ASSESSING THE POST-2020 CLEAN ENERGY LANDSCAPE

The document analyzes clean energy targets communicated by eight of the world's top GHG emitters. It finds that if these plans are fully achieved, total annual clean energy supply across these regions will more than double by 2030, increasing from 8,900 TWh/year in 2012 to 19,900 TWh/year. This represents a level 17 percent higher than Reference Scenario projections. The analysis breaks down these gains across renewable energy supply, electricity generation, electrical capacity, and nuclear energy, noting that nuclear supply in China, India, and Mexico is set to increase nearly tenfold by 2030.

• If the clean energy plans of the eight assessed countries and regions are fully achieved, their total annual clean energy supply will more than double by 2030, rising from approximately 8,900 TWh/year in 2012 to 19,900 TWh/year.
• The projected clean energy supply of 19,900 TWh/year is 17 percent higher than Reference Scenario projections, indicating the relative ambition of the post-2020 plans.
• For Brazil, China, the European Union, and Indonesia, total annual renewable energy supply is projected to increase by 86 percent, from 7,980 TWh/year in 2012 to 14,830 TWh/year in 2030.
• In Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, and the United States, total annual renewable electricity generation is expected to increase by 255 percent, from 630 TWh/year in 2012 to 2,250 TWh/year in 2030.
• The installed renewable electrical capacity for Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, and the United States may grow from 246 GW in 2012 to 856 GW in 2030, which is 19 percent above Reference Scenario projections.
• Nuclear energy supply in China, India, and Mexico is projected to increase nearly tenfold between 2012 and 2030, rising from 340 TWh/year to 3,070 TWh/year.
• The United States, the European Union, and Mexico did not mention clean energy in their INDCs, but announced their plans through national-level policies or press statements.

APA

ROSS, K., & DAMASSA, T. (2015). ASSESSING THE POST-2020 CLEAN ENERGY LANDSCAPE. World Resources Institute. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/WRI-OCN_Assessing-Post-2020-Clean-Energy-Landscape.pdf

Chicago

ROSS, KATHERINE, and THOMAS DAMASSA. ASSESSING THE POST-2020 CLEAN ENERGY LANDSCAPE. World Resources Institute, 2015. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/WRI-OCN_Assessing-Post-2020-Clean-Energy-Landscape.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{ross2015assessing, author = {ROSS, KATHERINE and DAMASSA, THOMAS}, title = {{ASSESSING THE POST-2020 CLEAN ENERGY LANDSCAPE}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/WRI-OCN_Assessing-Post-2020-Clean-Energy-Landscape.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }