Renewable energy now world's biggest power source

可再生能源现已成为全球最大的能源来源。

Global News Podcast

2025-10-07

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Solar and wind power have overtaken coal as the world’s leading source of electricity for the first time on record. Record solar expansion and steady wind growth is driving the shift, with China and India among the countries leading the clean energy charge. On the second anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attacks on Israel, talks on a Gaza ceasefire are ongoing, with President Trump claiming an agreement on his 20-point peace deal is close. Scientists win a Nobel Prize for discovering why the human immune system does not destroy the body. A rare insight into life in North Korea as a study suggests people are hunting wild animals to the point of extinction due to food shortages. Also: why scientists are freezing the eggs of an endangered butterfly, Bari Weiss becomes the new editor-in-chief of CBS News, and Instagram celebrates its 15th birthday. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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  • This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.

  • This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • Among criticizing the early hours of Tuesday, the 7th of October, these are our main stories.

  • Renewable energy has overtaken coal as the world's biggest source of electricity.

  • Exactly two years after the Hamas attack on Israel,

  • are the two sides any closer to reaching an agreement to end the war in Gaza.

  • We look at the massive contribution of the scientists awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine.

  • Also in this podcast, a rare insight into life in North Korea.

  • A study suggests people are hunting wild animals to the point of extinction due to food shortages.

  • And... I think it will be possible to bring back insects from the brink of extinction.

  • So the prior preservation approach, it will be another weapon in our armory.

  • Why scientists are freezing the eggs of an endangered butterfly.

  • Solar and wind power overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity for the first time in the first half of this year.

  • That's according to new data from the global energy think tank EMBA.

  • The growth in solar and wind was so strong it made 100% of the new global electricity demand even helping drive a slight decline in coal and gas use.

  • With more details, here's our climate editor, Justin Roelat.

  • Ember described this as a crucial turning point and said there is no stopping the transition to clean power now.

  • But the new data from the think tank shows the world is moving at different speeds.

  • Developing countries are now leading the charge,

  • with China's dominance of the global clean tech industry unchallenged.