Country and region analysis

In the first half of 2025, China, India, the EU, and the US accounted for 63% of global electricity demand and 64% of power sector CO2 emissions. While China and India saw declines in fossil fuel generation and emissions due to clean energy growth outpacing demand, the US and EU experienced increases in emissions, driven by demand growth in the US and declines in wind and hydro output in the EU.

• China was the primary driver of global clean energy expansion in H1-2025, accounting for 55% of the global increase in solar generation, 82% of the increase in wind generation, and 73% of nuclear growth. Consequently, China met all its demand growth with clean electricity, leading to a 1.7% decrease in power sector emissions (46 MtCO2) and a 2% drop in coal generation (56 TWh).
• In the United States, clean energy growth failed to keep pace with a 3.6% increase in electricity demand (76 TWh), meeting only 65% of that growth. This resulted in a 4.3% increase in power sector emissions (33 MtCO2) and a 1.6% rise in fossil fuel generation (18 TWh), characterized by a 'gas-to-coal switch' where coal generation rose by 51 TWh (+17%) while gas generation declined by 34 TWh (-3.9%).

APA

Ember (2025). Country and region analysis. https://ember-energy.org/chapter/country-and-region-analysis/

Chicago

Ember. Country and region analysis. 2025. https://ember-energy.org/chapter/country-and-region-analysis/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{ember2025country, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Country and region analysis}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://ember-energy.org/chapter/country-and-region-analysis/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }