initiatives
- Clean Energy Corridors
- Coalition for Action
- Global Atlas
- INSPIRE
- IRENA/ADFD Project Facility
- Legislators Forum
- Project Navigator
- REmap
- Renewables Readiness Assessments
- SIDS Lighthouses
Optimism and Opportunity Evident as Delegates Gather for IRENA9A
Representatives from more than 160 countries, the private sector and civil society are gathering to discuss key issues in the global energy transition and chart the way forward for the Agency against a backdrop of remarkable progress on deployment.
- January 2019
IRENA Pre-Assembly Live Coverage
2019 Legislatrors Forum is focused on the theme of parliamentary actions to accelerate the energy transformation in reaching the goal of universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 The delegates at...
- January 2019
How Global Energy Transformed in 2018
The global energy system is undergoing rapid transformation. Here are 20 reminders, from media outlets around the world, of how the energy transformation has advanced over the last 12 months.
- January 2019
Caribbean Embraces New Geothermal Resource Classification
IRENA and partners pilot for the first time at a regional level a system to encourage investment in geothermal projects.
- December 2018
A Just and Fair Energy Transition: An opportunity to tackle climate change and create prosperity
The UN climate conference COP24 in Katowice reminds us of the imperative of a just energy transition on our pathway towards a climate-safe future.
- December 2018
Why Renewable Energy Is a Key Solution to Climate Change
The global energy landscape is witnessing a rapid and wide-ranging change driven by an unprecedented growth of renewables due to falling costs and advances in technology. In this interactive story, see why a global energy system powered by renewable...
- December 2018
Renewables are the key to a climate-safe world
Renewable energy, together with energy efficiency, form the cornerstone of the world’s mitigation strategy. They represent a safe, reliable, affordable and immediately deployable pathway to a low-carbon future.
- November 2018
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
IRENA’s Sixteenth Council Concludes
Governing body discusses energy access, corporate sourcing, the energy transition, and the future direction of the Agency.
- November 2018