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09 Jun 2026
Gap between ambition and progress underscores need for stronger, targeted international collaboration, new report shows
…COP30 in 2025 and identifies near-term priorities that could help accelerate emissions reductions across six key sectors.The report comes against a backdrop of major energy market turmoil and growing demand around the world for energy services, particularly electricity. Global electricity demand rose by around 3% in 2025 – more than twice the pace of overall energy demand growth. Renewables and nuclear power met nearly 60% of the increase. Annual renewable capacity additions reached a record 800 GW, alongside rising investment in grids, electrified transport and industry.Yet global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions still edged higher in 2025…
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Adam Sieminski
President, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center. Adam Sieminski became head of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh in April 2018. Prior to his appointment, he held senior roles on energy issues at a range of leading policy and research organisations and also previously served as Administrator of the US Energy Information Administration.
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Assessment of renewable capacity ambitions in NDCs submitted since January 2024
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Average annual energy intensity improvement by region, 2010-2025
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