Solar and wind together produced more than 10% of the world's electricity in 2021, according to the Global Electricity Review, published Wednesday by the Ember think tank.

This is a first in the field of renewable energy.

Fifty of the 75 countries analyzed in the report (93% of global demand) have now reached this level, including China and Japan for the first time.

The Netherlands, Australia and Vietnam have experienced the fastest transformation, with the share of solar and wind gaining ten points over the past two years.

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#Wind and #Solar hit a record TENTH of global electricity in 2021.



The milestone has now been passed by 50 countries around the world, including the five biggest economies 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇯🇵🇩🇪🇬🇧@EmberClimate #GER22 https:/ /t.co/NgN66AxIqS pic.twitter.com/aMF0Wc0qTj

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Coal also on the rise

Ten countries derive more than a quarter of their electricity from these two resources, which grew by 17% last year, including Denmark (52%), Luxembourg (43%) and Uruguay (47%).

In total, 38% of the world's electricity in 2021 came from carbon-free sources, including nuclear.

The main renewable energy remains hydroelectricity – dams.

But coal also generated 36% of the world's electricity.

Ember underlines in its report the rebound of this energy, the most harmful for the climate.

In fact, the production of coal-fired power plants in 2021 experienced an unprecedented annual rebound (+ 9%) since "at least 1985", with a record production of 10,042 TWh.

By adding 1% due to gas, CO2 emissions linked to electricity production peaked last year, exceeding the record level of 2018 by 3%. However, to limit global warming to 1, 5°C, the electricity sector will have to expand to new uses and be entirely carbon-free.

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