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- Finance & Investment
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initiatives
- Clean Energy Corridors
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World Energy Transitions Outlook: 1.5°C Pathway
This report guides policy makers to stay on the the 1.5°C path to 2050, explores the socio-economic impacts of the transition and suggests ways to speed progress towards universal access to clean energy.
- March 2022
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- Climate Change, Energy Transition
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- English
Fostering Livelihoods with Decentralised Renewable Energy: An Ecosystems Approach
This brief discusses the ’ecosystem’ necessary for linking electricity services through decentralised renewable energy with people’s livelihoods.
- January 2022
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- Power, Off-grid for Energy Access
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- English
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report (2021)
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.
- June 2021
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- English
United Nations Framework Classification for Geothermal Energy
The report highlights the main challenges and way forward to adapt the broader UNFC specifications and guidelines to geothermal energy resources.
- June 2021
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- Energy Transition, Off-grid for Energy Access
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- English
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- Dominica, Ethiopia
Renewable Energy and Electricity Interconnections for a Sustainable Northeast Asia
This report, a joint study between IRENA and the Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI), provides new perspectives on the interconnection potential in Northeast Asia and valuable insights for policy makers and key stakeholders.
- May 2021
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- Energy Transition, Policy
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- English
Planning and prospects for renewable power: Eastern and Southern Africa
East and Southern African countries possess vast potential for renewable energy development. This report assesses the prospects for the power sector in the countries of the ACEC through 2040.
- April 2021
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- English
The Renewable Energy Transition in Africa
This report explores how African countries can achieve universal energy access within the 2030 Agenda timeframe. Also, explores transformational potential of the electricity sector in five Africa countries.
- March 2021
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- English, French, German
Integrating low-temperature renewables in district energy systems: Guidelines for policy makers
This guidebook provides information for policy makers and examples of available tools and solutions to facilitate the use of low-temperature renewable heat sources in new and existing district energy systems.
- March 2021
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- Heating & Cooling, Policy
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- English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report (2020)
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 2020
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- English
Off-grid renewable energy statistics 2019
This report outlines key off-grid power and biogas data over the decade 2008-2017 in trilingual tables. The sector continues growing rapidly worldwide.
- December 2019
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Statistics
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- English, Spanish, French