Reaching Zero with Renewables
Energy emissions from industry and transport could be cut to zero by 2060 with pro-active policies and investments. Renewables will be crucial.
- September 2020
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- Climate Change, Energy Transition
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- English
NDCs in 2020
The brief, released at the global climate meeting COP25, underlines the opportunity to address the climate threat, decarbonise energy use and simultaneously achieve multiple Sustainable Development Goals.
- December 2019
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- Climate Change, Finance & Investment
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- English
Transforming the energy system
The world needs USD 110 trillion worth of energy investments by 2050 for a climate-safe system. Currently planned fossil-fuel investments must be largely redirected into renewables, efficiency and other clean technologies.
- September 2019
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- Energy Transition, Climate Change
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- English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
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
Global energy transformation: A roadmap to 2050 (2019 edition)
Increased use of renewable energy, combined with intensified electrification, could prove decisive for the world to meet key climate goals by 2050.
- April 2019
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- Energy Transition, Climate Change
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- English
Sustainable pastureland intensification: Making room for energy crops without harming biodiversity
This working paper reviews approaches to sustainable intensification of pastureland that have had a neutral or positive effect on biodiversity of the affected areas and provides examples through case studies.
- March 2019
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- Climate Change
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- English
Bioenergy from boreal forests: Swedish approach to sustainable wood use
Active forest management has helped to boost bioenergy resources. Swedish experience offers valuable lessons for emerging markets.
- March 2019
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- Energy Transition, Climate Change
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- English
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- Sweden
Renewable energy in national climate action
Updates to IRENA’s 2017 analysis of the renewable energy components of NDCs
- December 2018
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- Climate Change, Policy
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- English
Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050 (2018 edition)
Renewable energy needs to be scaled up at least six times faster for the world to start meeting key decarbonisation and climate mitigation goals. Yet the envisaged energy transformation cannot happen by itself. This report identifies focus areas where policy and decision makers need to act.
- April 2018
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- Energy Transition, Benefits
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- English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
Turning to renewables: Climate-safe energy solutions
This set of briefs, prepared by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), highlights challenges and opportunities as the world seeks climate-safe energy solutions.
- November 2017
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- Climate Change, Benefits
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- English