Energy 2025: Who Really Has the Power? Renewables, China, The West & The Green Transition Explained

In 2025, the global race for clean energy is officially in top gear.
In this video, we break down who actually has the power in the energy transition: the EU, the U.S., China, and emerging players like the Middle East. From renewables growth to battery dominance, supply chains, intermittency, and manufacturing reshoring, this is the complete guide to what’s really happening behind the scenes.

⚡ What you’ll learn in this video:
– How much of the EU and U.S. is powered by renewables today
– Why China leads the world in solar, batteries and PV manufacturing
– The real pros and cons of wind, solar, EVs, storage and grid upgrades
– Why supply chains and critical minerals matter
– How the West is trying to reshore manufacturing
– Future technology including hydrogen, HVDC lines and long-duration storage
– Global geopolitics involving China, Russia, the UAE and energy leverage
– What to watch between 2025 and 2030

This video includes charts, statistics, visuals and a clear explanation that cuts through hype and politics.
Sources are listed below.

Eurostat — Renewable energy statistics and electricity from renewables 2024 (EU approximately 47 percent electricity from renewables in 2024).
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Renewable_energy_statistics

U.S. EIA — Annual Energy Outlook 2025 and U.S. energy facts (renewable shares and trends).
https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/

Ember — European Electricity Review 2025, analysis of Europe’s electricity mix and the rise of renewables.
https://ember-climate.org

AP News — China built record wind and solar power in 2024.
https://apnews.com/article/357gw-china-wind-solar-2024

Reuters — China’s wind and solar capacity exceeds thermal power for the first time (NEA).
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/chinas-wind-solar-capacity-exceeds-thermal-power-first-time-energy-regulator-2025-04-25/

IEA — Solar PV Global Supply Chains, explaining China’s dominance across the PV value chain.
https://www.iea.org/reports/solar-pv-global-supply-chains

BloombergNEF — China regains the number one spot in the global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking.
https://about.bnef.com/insights/clean-energy/china-regains-number-one-spot-in-bnef-global-lithium-ion-battery-ranking

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