Conclusion

The document concludes that while renewable energy additions are expected to set records in 2025, current national targets and policy support are insufficient to guarantee the global tripling of renewables by 2030, particularly regarding wind energy and supporting infrastructure like grids and storage.

• Renewable energy additions are projected to reach record levels in 2025, continuing a trend of record-breaking annual growth led by solar and primarily driven by China following the COP28 pledge to triple renewables by 2030. However, forecasts indicate that a global tripling may not be achieved without increased implementation and stronger policy support.
• There is a misalignment between the rapid acceleration of renewable deployment and the slow update of national targets by governments. This gap risks causing underinvestment in critical enabling systems, including storage, flexibility, and grids, which are necessary to integrate increasing capacity and prevent bottlenecks and curtailment.
• Wind energy deployment requires a significant scale-up to meet goals, necessitating the unlocking of supply chains, stable policy mechanisms to de-risk investment, and clear national targets to facilitate long-term planning, especially given the capital intensity and long lead times of wind projects.

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BibTeX

@techreport{ember2025conclusion, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Conclusion}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://ember-energy.org/chapter/conclusion-3/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }