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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
Measuring the socio-economics of transition: Focus on jobs
Well-crafted deployment, integrating and enabling policies could create millions of new jobs. This report outlines the evolving global and regional distribution of energy employment.
- August 2020
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- Benefits, Energy Transition
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- English
System Operation: Innovation Landscape Briefs
These briefs highlight ground-breaking ways to use distributed energy resources, accommodate uncertainty and reduce the need for grid reinforcement with rising shares of solar and wind power.
- July 2020
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- Innovation
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- English
Business Models: Innovation Landscape Briefs
These briefs highlight business models that enhance system flexibility, empower consumers, boost solar and wind supply and incentivise rapid integration
- July 2020
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- Innovation
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- English
Renewable energy statistics 2020
This statistical publication presents renewable power generation capacity statistics for the for the last decade (2010-2019).
- July 2020
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- Statistics
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- English, French, Spanish
Post-COVID recovery: An agenda for resilience, development and equality
Energy transition investments in the wake of COVID-19 can pave the way for equitable, inclusive and resilient economies.
- June 2020
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- Energy Transition, Policy
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- English
Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019
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.
- June 2020
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- Costs, Power
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- English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
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
Energy subsidies: Evolution in the global energy transformation to 2050
The energy sector lacks a standard definition of subsidies. This paper contributes to research on how subsidies are calculated – for fossil-fuels, renewables and the sector as a whole.
- April 2020
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- Costs, Policy
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- English
Global Renewables Outlook: Energy transformation 2050
This outlook highlights climate-safe investment options until 2050, policies for transition and specific regional challenges. It also explores options to eventually cut emissions to zero.
- April 2020
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- Energy Transition, Policy
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- English, Arabic, French, Chinese, German, Spanish