| Renewables 2025 Global Status Report (GSR 2025) |
REN21 — published May 2025 (REN21) |
This major annual survey shows record new capacity: ~740 GW of renewables added globally in 2024. Solar PV led (~81% of new capacity), followed by wind. Despite strong growth, the report finds we are well behind the target needed to triple renewable capacity by 2030 to meet climate goals. Also covers technology, financing, policy and deployment barriers. |
Full report PDF available from REN21 site. |
| China Energy Transition Review 2025 |
Ember — September 2025 (Ember) |
Focuses on China’s recent clean energy trajectory: rapid growth in solar, wind, grid investment, and electrification of buildings/industry. Key facts: battery storage investment rose ~69% year-over-year (H1 2024 → H1 2025); China now accounts for ~31% of global clean energy investment. The report argues China is shifting from “additive” to more structural, integrated energy transition. |
Full PDF from Ember site. |
| Seizing the Moment of Opportunity: UN Energy Transition Report 2025 |
United Nations — July 2025 (United Nations) |
Emphasizes the urgency of accelerating renewable deployment, energy efficiency, and electrification. Highlights policy, financing, and regulatory levers that are under-used. Also outlines how energy transition can drive job creation, economic resilience, and emissions reductions. |
Report PDF available via UN website. |
| Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025 |
World Economic Forum — 2025 (World Economic Forum Reports) |
This report provides benchmarking (via an Energy Transition Index) to compare how different countries are doing in terms of energy transition: renewable deployment, policy, grid readiness, affordability, etc. It identifies which countries are accelerating effectively, and which are lagging, and where bottlenecks (finance, infrastructure, policy) are hitting hardest. |
PDF downloadable from WEF reports site. |
| US Clean Energy Supply Chains in 2025 |
Clean Investment Monitor — 2025 (Clean Investment Monitor) |
Tracks the U.S. investment and capacity in manufacturing clean energy technologies (solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, etc.). Finds that investments in U.S.‐based clean energy manufacturing since Q3 2022 have grown dramatically (from ~$21B to ~$115B by Q1 2025). Many announced projects are now moving into construction or deployment. (Clean Investment Monitor) |
Summary / report available via Clean Investment Monitor site. (Clean Investment Monitor) |
| Sustainable Energy in America Factbook 2025 |
Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) — 2025 (Business Council for Sustainable Energy) |
Provides U.S.-specific data: clean energy sectors (solar, wind, storage, etc.), energy efficiency, hydrogen, EVs, industrial emissions. Covers trends in deployment, cost, regulatory / policy environment. Very useful for comparing U.S. progress vs global benchmarks. |
Available from BCSE’s website. |
| Global Energy Outlook 2025: Headwinds and Tailwinds in the Energy Transition |
Resources for the Future (RFF) — April 2025 (Resources for the Future) |
Harmonizes different long-term energy models to see likely pathways for energy demand, emissions, clean generation, and investment. Looks at risks (policy instability, supply chain, finance) and opportunities (electrification, renewable tech, energy efficiency). Provides scenarios for how fast clean energy can scale under different policy/market conditions. |
Report available via RFF website. |
| Global Energy Investment Set to Rise to $3.3 Trillion in 2025 |
International Energy Agency (IEA) — 2025 (IEA) |
IEA projects that global energy investment will hit ~$3.3 trillion in 2025, with clean energy technologies (renewables, nuclear, grid & storage, low-emissions fuels) attracting ~US$2.2 trillion of that. Signals strong momentum despite geopolitical tensions and economic concerns. |
Summary and data via IEA’s website. Full report parts may be behind subscription. |
| Top Cleantech Trends for 2025 |
S&P Global — early 2025 (S&P Global) |
Identifies emerging / accelerating technologies in clean energy: storage, AI-assisted grid management & forecasting, advanced materials, deeper decarbonization of harder-to-abate sectors, etc. Looks at which sectors are likely to experience disruptive innovation in near term. |
PDF special report from S&P Global. |
