Time (January 26)
“The past year brought a number of blows for the climate fight, but there were also clean-energy wins. In the first half of 2025, for the first time, solar and wind power outpaced coal as the leading source of electricity worldwide—a promising step toward reducing emissions.”
Tags: 2025, Clean energy, Climate fight, Coal, Electricity, Emissions, First time, Leading source, Promising, Solar, Wind power, Wins
Reuters (December 26)
“Solar, wind power and batteries are set to make life a misery for the liquefied natural gas market. Some fossil fuel executives already think the push by incumbents like Exxon Mobil, Shell, and Woodside Energy to hike global production by some 50% by 2030, per the International Energy Agency, is creating a bubble. But renewable energy’s advantages will make the pop even worse.”
Tags: 2030, Batteries, Bubble, Exxon Mobil, Fossil fuel, Global production, IEA, LNG, Pop, Renewable energy, Shell, Solar, Wind power
The Guardian (July 11)
“China has 180 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar power under construction and 15GW of wind power. That brings the total of wind and solar power under construction to 339GW, well ahead of the 40GW under construction in the US.”
Tags: 180 GW, 339GW, 40GW, China, Construction, Solar power, U.S., Utility, Wind power
Financial Times (June 14)
“The slow pace of the shift away from fossil fuels is evidence of their compelling advantages in terms of cost and convenience. Tackling the threat of catastrophic climate change cannot rely on wind and solar power alone but requires multiple changes, including a shift within fossil fuels away from coal towards gas.”
Tags: Advantages, Climate change, Coal, Convenience, Cost, Fossil fuels, Gas, Shift, Solar, Wind power
Guardian (September 23)
The world’s biggest offshore windfarm opened, marking “an important milestone for the UK.” Grouped in 8 rows, the Thanet windfarm’s 100 turbines are spread over 35 square kilometers. The new windfarm generates 300MW, enough power for 200,000 homes. The opening means the UK now “generates more power from offshore wind than the rest of the world put together.”
Tags: UK, Wind power, World leading
