Renewables beat coal worldwide now

Scholar power: 4.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Juan Cole	3%	24	4.4%

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Scholar power

78.0%

1.4 h

3

4.4%

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0.251

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Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

For First time in History, Renewables Overtook Coal in Global Electricity Production in H1

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy analysis firm has released its global electricity report for the first half of 2025, and it contains two big surprises. The first is that sustainable sources of energy have now overtaken coal for the first time since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The second is that […]

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Reposted by: Julie L. Lockwood, Christian E. Weller, James Goodwin

16%

Scholar power: 16.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Julie L. Lockwood	13%	57	9.8%
🎓 Christian E. Weller	9%	18	3.8%
🎓 James Goodwin	5%	26	2.5%
Total			16.2%

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Scholar power

72.0%

10.5 h

55

16.2%

Ranking score

0.203

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Jesse D. Jenkins

@jessedjenkins.com

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.
share.google/FrLUSBkG5xrX... 🔌💡 #Upshift

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

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by Robbie M. Andrew

41%

Scholar power: 41.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Robbie M. Andrew	17%	65	41.1%

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Scholar power

46.0%

1.1 h

2

41.1%

Ranking score

0.202

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Robbie Andrew

@robbieandrew.bsky.social

Even the newest coal plant in the US has been taken offline for two years to fix problems. That's 932 GW taken off the grid all at once, for two years.

Newest big U.S. coal-plant offline until 2027

The newest major coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is expected to be offline until March 2027 after a major failure in April.

ieefa.org

2 6

by Mark Z. Jacobson

38%

Scholar power: 38.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mark Z. Jacobson	12%	116	38.8%

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Scholar power

61.0%

13.6 h

2

38.8%

Ranking score

0.148

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by Ed Hawkins

30%

Scholar power: 30.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ed Hawkins	12%	73	30.8%

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Scholar power

67.0%

20.8 h

15

30.8%

Ranking score

0.121

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Ed Hawkins

@edhawkins.org

China remains way ahead in clean energy growth, adding more solar and wind capacity than the rest of the world combined.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.co.uk

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by Du Toit

25%

Scholar power: 25.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Du Toit	12%	51	25.7%

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Scholar power

62.0%

21.6 h

1

25.7%

Ranking score

0.077

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Peter du Toit

@peterdutoit.com

US drags down global renewable energy growth for forecast period 2025-2030

Not only have they added more GHG pollution to the atmosphere than any other nation on earth, they are now sabotaging renewable energy.

Hope the world leaves them behind!

Source: iea.blob.core.window...

Global renewable growth forecast revised down slightly

Renewable capacity additions forecast revisions for 2025-2030

United States showing a ~45% decline

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by Mark Z. Jacobson

38%

Scholar power: 38.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mark Z. Jacobson	12%	116	38.8%

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Scholar power

60.0%

13.6 h

2

38.8%

Ranking score

0.128

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Mark Z. Jacobson

@mzjacobson.bsky.social

World Nearing 'Crucial Turning Point' as Clean Energy Outpaces Demand - @newsweek.com

1st half of 2025 brought a small tipping point in the global energy system: @ember-energy.org

Clean sources grew more than demand and therefore they displaced some fossil fuels

www.newsweek.com/world-nearin...

World nearing 'crucial turning point' as clean energy outpaces power demand

Energy research group Ember said the global surge in clean energy more than met demand for electricity and led to the first fall in fossil fuel use this year.

www.newsweek.com

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Reposted by: Dirk Pilat, Dana R. Fisher, Mark Rice

11%

Scholar power: 11.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dirk Pilat	9%	32	5.1%
🎓 Dana R. Fisher	7%	35	4.1%
🎓 Mark Rice	5%	26	2.5%
Total			11.8%

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Scholar power

75.0%

22.4 h

26

11.8%

Ranking score

0.064

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan.bsky.social

Renewables have overtaken coal in the global electricity mix for the first time, @ember-energy.org has found
www.linkedin.com/pulse/renewa...

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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

13%

Scholar power: 13.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Jonathan A. Foley	14%	88	13.1%

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Scholar power

72.0%

15.3 h

8

13.1%

Ranking score

0.062

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Project Drawdown

@projectdrawdown.bsky.social

Renewables are winning! 🥇 "Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis." - @apnews.com
Read the latest news 🔗 bit.ly/4mZdIAJ

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by Fatih Birol

38%

Scholar power: 38.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Fatih Birol	39%	11	38.8%

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Scholar power

52.0%

22.2 h

18

38.8%

Ranking score

0.057

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Reposted by: Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

0%

Scholar power: 0.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò	2%	18	0.8%

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Scholar power

75.0%

15.9 h

779

0.8%

Ranking score

0.051

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More Perfect Union

@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

For the first time in history renewable energy sources are now generating more power than coal worldwide.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

14 780 2K

by Molly Scott Cato

14%

Scholar power: 14.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Molly Scott Cato	13%	14	14.6%

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75.0%

23.1 h

6

14.6%

Ranking score

0.049

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Molly Scott Cato

@greenpartymolly.bsky.social

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

A fascinating and cheering article

This is a story about China and India leading the world into the clean energy future

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

1 7 19

Reposted by: Zen Faulkes, W. Andy Knight

6%

Scholar power: 6.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Zen Faulkes	12%	19	5.2%
🎓 W. Andy Knight	3%	21	1.4%
Total			6.6%

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61.0%

19.0 h

136

6.6%

Ranking score

0.045

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Jonathan

@renewableenergy.bsky.social

Huge historic turning point — Renewables surpassed coal as the world’s leading electricity source for the first half of 2025!

#greensky #energysky #renewableenergy

7 140 430

Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

7%

Scholar power: 7.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Elizabeth Robinson	11%	46	7.5%

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Scholar power

77.0%

19.6 h

18

7.5%

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0.045

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John Hanger

@jrfhanger.bsky.social

Good morning with good news: An historic energy milestone is reached. Renewables globally produced more electricity than coal for the first time on record in the first half of 2025!

How?

Solar skyrocketed 31%
Wind rose 7.7%

Coal FELL in China & India!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky

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by Christian Chavagneux

4%

Scholar power: 4.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Christian Chavagneux	6%	6	4.4%

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46.0%

0.7 h

3

4.4%

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0.045

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Christian Chavagneux

@chrisaltereco.bsky.social

Un moment historique dans l'offre d'électricité mondiale ?

2 5

Reposted by: Stacy D. VanDeveer

8%

Scholar power: 8.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Stacy D. VanDeveer	15%	31	8.4%

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Scholar power

61.0%

18.0 h

54

8.4%

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0.039

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EV Curve Futurist

@evcurvefuturist.com

Renewables have officially overtaken coal in Australia for the first time. ⚡🇦🇺 In September, renewables hit record highs while coal fell to record lows. The shift’s no longer theoretical — it’s happening in real time. Clean energy is now the backbone of Australia’s power grid. 🌞💨 #EnergyTransition

5 54 200

by Paul Dorfman

8%

Scholar power: 8.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Paul Dorfman	12%	6	8.8%

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Scholar power

58.0%

22.4 h

11

8.8%

Ranking score

0.038

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by Ed Hawkins

30%

Scholar power: 30.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ed Hawkins	12%	73	30.8%

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Scholar power

53.0%

14.4 h

0

30.8%

Ranking score

0.03

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Ed Hawkins

@edhawkins.org

Construction and commissioning is not the same as the plants actually being used to burn coal. Their coal plants are being used less and less - their capacity factor is dropping.
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-w...

Guest post: Why China is still building new coal – and when it might stop - Carbon Brief

Four common talking points surrounding China’s ongoing coal-power expansion and how and why the current wave of new projects might end.

www.carbonbrief.org

1 1

by Christian E. Weller

11%

Scholar power: 11.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Christian E. Weller	9%	18	11.5%

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Scholar power

60.0%

9.4 h

7

11.5%

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0.025

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Christian Weller

@profcew.bsky.social

This is great news. It is also a reminder that this train has left the station, no matter what the Trump administration does to slow it down.

Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 10h

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.
share.google/FrLUSBkG5xrX... 🔌💡 #Upshift

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

share.google

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by Paul Dorfman

8%

Scholar power: 8.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 40%, Environmental science 25%, Economics 20%, Political science 10%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Paul Dorfman	12%	6	8.8%

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Scholar power

73.0%

22.2 h

4

8.8%

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0.035

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Dr Paul Dorfman

@drpauldorfman.bsky.social

World generated 1/3 more #solar power in first half of year compared with same period in 2024, meeting 83% of the global increase in electricity demand. “Solar and #wind growing fast enough to meet the world’s growing appetite for #electricity.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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