The US saw the greatest drop in new renewable energy investment of any country in H1 2025, with recorded committed spending decreasing by $20.5 billion (down 36%) from the latter half of 2024. Per Bloomberg, wind and solar commitments<\/a> in particular fell to almost $35 billion \u2014 less than half the record-high ~$72 billion investment seen in H2 2023 \u2014 and wind investments alone were down 67% compared with the same period last year.<\/p>\n Sherwood News<\/p>\n America\u2019s shift from green energy is in line with the Trump administration rolling back government subsidies funding renewables; in July, a huge spending package for solar and wind projects was slashed as part of the \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n A whole (re)new world<\/p>\n Though financing for larger projects has fallen \u201camid concerns over revenue risk,\u201d per Axios reporting<\/a>, global investment in renewable energy projects is gaining momentum with the rise of smaller-scale projects… but mostly because China, the biggest energy consumer globally, is continuing to build its renewables capacity despite pressure from lower power prices<\/a>.<\/p>\n Just last month, Chinese officials showed off a new solar farm<\/a> that they claim will be the world\u2019s largest when completed, covering a projected 235 square miles, according to the AP \u2014\u00a0roughly the size of Chicago. Indeed, even though BloombergNEF found that China\u2019s renewables investment contracted in H1 2025, the region still made up 44% of all new investment globally.<\/p>\n While China currently accounts for a third of global power demand<\/a>, it\u2019s straddling both sides of the energy divide. It\u2019s simultaneously the biggest producer of clean energy and the biggest carbon emitter; it\u2019s leading the charge in renewable energy investment, having pledged to peak carbon emissions before 2030<\/a>, and it\u2019s approving coal production projects at a rapid clip, starting construction on 94 gigawatts of new coal power capacity last year alone.<\/p>\n Sherwood News<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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