From the global electricity generation, only 26 percent was produced by renewable sources as of 2017. A forecast considering the implementation of current national climate and energy-related policies and targets indicates that this figure will reach some 55 percent by 2050.
Share of renewables in electricity generation worldwide from 2015 to 2050
* Outlook based on the Planned Energy Scenario (PES) considers governments' current and planned energy plans, policies and targets, including the Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, unless the country developed more recent climate or energy-related plans.
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