Renewable energy hits new heights, powering over 1/10th of global electricity.

Wind and solar energy now make up a record 12% of global electricity, with all renewable energy sources accounting for 39% of global electricity last year, according to a report by independent energy think tank Ember. The report predicts a phasedown of gas power and a reduction of coal-fired power, forecasting that fossil fuel generation will decline by 0.3% this year. The EU gets 22% of its electricity from wind and solar power, but EU countries lag behind global wind energy expansion, logging 9% growth from wind power, below the global average.