As the world’s only crowd-sourced report on renewable energy, the Renewables 2023 Global Status Report (GSR) is in a class of its own. It covers policies, markets, and much more, while telling the most up-to-date global story on renewable energy.

Since 2005, the GSR has worked with its many contributors to put the spotlight on ongoing developments and emerging trends that shape the future of renewable energy. Producing this report each year is a truly collaborative effort of hundreds of experts contributing data, reviewing chapters and co-authoring the report.
This year’s edition (18th) has evolved in design and structure to reflect the fundamental changes in the global energy landscape.

The new structure is in the form of a collection of five publications:

In addition to presenting the trends in renewable energy supply, it also dives into the energy demand sectors with dedicated modules on buildings, industry, transport and agriculture. It includes a publication on energy systems and infrastructure with renewables as well as a publication on renewables for economic and social value creation, acknowledging the key role that energy plays across economies and societies.
Collectively these five publications offer readers a systemic global overview of the current uptake of renewables.This new modular structure makes the GSR a key tool in expanding the renewable energy discussion into key sectors and ecosystems, developing a shared language and driving a stronger integration of supply, demand, infrastructure, market and investment.

The global renewable energy network REN21 launched its annual Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) Collection for 2023, with the release of four new modules exploring trends and opportunities for renewable energy deployment in buildings, industry, transport and agriculture across the world.
• These four end-use sectors are increasing their uptake of renewables in response to a crushing worldwide energy crisis.
• Soaring fossil fuel prices and the risks of energy shortage – combined with stronger climate commitments, targeted policy frameworks and recent technological developments – have been the main drivers for increased renewables use in these sectors, especially of wind and solar energy.
• Renewables are still facing barriers, however, as they are unable to compete fairly against heavily subsidised fossil fuels.
Renewables have demonstrated their value in all demand sectors as resilient, reliable, stable and affordable sources of energy, and they have successfully responded to the compounding crises now battering the world, according to REN21’s GSR 2023 Demand Modules, released today.
The modules explore the growth of renewables demand in all four leading energy-consuming sectors – buildings, industry, transport and agriculture – and are the first in a series of a total of 8 modules in the GSR 2023 Collection. Forthcoming modules will focus on Renewables in Energy Supply, Renewable Energy Systems and Infrastructure, and Renewables for Economic and Social Value Creation, as well as the Global Overview. All of these modules are scheduled
for release by June 2023.