…But Renewables Held the Tide
Even with those challenges, renewables had a great year. In countries across the world, wind, solar, and other sources helped fill gaps in power supply caused by the energy crisis. The International Energy Agency said earlier this month that renewable energy will overtake coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2025, and that between 2023 and 2027, the sector is expected to grow 30% more than the agency predicted just a year ago, thanks to the huge amount of investments made in renewables as governments grappled with the energy crisis.
