Posted on 9 August 2026 by BaerbelW

In April 2026 we published a guest blog post by John Lang in which he introduced his "Climate Trunk" graphics project and website. Since then, he has been adding one graphic per week and plans to keep going for about 2 years rounding out the big picture of human-caused climate change graphic by graphic. In this blog post we'll show-case the graphics related to energy and will keep adding more as they get published.

From fossil fuels and renewables to electrification and industry – and the shift from molecules to electrons.

#9 - The sun has won

Solar is fast becoming the backbone of a new global electricity system. What once looked marginal is outgrowing expectations at breakneck speed – driven by plunging costs, learning curves and the rise of batteries, which is turning daytime solar into anytime solar.

Last year, solar outgrew the IEA's 2015 forecast by 1,800%.

.. to be continued

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