Opinions and Interviews
Global energy meet calls for accelerated shift to renewables
Window of opportunity to meet goals of Paris climate deal closing fast, warns IRENA chief.
17 April 2021 | Interview | The Hindu
Oil Demand Has Peaked and Will Be Decimated by 2050, IRENA Says
Oil demand has already passed its peak and the hydrocarbon that's dominated the energy industry for a century will almost cease to be used by 2050, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
16 April 2021 | Interview | Bloomberg Law
Despite the pandemic, more than 260GW of renewable energy capacity has been added globally in 2020 (DG Interview + Video)
CNBC's Hadley Gamble speaks to Director General Francesco La Camera in an exclusive interview.
05 April 2021 | Interview | Twitter - CNBC
IRENA says the world needs a $131 trillion investment to cap global warming
Big shift in priorities & need for political will.
16 March 2021 | Interview | Twitter - CNN
How Rich Countries Must Help Developing Economies Afford The Clean Energy Transition
It's hard enough for rich industrialized countries to tackle carbon reduction goals. For emerging economies to do the same can be downright daunting. But rich or poor, it must be done. "The transformational challenge can still be achieved," says IRENA's Francesco La Camera. "The energy transition is already happening. Renewables are the cheapest form of energy and makeup one-third of global capacity. But the more we delay the actions, the less effective they will be. We are trying to stress that the path to 1.5 degrees Celsius is very narrow. If we do not start now, we will never succeed."
16 March 2021 | Interview | Forbes
Invest $131 trillion in clean energy by 2050 to hit climate goals, agency says
Planned investment in clean energy must increase by 30% to a total of $131 trillion by 2050 to avert catastrophic climate change, with the need to massively scale up hydrogen production particularly acute, according to a study here published on Tuesday.
16 March 2021 | Interview | Reuters
IRENA: $131 Trillion Needed To Cap Global Warming At 1.5° C (Video)
IRENA's Director General says "scale & speed" needed and oil demand needs to drop 75% plus.
16 March 2021 | Interview | CNN
IRENA report: "The time of oil is running out" (Italian)
More renewables, more efficiency and greater electrification in sectors such as heat generation and transport. If we want the energy sector to reach zero emissions in 2050, we must focus on these three pillars of the transition. It is the only way to keep the global temperature rise within the 1.5 degrees Celsius ceiling. “Time is the most important variable. We must act and we must act quickly ”, underlined Francesco La Camera, director general of Irena, in an online briefing with the press that anticipated the release of the World Energy Transitions Outloook.
16 March 2021 | Interview | HuffPost Italia
World oil demand may have peaked in 2019 amid energy transition: IRENA
Global oil demand may have hit the peak in 2019 and natural gas will follow suit around 2025, the director general of International Renewable Energy Agency said March 16, as the energy transition gathers pace, echoing forecasts made by BP last year.
16 March 2021 | Interview | S&P Global Platts
Renewable energy growth must speed up to meet Paris goals, agency says
Renewable electricity production needs to grow eight times faster than the current rate to help limit global heating, according to a report. The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) said urgent action was needed to keep pace with rising demand for electricity, which could require a total investment of $131tn in renewables by 2050.
15 March 2021 | Interview | The Guardian