IRENA Insights
13 April 2021 |WebinarClimate-safe 1.5°C pathway by 2050: Technology solutions and investment needs
Every other week, presenters from one of IRENA’s teams – either alone or together with...
Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) for Developing National Clean Energy Transition Plans in Latin America
14 April 2021 |Virtual
The series provides a platform to exchange knowledge, collect best practices and experiences from...
Renewables Readiness Assessment for the Kyrgyz Republic - Expert Consultation Workshop
15 April 2021 |Virtual
As part of RRA process, the Expert Consultation Workshop on April 15 will bring together renewable...
A Hot Climate for Renewable Cooling - #THISISCOOL WEBINAR SERIES
15 April 2021 |Virtual
The Cool Coalition presents a webinar series to showcase leadership and solutions from individuals,...
2021 IRENA Policy Talk #1 - Renewable Energy Policies for the Energy Transitions: Focus on Heating and Cooling
20 April 2021 |VIrtual
IRENA’s Policy Talks 2021 are a series of online events providing a forum for renewable energy...
Renewable Readiness Assessment for Belarus
20 April 2021 |Virtual
With the support of IRENA, the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus is...
COP 26 Climate-Energy Dialogue in the Middle East and North Africa region
27 April 2021 |Virtual
IRENA, in partnership with the UNFCCC and UK COP26 Presidency, is hosting a webinar on “COP 26...
Scaling up Renewables for Smart Electrification and Carbon Neutrality
- 24 March 2021
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Innovation
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- Virtual
Co-organised with Enel this webinar explored how increased electrification with a power sector based on variable wind and solar power will actually work. How will grid operation change and what role will AI and machine learning play?
Renewables Readiness Assessment Jordan
- 22 February 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Statistics
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- Virtual Event
The virtual event featured the official launch of the Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) Jordan. The event served as a platform to highlight a number of important topics relevant to renewable energy development in Jordan amongst government...
Eleventh Session of the IRENA Assembly
- 18 – 21 January 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Innovation, Islands, Policy, Power, Statistics, Transport
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- Virtual Event
The eleventh session of the Assembly will take place on 18 and 21 January 2021 in a virtual setting. The Assembly is the Agency’s supreme decision-making body.
2021 IRENA Public-Private Dialogue – COVID-19 as a game-changer: Actions needed to accelerate the pace of the energy transition
- 14 January 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Innovation, Islands, Policy, Power, Statistics, Transport
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- Virtual Event
The fourth edition of IRENA’s annual pre-Assembly Public-Private Dialogue took place virtually on 14 January 2021 (15:00 to 18:00 Gulf Standard Time) on the sidelines of the Eleventh Session of the IRENA Assembly.
The New Generation of Decision Makers – IRENA Youth Forum @ the 11th IRENA Assembly
- 14 January 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Innovation, Islands, Policy, Power, Statistics, Transport
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- Virtual Event
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) organised the second edition of the IRENA Youth Forum: The New Generation of Decision Makers, which took place on 14 January 2021 at the margins of the eleventh session of the IRENA Assembly.
2021 IRENA Legislators Forum – Parliamentary actions to scale up renewable investments: Renewable energy as an enabler of services
- 13 January 2021
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- Benefits, Climate Change, Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Heating & Cooling, Innovation, Islands, Policy, Power, Statistics, Transport
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- Virtual Event
The Forum convened parliamentary leaders from across the world to discuss global, regional and local agendas relating to a renewables-based energy transition and served as a platform for substantive dialogue amongst legislators and renewable energy...
Planning with Net-Zero Scenarios: Moving from Political Ambition to Country-Level Pathways
- 17 December 2020
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- Climate Change, Off-grid for Energy Access, Power
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- Virtual Event
IRENA brought together global leaders and experts discussed the importance of long-term energy scenarios (LTES) in guiding ambitious climate objectives, and how to better align LTES with the Paris agreement through LT-LEDS.
ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum 2020
- 24 – 26 November 2020
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment
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- Virtual
ESEF 2020 raised awareness about the progress made by ECOWAS member states toward achieving sustainable energy targets set for 2030. It also focused on achieving the vision of the ECOWAS for a prosperous regional sustainable energy market, which is...
IRENA at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
- 07 – 17 July 2020
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Benefits
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- Virtual
The United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) is the main body for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Tracking SDG 7: Progress towards achieving universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- 07 July 2020
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- Off-grid for Energy Access
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- Webinar
This HLPF side-event offered an in-depth discussion on the data and findings of the Tracking SDG 7 Progress Report, to be presented by the IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank and WHO.