Today, January 26th, is International Day of Clean Energy. Clean energy refers to electricity generated from sources such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydro that emit little to no greenhouse gas emissions.
The World Resources Institute has summarized the key statistics when it comes to clean energy in this article. The article highlights some positive news such as:
- how clean energy is creating the majority of new electricity capacity
- Investment in green energy is higher than fossil fuels
- Growth in clean energy jobs
There are still challenges to overcome in the industry including distribution of investment and length of time to bring a project from ideation to production. But there is a lot of momentum behind green energy and it will be interesting to see how 2026 shapes up for it.
Watch this space!