New IRENA report explores cost-effective growth of renewables in Central and South Eastern Europe to save costs, enhance energy security and supply affordable energy to all citizens in the region.
Only seven industry and transport sectors will account for 38% of all CO2 emissions globally in 2050 unless there are significant changes in current approaches.
The green energy revolution is well and truly underway. Renewables have proven to be highly resilient, emerging as the only energy sector to record any kind of growth at a time when fossil fuels are…
Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels convert sunlight into energy and continue to play an essential role in the fight to stop the climate crisis. As the pioneering panels of the early 2000s near the end of…
Massive gap in direct and indirect support highlighted by Irena effort to put accurate figure on discrepancy.
The global fossil fuel sector enjoyed annual subsidy support worth $3.1 trillion, a “…
The signing of an agreement between Namibia and Botswana to construct a mega solar photovoltaic project is imminent, Namibian Minister for Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo has shared.
A full…
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) invites you to save the date for the third edition of IRENA Innovation Week – a virtual gathering of policymakers, innovators, developers and…
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 24 June 2020 — Governments can align immediate economic stimulus needs with medium to long-term decarbonisation and sustainable development objectives by targeting…
French renewable energy developer Neoen has announced plans to develop a 30 MW/30 MWh storage project near Lappeenranta, in southern Finland.
The Yllikkälä Power Reserve One project will stabilize…
COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in need for new realities in the energy space.
According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), renewable energy could power an economic recovery from COVID…
To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030, countries must safeguard the gains already attained and accelerate efforts to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern…
Renewable power is increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels, IRENA's newly launched Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019 finds. The report highlights that new…
Competitive power generation costs make investment in renewables highly attractive as countries target economic recovery from COVID-19, new IRENA report finds
A US$130trn investment to 2050 could help to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2060, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA’s) inaugural Global Renewables Outlook.
As governments claw their way out of the pandemic, they must not lose sight of the climate crisis to safeguard investors and economies from escalating risks from global heating, a global network of…
IRENA has modelled energy subsidies to 2030 and 2050 for their pathway to meet the Paris targets. Here, Michael Taylor summarises their findings. Firstly, they estimate today’s global direct energy…
As the human tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, global restrictions to stop the spread of the virus — including stay-at-home orders, business closures and travel prohibitions — may contribute …
IRENA’s first Global Renewables Outlook shows decarbonisation of the energy system supports short-term recovery while creating resilient and inclusive economies and societies