The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy in 2025 found renewable deployment in non-OECD countries has grown at TWICE the rate of OECD countries over the past decade.
Find out the latest emerging trends at the launch of the 75th edition, co-authored by Ember.
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Ember's Nicolas Fulghum joined Shayle Kann on the Catalyst podcast to unpack the trends from Ember's Global Electricity Review 2026.
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Asia’s economic rise and the age of electricity are both parts of the same defining story of the century that’s usually told apart ⚡🌏
Two features bind them together 🧵1/4
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Gas is losing market share across much of the world, as renewables increasingly meet new demand.
In Europe, Latin America and much of Asia, gas is no longer the primary route to power sector growth.
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EVs cut down the EU’s oil imports ✂️
And the region can manufacture as much as 4.6 million EVs annually, nearly DOUBLE the current demand of 2.5 million.
In 2025, EVs avoided 67 million barrels of oil imports worth €4.1bn 🇪🇺
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1️⃣ The electric fast track
Most of Asia can skip fossils and go straight to electricity. The region has driven THREE QUARTERS of global electricity demand growth since 2000.
84% of its demand sits in economies more electrified than the US.
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🎧 Kingsmill Bond's analysis of the current energy crisis was featured on The Rest Is Politics this week ⚡
Listen to the episode to see how renewable energy offers a more secure, affordable, local alternative to fossils ⬇️
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The US and Europe pulled ahead of Asia by mastering fossil energy, sparking the Great Divergence. The Great Convergence is running on the energy that Asia manufactures.
Explore the full slidedeck ⤵️
Nic Fulghum, co-author of Ember’s Global Electricity Review, unpacks some of the most intriguing updates in the annual report.
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2️⃣ Rising renewables are changing what energy is
Fossil fuels are commodities dug from the ground. Solar, batteries and wind are technologies built on a production line.
Asia makes 95% of solar panels, 85% of batteries and 75% of wind turbines.
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Accelerating the EU’s electrification with domestic clean power and manufacturing of clean tech is a path towards long-term energy security.
Fortunately, Europe's clean tech manufacturing base is stronger than you might think 🇪🇺 🤔
Our chart below shows the numbers 👇
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How Asia is leading the electric age, powering its rise and reshaping the global order.
