Six charts show how clean power was world’s largest source of new energy in 2025

According to Carbon Brief's latest analysis of twenty twenty-five data, clean energy became the world's largest source of new energy additions. The analysis, presented through six data charts, shows that renewable sources—including solar, wind, and hydropower—added more capacity to the global energy grid than all other sources combined. This represents a continued acceleration in the clean energy transition, with solar and wind installations driving the majority of new deployments worldwide.

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