Globally, fossil fuels supply 81.1% today (2023). Only marginally down from 81.4% in 2000. Fossil fuels are not on track to end by 2050. But rather in 4-10 centuries.
Solar installation is huge and the increase continues to accelerate. Every year has seen a record amount of installed solar. Solar started at zero two decades ago and is already curbing other sources.
From: https://www.carbonbrief.org/new-coal-plants-hit-10-year-glob...
> In 2025, coal-capacity growth hit a 10-year high, with 97 gigawatts (GW) of new power
> The number of new coal-fired power plants built around the world hit a “10-year high” in 2025
> It adds that 95% of the new coal plants were built in India and China.
> 70% of the coal-fired units scheduled to retire globally in 2025 did not do so
Coal capacity is increasing, but it is not being used. Mostly China is constructing new plants but leaving them idle.
Check the Ember 2026 report for all the global details:
..In another global milestone, renewables overtook coal power in 2025. Solar, wind, hydropower and other renewable sources together contributed more than a third of global electricity generation for the first time in the modern power system. Conversely, the share of coal power fell below a third for the first time in history.
.. Driven by record solar growth, low-carbon power generation increased by 887 TWh in 2025, outpacing electricity demand growth of 849 TWh. Solar power alone met 75% of the net increase in electricity demand. Together with wind, the two sources met almost all (99%) demand growth. For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and only the fifth time this century, fossil generation did not rise, recording a small fall of 38 TWh (-0.2%).
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-...
Despite rising electricity demand, so much solar has already been installed that fossil fuel generation decreased last year. Renewables now generate more total energy than coal. This will only continue as more solar + batteries come online. Thanks to Iran, renewable projects are getting fast tracked globally to reduce the dependence on foreign energy.
90% of things you can buy/use would not exist without fossil fuels, including food, medicine, clothes, roads, tires, electronics, solar panels, windmills, etc.