Trump Guts Inflation Reduction Act as Green Power Met 100% of 2025 Demand Growth

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 10

All new global electricity demand in 2025 was met by green power, energy think tank Ember found, underscoring how quickly clean energy is getting cheaper and scaling.
Climate risks are still worsening faster than hoped: Europe is in an extraordinary heat wave, the climate system appears more fragile than previously thought, and the world faces a powerful El Niño.
Trump has gutted the Inflation Reduction Act while accelerating fossil-fuel production and hampering green energy, leaving climate politics in disarray despite the technology gains.
That split between faster clean-energy progress and faster climate damage points to a new political case for decarbonization—selling it as a route to a better economy, not only sacrifice.

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Can the falling cost of green energy win the decarbonization race against renewed support for fossil fuels?

With climate impacts worsening, is record renewable growth enough to meet urgent 2030 emissions goals?

Can new carbon removal technologies scale quickly enough to close the widening gap to a stable climate?

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