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People, Planet and Prosperity
This booklet outlines why accelerating the uptake of renewable energy is key to a climate-safe future.
- July 2019
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- Benefits, Energy Transition
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- English
Renewable Energy Statistics 2019
IRENA produces comprehensive, reliable data sets on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. This is the 2019 edition.
- July 2019
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- Statistics
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- English, French, Spanish
Renewable energy auctions: Status and trends beyond price
As the renewable energy sector matures, policies must be adapted to reflect changing market conditions. This brief outlines the latest research on auctions, with a focus on market developments in 2017-2018.
- June 2019
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- Policy
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- English
Climate change and renewable energy
Japan, holding the G20 presidency in 2019, asked the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) for a report on the implications of the global energy transformation for climate and sustainability in a broad sense.
- June 2019
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- Climate Change, Policy
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- English
Solutions to integrate high shares of variable renewable energy
This report examines ways for G20 countries to decarbonise their electricity systems by integrating high shares of solar and wind power.
- June 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English
Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2019
The sixth edition of the series highlights employment trends in renewables worldwide, noting increasing diversification of the supply chain.
- June 2019
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- Benefits
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- English
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Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2018
IRENA’s latest global cost study shows solar and wind power reaching new price lows. The report highlights cost trends for all major renewable electricity sources.
- May 2019
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- Costs, Power
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- English
IRENA FlexTool
IRENA’s assessment of flexibility is carried out with the IRENA FlexTool that intends to analyse not only the traditional concept of flexibility, but also other innovative technologies that enrich the concept of flexibility, such as flexible demand, energy storage and sector coupling.
- May 2019
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- English
Long-term energy scenarios: First-year campaign findings
A collaborative campaign, launched at the 9th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in May 2018 and co-ordinated by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), calls for wider adoption and improved use of model-based LTES. This brochure highlights findings from the first-year of the LTES campaign.
- May 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English
Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report (2019)
This joint tracking report provides the most comprehensive look available at the world’s progress towards global energy targets on access to electricity, clean cooking, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- May 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English