This year, U.S. academic journal Science crowned the global shift to renewable energy as its 2025 Breakthrough of the Year 🌍🔋.
Since the Industrial Revolution, we’ve run on fossil fuels—ancient sunlight stored in plants and buried underground. But in 2025, renewables ramped up so fast they covered all new global electricity demand in the first half and even outpaced coal worldwide ☀️💨.
China’s green-tech engine is at the heart of this surge. After years of strategic subsidies, China now makes 80% of the world’s solar cells, 70% of wind turbines, and 70% of lithium batteries at prices no rival can match.
From bustling Mumbai rooftops to rural villages in Bangladesh, solar panels are popping up everywhere—powering lights, cellphones, and fans for millions in Africa and South Asia. Affordable, reliable energy? Yes, please!
Thanks to renewables, China’s greenhouse emissions growth nearly stalled this year—and a global carbon peak is finally within reach. Experts warn it’s just the start, though: keeping the momentum needs smart policies, fresh innovations, and global collaboration 🤝.
Science also gave shout-outs to runner-up breakthroughs like custom gene editing, heat-tolerant rice, and AI-powered research tools. 2025’s science scene? Absolutely next level! 🚀
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Science names renewable energy surge 2025 Breakthrough of the Year
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