In 2020, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fifth year in a row, reaching a record high of 11.6 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu), or 12% of total U.S. energy consumption.

They will focus on accelerating progress on electrification and batteries, hydrogen, carbon capture, usage and storage, zero-emission aviation and shipping, "and for those countries that opt to use it", nuclear power.

By the end of the 2020s, annual capital spending on clean energy in these economies needs to expand by more than seven times, to above USD 1 trillion, in order to put the world on track to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), wind and solar resources provided nearly all (93.84%) of the new electrical generating capacity added in the U.S. during the first four months of 2021 .

The EU plans to introduce mandatory sustainability criteria for all projects and to end support for new natural gas and oil projects.

To limit dangerous global warming and achieve net zero by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says the water power sector will need to double in size to 2,600GW.

Renewable energy accounted for nearly 100% of all new electric capacity in Q1 with solar doubling in the last 3.5 years

The United States aims to develop 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030.

The auction for 1,243 MW of onshore wind capacity attracted 137 bids totalling 1,161 MW.

Taro Kono, the administrative reform minister, has announced a goal of doubling Japan's geothermal power facilities by 2030.

Oil & Gas (O&G) companies in fact increased their overall investment into various forms of clean energy by over 30%

EIA forecasts that Brent prices will remain near current levels in 3Q21, averaging $68/b., and $60/b in 2022.

A new “Hydrogen Alliance” was launched by the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and three of Abu Dhabi’s largest government-backed companies (Mubadala Investment Company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, and ADQ) in January 2021

China Three Gorges Renewables (75% owned by China Three Gorges Corporation) had a total capacity of 11.9 GW as of September 2020, with 58% of wind, 40% of solar and 2% of small hydro.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its installed capacity has reached 12,900 megawatts (MW) of electricity and 490 million imperial gallons of desalinated water per day (MIGD) thanks to its state-of-the-art infrastructure, innovation and planning.