Fact-check: “For the first time in history, electricity generated from wind and solar has surpassed coal in global power production-marking a major shift in the world's energy balance towards renewables.”
Verdict: Misleading (62% confidence)
Available evidence from Ember's Global Electricity Review (cited by TechRadar and Euronews, April 2026) documented that total renewables — including hydro, biomass, and other clean sources — surpassed coal globally for the first time in 2025, reaching 33.8% vs. coal's 33%. However, no source found provided data confirming that wind and solar alone, excluding hydro and other renewables, surpassed coal globally in 2025; the claim therefore conflates the broader renewables milestone with a wind-an…
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