Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total

FILE - Solar panels work near the small town of Milagro, Navarra Province, northern Spain, Feb. 24, 2023.

Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources — ones that don't emit planet-warming pollutants like carbon dioxide and methane — according to a report published Wednesday by Ember, a think tank based in London.