Energy Transition & Security
The global energy sector has reached a critical turning point
Energy Transition & Security
The global energy sector has reached a critical turning point
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A rapid shift toward low-carbon systems is underway. Our annual scoreboard helps you keep track of how countries are doing.
- March 31, 2026
Included the Sunstone Energy Transition Score Leaderboard
- The Sunstone Institute has launched the "Sunstone Energy Transition Score" (SETS), a data-driven tool measuring how nations balance climate goals with the critical need for energy to fuel economic prosperity.
- The report highlights that the transition is now driven by plummeting costs for solar and wind, yet warns that progress remains too slow and deeply unequal between the Global North and South.
- By prioritising verifiable metrics over political promises, the index shows that even major economies such as the US and China are lagging in delivering a fair and effective transition to carbon neutrality.
- Journalist
- Amund Trellevik
- Data Scientist
- Zongchang Yang
So, let's dive into the overall picture in short: How is the green transition progressing?
The world is moving toward clean energy, but the pace is too slow and uneven. Here is the status of the global energy transition:
