Most countries in BRICS remain major fossil fuel producers, but the group together produced 51% of the world’s solar energy in 2024 — up from 15% a decade earlier.

Most countries in BRICS, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, remain major fossil fuel producers, but the group together produced 51% of the world’s solar energy in 2024 — up from 15% a decade earlier, energy research firm Ember said in the report.