but richer nations including the US and EU relied more than before on planet-warming fossil fuels for electricity generation. [...] Coal, a major contributor to global warming, was still the world's largest individual source of energy generation [...] Despite these regional differences, Ember calls this moment a "crucial turning point".
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.
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