For the first time ever, investment in new renewables was more than enough to cover rising global electricity demand in 2015. That’s according to the first World Energy Investment report, published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). While fossil fuels still dominate energy supplies, the IEA says changing investment flows point towards a “reorientation of the energy system”. Carbon Brief has seven charts showing why the IEA thinks an energy shift is underway. World energy…
New renewables outpacing rising electricity demand for the first time
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