Turning point? Clean energy met 100% of world’s new power needs in 2025: report

As the US-Israel war on Iran raises global concerns about energy security, a new report has found that the clean power sector is rapidly gaining ground and emerging as a solution for nations looking to reduce their reliance on oil and gas imports.The world passed a significant turning point in 2025 as clean power generation rose faster than global demand for electricity, preventing an increase in fossil fuel generation, according to the study by London-based energy think tank Ember released on Tuesday.Global clean power generation soared by 887 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025, while overall demand for electricity increased by 849 TWh, Ember found in its annual global electricity review.The shift also meant that renewables accounted for 34 per cent of the world’s total electricity generation last year, overtaking coal’s 33 per cent share for the first time in a century, the report said.