Today is Earth Day — April 22, 2026. The 56th anniversary of the day 20 million Americans took to the streets and launched the modern environmental movement. It feels like the right moment to take stock of where we actually are.
Since our renewed monitoring of additional news sources after this month's relaunch, something has become clear: environmental progress is real, measurable, and accelerating — at least on a global scale. Some examples:
- Renewable energy has surpassed coal as the world's largest source of electricity in 2025, marking a historic milestone in the global energy transition.
- The world installed 605 GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025 alone, generating 600 TWh of electricity — the largest single-year electricity generation increase from any source outside post-crisis recovery periods, according to the IEA.
- Wind and solar power supplied more electricity than fossil fuels to the EU for the first time in 2024. As battery and photovoltaic technologies continue to improve, the path to a renewable future grows more attainable with every passing year.
None of this is happening fast enough — and some governments are making that harder, not easier. But the global momentum is undeniable, and it is being driven not just by policy, but by economics. Clean energy is increasingly the cheapest energy. That changes everything.
The conflict in Iran is a stark reminder that oil supplies are never guaranteed. Every barrel of oil that the world still depends on is a vulnerability — economic, geopolitical, and environmental. The sooner humanity can step off the fossil fuel treadmill, the safer and more stable our future becomes.
That future is being built right now, in solar farms and wind corridors and battery labs around the world. Greenation.eco exists to keep you connected to that story — the progress, the setbacks, and the actions you can take. On this Earth Day, and every day after it.
We can do this. Will you help us?
