Belém, Brazil, November 12, 2025: As world leaders gather at COP30, a new policy briefing by the Global Renewables Alliance and Ember shows that the global energy system is currently undergoing its fastest transformation in history, driven by the rise of electrotech technologies that can generate, store, and use renewable electricity.
The briefing, How to Harness the Electrotech Revolution, shows that electrotech can break fossil fuel dependence and reshape economies across the globe. Governments that embrace this revolution stand to secure energy independence, lower costs for households, and businesses, and unlock new engines of economic growth. Those that delay, however, risk stranded assets, rising import bills, and a loss of competitiveness.
“Clean energy is winning on price, performance and potential,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening of the COP30 Leaders Summit. “The real question is whether we can move fast enough.”
There are two main parts to the energy transition: 1) making cheap local electricity, mainly from solar and wind, backed up by long and short duration storage; and 2) powering end-demand with electricity. This briefing shows how countries can accelerate both – thereby, fully capturing the benefits.
To that aim, the briefing proposes key policy actions:
Significant progress is already underway: 92% of NDCs analysed in the UNFCCC synthesis report include measures to increase renewable energy, and 44% set quantitative targets for renewables-based electricity generation by 2030. For the first time, the COP30 Presidency is hosting a ministerial dedicated to grids and storage, highlighting these as a central energy priority at this year’s conference.
The Electrotech Revolution is already taking shape, driving one of the most profound shifts in the global energy landscape. COP30 offers a critical moment for nations to align ambition with implementation – to exchange best practices, commit to enabling policies, and accelerate renewable energy deployment.
Read the briefing: How to harness the Electrotech Revolution
The Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) is a global alliance of renewable energy industry associations. It works with governments, industry, investors and other stakeholders to advance the policies, partnerships and investment needed to accelerate renewable energy deployment in line with the global 3xRenewables target to deliver secure, competitive and resilient energy systems.
Founded by the Global Wind Energy Council, the Global Solar Council, the Green Hydrogen Organisation, the International Geothermal Association, the International Hydropower Association, and the Long Duration Energy Storage Council, GRA provides a unified voice across wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, green hydrogen, energy storage and grids.
