Deep Dive: What do current policy developments in China, India and the US mean

The document argues that renewable energy investments in China, India, and the US must increase significantly—doubling in China and the US and tripling in India—to meet Paris Agreement warming limits. While China and India are rapidly expanding renewable capacity and moving away from coal, the US faces worsening federal policy ambition despite strong state-level support for renewables.

• To remain within the warming limits of the Paris Agreement, renewable energy investments must increase substantially: roughly double in China and the US, and triple in India.
• China and India are rapidly expanding their renewable energy capacities and reducing reliance on coal. China targets 680 GW of installed capacity and USD 361 billion in investments by 2020. India exceeded its 2016 annual goals for solar and wind by 43% and 116% respectively, with a target of 175 GW of installed renewables by 2022. Both nations are moving toward exiting coal, with China cancelling new fossil-based plants and India considering a stop to new coal plants after 2022.
• In the US, renewable energy is growing due to state-level Renewable Portfolio Standards, federal tax credits, and falling costs, with wind and solar making up 60% of all new capacity (16 GW out of 27 GW) in 2016. However, federal policy ambition is declining, and if the US ceases to be a leader, the EU may become the third global pillar for the energy transition.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2017). Deep Dive: What do current policy developments in China, India and the US mean. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/deep-dive-what-do-current-policy-developments-in-china-india-and-the-us-mean

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Deep Dive: What do current policy developments in China, India and the US mean. 2017. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/deep-dive-what-do-current-policy-developments-in-china-india-and-the-us-mean.

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@techreport{newclimateinstitute2017deep, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Deep Dive: What do current policy developments in China, India and the US mean}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/deep-dive-what-do-current-policy-developments-in-china-india-and-the-us-mean}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }