Renewables Global Status Report
As the world’s only crowd-sourced report on renewable energy, the Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) is in a class of its own. It covers policies, markets, and much more, while telling the most up-to-date global story on renewable energy.
Since 2005, the GSR has worked with its many contributors to put the spotlight on ongoing developments and emerging trends that shape the future of renewable energy. Producing this report each year is a truly collaborative effort of hundreds of experts contributing data, reviewing chapters and co-authoring the report. Read more here.
Renewables 2024 Global Status Report
The 2024 edition comprises 5 modules: Global Overview, Energy Demand, Energy Supply, Energy Systems & Infrastructure, and Economic & Social Value Creation.
The first released module – Global Overview – provides high-level trends on the status of renewables in the wider fossil fuel-dominated energy system in the context of global challenges such as climate change, development goals and the geopolitical landscape.
The second module – Energy Demand – outlines key trends on the status of renewables in different energy demand sectors with dedicated chapters on buildings, industry, transport and agriculture sectors.
The third module – Energy Supply – highlights uneven developments in renewable energy supply across energy carriers, regions and technologies. This module includes dedicated chapters on global trends in policy and investment, as well as market developments in renewable energy technologies.
The fourth module – Energy Systems & Infrastructure – explores the latest developments in global renewable energy systems and infrastructure, with highlights on global trends, policies and investments in energy storage, grids and flexible energy systems.
The fifth module – Economic & Social Value Creation – explores the transformative benefits of renewable energy in terms of economic development, social progress and climate resilience.
Explore the interactive online version of the report:
you can read it from beginning to end, move around within a Module or jump between sections using the handy links. It is available for translation in over 100 languages.
Available Modules:
Upcoming:
Stay tuned to see what’s in store for 2025!
Past Editions of the Renewables Global Status Report
Renewables 2023 Global Status Report
Dive into the online interactive report
…or access direct downloads for the five modules:
- Global Overview: Report, Figures, Data pack, Presentation
- Energy Supply: Report, Figures, Data pack, Presentation
- Energy Demand: Report, Figures, Data pack, Presentation
- Energy system and infrastructure: Report, Figures, Data pack, Presentation
- Economic and Social Value Creation: Report, Figures, Data pack, Presentation
