Climate Action Now: Record Clean Energy Installations 2025

According to new data from global energy think tank Ember, the world installed a record 814 GW of new solar and wind capacity in 2025, 17% more than in 2024 (696 GW). The latest additions bring the combined global installed capacity of wind and solar to 4,174 GW (over 4 TW), highlighting the rapid expansion of the two fastest-growing sources of electricity in history. Solar accounted for the majority of new capacity additions, with almost 4 GW of new solar added globally for every 1 GW of wind. More DETAILS.