From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News,
our podcast about the news headlines.
In this programme,
solar and wind power now generate more electricity than coal for the first time ever.
Hello, I'm Georgie and I'm Phil.
In this programme,
we look at one big new story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode as well as a worksheet on our website bbclearningenglish.com.
So, let's hear more about this story.
For the first time ever,
more electricity has been generated through wind and solar power than from coal power plants.
That's according to a new report.
The amount of electricity used globally has increased since last year,
but 100% of that increase has been met by renewable energy sources.
In the last year, solar power generation has increased by a third and wind power by 7%.
China and India are responsible for a large part of this growth of renewable energy.
Europe and the US actually increased their coal and gas power generation.
58% of solar generation is now in lower income countries.
It's been predicted that renewable energy generation could double by the end of the decade.
Let's have our first headline.