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Renewables overtake coal and widen their lead in 2026

From January to June, 35.8% of the world’s electricity came from sun, wind, water and biomass, against 32.2% from coal. Renewables overtook coal in 2025 for the first time in a century, and this year the gap has grown from 1.6 to 3.6 points. The International Energy Agency expects renewables to reach 43% by 2030.

By The Newsroom · 20 Oct 2026 VerifiedSource: Ember and International Energy Agency

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Girls' health has improved in 178 countries since 2000, and their death rate has more than halved

The first World Girls' Index, from Plan International and Ruhr University Bochum, covers 971 million girls aged 5 to 19. In 2000 almost 1 in 800 died; by 2023 it was 1 in 1,700. But 290 million still live in countries with low scores.

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Indonesia has cut extreme poverty from 86% to under 4% in four decades

In 1984, 86 in every 100 Indonesians lived on less than $3 a day. By 2025 it was fewer than 4. There are around 130 million fewer people in extreme poverty – though most still live on little.

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35.8% Share of the world’s electricity supplied by renewables between January and June 2026. Coal, which had been ahead for more than a century, was down to 32.2%. Read the story → 178 of 192 The number of countries where girls' health was better in 2023 than in 2000, according to the first World Girls' Index. Read the story → 86% → 4% Share of Indonesians in extreme poverty: from 86.3% in 1984 to 3.7% in 2025. About 130 million fewer people. Read the story →

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Breastfeeding at six months is up more than 70% in Spain since 2006

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