World Is Falling Short of Sustainable Energy Goals: IRENA
Despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals … Read more
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Deep Electrification Powered by Renewables Key for a Climate-Safe Future: IRENA
As the urgency to take bold climate action grows, new analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds that scaling-up renewable energy combined with electrification could … Read more
Renewable Energy Accounts for a Third of Global Power Capacity: IRENA
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in a new data release on Tuesday revealed that decade-long trend of strong growth in renewable energy capacity continued in … Read more
Six-fold rise in renewables must to limit temperature rise: Report
Increasing the pace of global renewable energy adoption by at least a factor of six — critical for meeting energy-related emission reduction needs of the … Read more
IRENA to provide renewable energy roadmap supporting Low-carbon Winter Olympics 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has today signed a co-operation agreement with the People’s Government of Hebei Province, China to provide the city of … Read more
ISA working for deployment of over 1000 GW of solar energy by 2030
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is working for the deployment of over 1,000 GW of solar energy, and aims to mobilise more than USD 1,000 … Read more
Renewable Energy and Improved Cooling Technologies Key to Reduce Water Use in India’s Power Sector
New IRENA-WRI analysis finds that urgent action can significantly lower intensities of water withdrawal and consumption, while substantially reducing carbon emissions intensity by 2030 A … Read more
ADFD Approves USD25 Million for IRENA-Recommended Solar PV Projects in Mauritius and Rwanda
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the global platform for international … Read more
Onshore Wind Power Now as Affordable as Any Other Source, Solar to Halve by 2020: IRENA
The cost of generating power from onshore wind has fallen by around a quarter since 2010, with solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity costs falling by 73 … Read more
Lawmakers Discuss Policies to Accelerate Global Energy Transformation
Lawmakers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi to discuss the policies needed to accelerate transformation of the global energy system, in a Legislators … Read more