initiatives
- Clean Energy Corridors
- Coalition for Action
- Global Atlas
- INSPIRE
- IRENA/ADFD Project Facility
- Legislators Forum
- Project Navigator
- REmap
- Renewables Readiness Assessments
- SIDS Lighthouses
New IRENA events series kicked off with Innovation Day in Latin America
The event brought together over 200 participants from across Latin America and abroad to inspire and inform the broader and faster uptake of innovative solutions in the power sector.
- July 2019
IRENA and RES4Africa Partner to Accelerate Renewables in Africa
New agreement pursues sustainable development and climate goals in Africa by increasing renewable energy deployment.
- July 2019
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IRENA Puts Renewables Centre-Stage at UN High-Level Meeting on Sustainable Development
IRENA to champion role of renewable in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nation’s High-Level Political Forum
- July 2019
AD Climate Summit: IRENA Urges for More Climate Ambition through Renewables
IRENA presents renewable energy roadmap to address climate change and deliver jobs, economic growth and sustainable development at high-level UN Climate Meeting.
- June 2019
IRENA's Policy Day – Unlocking Investment to Boost Renewables
Fifth Policy Day brought together policy-makers, institutional partners and private sector to discuss enabling frameworks and finance mechanisms to accelerate investment in renewable energy and maximise the socio-economic benefits.
- June 2019
IRENA and TWI Launch Open Solar Contracts for Review
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Terrawatt Initiative (TWI) have teamed up to support the rapid and widespread scale-up of solar energy. Open Solar Contracts provides freely available standardised contract documentation designed...
- June 2019
How Jobs in Renewables Are Powering Low-carbon Economic Growth
11 million people now work in renewable energy. This digital story shows which countries lead job creation in the sector and how renewables benefit the economy.
- June 2019
Francesco La Camera meets UN Secretary-General António Guterres to Discuss Climate Action
IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera was received by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on 17 June 2019, when visiting the UN headquarters in New York.
- June 2019
IRENA to Present Innovation Pathway to Renewable Energy Growth at G20
Agency to present grid integration solutions that can support the rapid scale up of variable renewable energy in G20 power systems.
- June 2019
100% by 2050 – Vancouver’s roadmap to urban sustainability
Vancouver is leading this urban energy transformation by committing itself to 100% renewables by 2050 through an ambitious, well-defined roadmap for a sustainable, carbon-free future.
- May 2019