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The episode discusses the positive trends in the global electricity system, focusing on clean power's growth and competition with fossil fuels.

Here’s some good news: Clean power met  all  electricity demand growth last year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to  a new report on global electricity trends  from Ember, a U.K. think tank that tracks energy data from around the world. The new review suggests that solar and batteries are continuing to remake the global power system — and outcompeting gas and coal in some of the world’s fastest growing economies. On this week’s episode of Shift Key, Rob is joined by Nicolas Fulghum, the lead author of Ember’s new report and an energy and climate data analyst at the think tank. They discuss why solar keeps breaking records, whether India’s energy development trajectory has changed, and how the Iran War could change this year’s numbers. Shift Key is hosted by Robinson Meyer, the founding executive editor of Heatmap News. You can find a complete transcript of the episode here . Mentioned: Ember’s  Global Electricity Review 2026 Previously on Shift Key:  Nobody in the West Knows How to Respond to the ‘Electrotech Revolution’ -- This episode of Shift Key is sponsored by ... Salesforce  is the No. 1 AI CRM, where…

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