--- title: The US is propping up gas while the world moves to... description: The annual global electricity review by energy think tank Ember suggests that the amount of electricity and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-us-is-propping-up-gas-while-the-world-moves-to-renewable-energy-1d7ia22np twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The US is propping up gas while the world moves to renewable energy | daily.dev og:description: The annual global electricity review by energy think tank Ember suggests that the amount of electricity and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-us-is-propping-up-gas-while-the-world-moves-to-renewable-energy-1d7ia22np og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1D7Ia22Np.png og:image:alt: The US is propping up gas while the world moves to renewable energy og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The US is propping up gas while the world moves to renewable energy **[The Verge](https://daily.dev/sources/theverge)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The annual global electricity review by energy think tank Ember suggests that the amount of electricity and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants likely peaked in 2023. A record 30 percent of electricity globally came from renewable sources of energy last year, with solar and wind power contributing significantly. The US is propping up gas usage instead of transitioning to cleaner energy, and its reliance on gas-powered electricity generation is hindering progress towards a cleaner power system. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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