Renewables offer G20 countries the best opportunity to achieve climate goals
Renewables are, in combination with energy efficiency, the key to uncoupling economic growth from an increase in emissions. IRENA analysis estimates that G20 countries hold 75% of the global renewables deployment potential by 2030.
- November 2018
European Union Can Meet Ambitious Renewable Energy Targets
IRENA’s new study shows that exceeding EU’s 27% renewable energy target would grow economy and improve health
- January 2018
Europe Showcases Renewable Energy Progress at EU Sustainable Energy Week
EU Sustainable Energy Week gathers leaders from across renewable energy landscape
- July 2017
Decarbonising the Global Economy: Thinking Differently to Achieve a Renewable Energy Future
During a plenary session at the World Climate Summit on 13 November, held on the sidelines of COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco, a diverse panel of speakers discussed the kinds of innovations needed to achieve rapid deployment of renewables –...
- November 2016
A Renewable Future for Southeast Asia
During the 34th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting being held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, IRENA and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) previewed a study, Renewable Energy Outlook for ASEAN — A REmap Analysis, showcasing technological and sectorial...
- September 2016
Laying the Route to Sustainable Transport
The transport sector makes up 30 per cent of global energy consumption and its energy use is expected to grow one per cent every year till 2030. With the lowest renewable energy share of any sector, and making up 25 per cent of global carbon dioxide...
- August 2016
Dominican Republic’s Roadmap to a Renewable Future
Creating a sustainable future is the responsibility of all countries, and that includes allocating a greater share of the world’s energy mix to renewables. a new IRENA report, Renewable energy prospects: Dominican Republic, finds the Dominican...
- July 2016
Doubling Renewables Would Save 4+ Million Lives Annually
Doubling the global share of renewables by 2030 would dramatically decrease emissions harmful to human health – saving up to 4 million lives per year by 2030 – according to a brief released today by IRENA.
- May 2016
The Real Cost of Energy: Why Renewables Make More Sense
Op Ed by IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin (originally published in the Huffington Post) Energy-related greenhouse gas emissions have plateaued for the second year running – an extraordinary fact considering the global...
- April 2016
Energy Efficiency Vital to Doubling Global Share of Renewables
It may sound obvious that efforts to scale-up renewable energy and efforts to improve energy efficiency are interlinked. We consume less energy overall when we implement energy efficiency measures like installing building insulation or efficient...
- August 2015