Global Renewable Energy Tracker

Real-time aggregation of 4 international renewable energy data sources with composite renewable energy scoring (0-100).

Purpose

This Actor analyzes the renewable energy status of any country by combining data from:

• World Bank - 5 renewable energy indicators (renewable energy consumption share, renewable electricity share, electricity access, consumption per capita, CO2 emissions)
• Our World in Data - Renewable electricity share (CSV dataset)
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Green jobs employment trend (US only)
• The GDELT Project - 1-month renewable energy news sentiment analysis

Produces a single Renewable Energy Score (0-100) combining:

1. Renewable Energy Share (30% weight)
2. Renewable Electricity Share (25% weight)
3. OWID Renewable Electricity Share (20% weight)
4. Electricity Access Rate (15% weight)
5. CO2 Emissions Reduction (10% weight)

Input

Required

• countryCode (string) — Two-letter ISO country code (e.g., DE, BR, US)

Optional

• includeNews (boolean, default: true) — Return 1-month renewable energy news sentiment
• verbose (boolean, default: false) — Include detailed API metadata and source info

Output

{
  "countryCode": "DE",
  "countryName": "Germany",
  "renewableScore": 78.5,
  "renewableEnergyShare": 46.2,
  "renewableElectricityShare": 55.3,
  "electricityConsumptionPerCapita": 7234,
  "co2EmissionsPerCapita": 8.1,
  "electricityAccessRate": 100,
  "owidRenewableElectricityShare": 52.1,
  "greenJobsIndicator": "up",
  "gdeltNewsSentiment": "positive",
  "dataAvailability": {
    "worldBank": true,
    "owid": true,
    "bls": false,
    "gdelt": true
  },
  "successfulSourceCount": 3,
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "World Bank",
      "url": "https://data.worldbank.org",
      "license": "CC-BY 4.0",
      "attribution": "Data source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)"
    },
    ...
  ],
  "disclaimer": "...",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-08T15:30:00Z"
}

Examples

Basic Usage

{
  "countryCode": "BR"
}

With News Analysis

{
  "countryCode": "DE",
  "includeNews": true,
  "verbose": false
}

Verbose Output

{
  "countryCode": "US",
  "verbose": true
}

Data Coverage

Country	World Bank	OWID	BLS	GDELT
Germany	✅	✅	❌	✅
Brazil	✅	✅	❌	✅
United States	✅	✅	✅	✅
South Korea	✅	✅	❌	✅
China	✅	✅	❌	✅
India	✅	✅	❌	✅

Pricing

• $0.15 per country analysis (Pay-per-Event model)
• Billed only when analysis completes successfully with at least 1 data source
• No charge if all sources fail

⚠️ Legal Disclaimer

This Actor aggregates publicly available renewable energy and sustainability data from:

• World Bank Open Data (CC-BY 4.0)
• Our World in Data (CC-BY 4.0)
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain)
• The GDELT Project (CC-BY 4.0)

NOT investment advice, energy policy advice, or ESG rating. This Actor provides statistical aggregation and historical data analysis only.

• Does NOT recommend renewable energy investments
• Does NOT constitute energy policy recommendations
• Does NOT constitute ESG or sustainability ratings
• Historical data does not predict future renewable capacity
• Users are responsible for verifying data with original sources

All source data is redistributed under the original license terms with attribution. Data retrieved in real-time; not cached or stored by this Actor.

Attribution:

• "Data source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)"
• "Data source: Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0)"
• "Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain)"
• "Data source: The GDELT Project (CC BY 4.0)"

Technical Details

• Runtime: Node.js 18+
• Timeout: 120 seconds per country
• Memory: ~128MB per run
• Concurrent API calls: 4 (parallel fetch)
• Source availability: 4 international government/institutional APIs

Support

For issues or questions, please contact the developer. Data accuracy is subject to source API availability and update frequency.

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Last updated: 2026-04-08