Tracking renewables-based economies means looking beyond deployment alone.

The RBE Tracker helps assess how renewable energy is reshaping systems beyond the power sector, highlighting progress, structural barriers and broader economic, environmental and social impacts. It explores how economies, infrastructure and societies are evolving through interconnected energy systems.

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Energy Systems

Energy Systems & Security

Tracking the transition from fossil fuel dependence to integrated renewable energy systems.

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15%

of total final energy consumption was provided by renewables in 2023

80%

of total final energy consumption is still provided by fossil fuels

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33%

of global electricity generation came from renewables

Economy

Tracking how renewable energy drives investment, industrial development and value creation.

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16.6M

global renewable energy jobs

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690B

USD invested in renewable energy in 2025

20%

of global energy jobs are in renewables

Society

Society & Governance

Tracking how renewables-based economies influence energy access, affordability, participation and quality of life.

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countries still lack universal access to electricity

120M

households in advanced economies spent more than 10% of income on heating and cooling.

286 GW

distributed solar PV capacity installed globally in 2025

Environment

Environment & Climate

Tracking how renewables-based economies influence emissions, resource use, resilience and environmental outcomes.

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+15%

growth in global CO₂ emissions since 2010

90%

climate plans reference renewables

countries have circularity and recycling policies for renewable energy technology

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The RBE Tracker combines data, expert review and collaborative inputs to build a more systemic understanding of renewables-based economies.

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The RBE Hub is shaped by researchers, governments, industry associations and civil society organisations contributing data, analysis and expertise from around the world.

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Renewables-Based Economy Tracker

Track the status of the renewables-based economy across four dimensions.

Tracking renewables-based economies means looking beyond deployment alone.

Energy Systems & Security

Tracking the transition from fossil fuel dependence to integrated renewable energy systems.

Economy

Tracking how renewable energy drives investment, industrial development and value creation.

Society & Governance

Tracking how renewables-based economies influence energy access, affordability, participation and quality of life.

Environment & Climate

Tracking how renewables-based economies influence emissions, resource use, resilience and environmental outcomes.

Read our methodology

The RBE Tracker combines data, expert review and collaborative inputs to build a more systemic understanding of renewables-based economies.

Built through crowd-sourced and crowd-owned data and insights

The RBE Hub is shaped by researchers, governments, industry associations and civil society organisations contributing data, analysis and expertise from around the world.