BRICS countries are actively developing renewable energy sources

Published at: 26/02/2026 09:01 AM

India and the People's Republic of China as BRICS countries are actively developing renewable energy sources, but at the same time they continue to rely on traditional fuels, hydrocarbons. Experts call this situation the central paradox of climate governance.

Both nations, being the largest energy powers that account for approximately half of world energy consumption and production, the countries of the “group of ten” are literally today between coal and the sun.

BRICS brings together countries that represent not only a large part of the world's land surface, but also of the global energy market. The incorporation of oil producers such as Iran and the United Arab Emirates, the active participation of Saudi Arabia in the group's activities, as well as the presence of the largest importers China and India, make BRICS a structure that integrates global energy as a whole.

This strengthens the role of the “group of ten” as a regulator of the global oil market, especially considering that Russia is also a major producer of oil and gas, and that, together with China, India and South Africa, it is among the main suppliers of coal.

Mazo News Team