Energy transition in BRICS countries: climate ambitions and hydrocarbon reality
What will ultimately prevail – climate ambitions or hydrocarbon reality? When and under what conditions is the energy transition possible? Read more in the TV BRICS feature

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TV BRICS - 2 March 2026
The BRICS countries, particularly India and China, are actively developing renewable energy sources while at the same time continuing to rely on traditional fuels – hydrocarbons. Experts describe this situation as the central paradox of climate governance. As, in essence, the largest energy powers, accounting for around half of global energy consumption and production, the countries of the group are literally now positioned between coal and the sun.