Opinion: The Quiet Revolution the Headlines Are Missing

 

While Washington is canceling wind farms, the rest of the world is busy buying them.

In 2025, global energy-transition investment reached $2.3 trillion. Renewable energy drew $386 billion in the first half of 2025, up 10% year on year. Solar generation grew by about 30% year on year, and renewables overtook coal in global electricity generation for the first time in a century. China added nearly 500 GW of renewable capacity in one year. India's capacity additions jumped 60%. The EU added 85 GW.