IEA: Renewables cut fossil fuel import dependence in over 100 countries
The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2025 report highlights how the expansion of renewable energy has reduced fossil fuel import dependence across more than 100 countries. The study compares actual developments with a “low renewable-energy source” scenario in which nations stopped building wind, solar, and other non-hydropower projects after 2010. Between 2010 and 2023, the world added about 2,500 GW of wind, solar, and other non-hydro renewables—exceeding the combined electricity capacity of the EU and the…