Altieri, K. (2025). 世界電力レビュー2025. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/04/FINAL-JP-2025-Executive-Summary.pdf
- Chicago
- Graham, Euan, Nicolas Fulghum, and Katye Altieri. 世界電力レビュー2025. Ember, 2025. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/04/FINAL-JP-2025-Executive-Summary.pdf.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |last1=Graham |first1=Euan |last2=Fulghum |first2=Nicolas |last3=Altieri |first3=Katye |title=世界電力レビュー2025 |publisher=Ember |date=8 April 2025 |url=https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/04/FINAL-JP-2025-Executive-Summary.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{graham20252025, author = {Graham, Euan and Fulghum, Nicolas and Altieri, Katye}, title = {{世界電力レビュー2025}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = apr, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/04/FINAL-JP-2025-Executive-Summary.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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