This is now eminently possible: wind and solar are the lowest cost source of electricity on a levelised basis, with ever-increasing global experience of integrating them into grids at high levels. That’s the same rate of growth as their average over the last decade. To be on a pathway that keeps global heating to 1.5 degrees, wind and solar need to sustain high compound growth rates of 20% every year to 2030.
All clean electricity sources generated 38% of the world’s electricity in 2021, more than coal (36%). Combined, this takes them to more than 10% of global electricity generation. Solar generation rose 23% last year, and wind by 14%. We gratefully acknowledge the philanthropic organisations that have funded us, including the European Climate Foundation, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and ClimateWorks-and thanks to everyone who has donated at the Crowd.
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Alongside this analysis, we offer the comprehensive data set freely available to download or explore via our data explorer.Įmber is an independent, not-for-profit think tank. Reliable and transparent tracking of the global electricity sector is critical to ensure effective action at the time and scale needed to keep global heating to 1.5 degrees. This summary report-and the data behind it-is an open resource. You can download the data or use our Data Explorer.
For 2021, we have added data for 75 countries which together represent 93% of global power demand. Our dataset comprises annual power generation and import data for 209 countries covering the period 2000 to 2020. We will therefore continue to monitor and report on the global impact of the electricity sector and to advocate for an effective and urgent transition to a zero emissions system, which will ultimately also help reduce our energy insecurity and exposure to geopolitical risks. Even as these immediate issues must draw our attention, we know that the longer term, severe threat of climate change is only growing. We are witnessing extraordinary events in relation to our global security and global energy systems. We make all of the data freely accessible to allow others to do their own analysis and help speed the switch to clean electricity. Ember’s third annual Global Electricity Review aims to provide the most transparent and up-to-date overview of changes in the global electricity transition in 2021.
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