Accelerating the energy transition could boost the region’s GDP, showing that sustainable growth is possible.   

Six principles, built on existing good practices and guidelines, can be used to guide nature-positive siting and permitting of solar, wind, and grid infrastructure  

As suppliers are racing to commercialise long-duration chemistries and second-life electric vehicles batteries to meet the needs of tropical conditions, there is an opportunity to make the technology more bankable and attractive for emerging markets.

Five policies and measures can help enable and accelerate the electrification of road transport in developing countries.

The exposure of infrastructure such as wind turbines, solar panels, electricity grids and other renewable energy generators to the increasing occurrence of extreme weather events driven by climate change, highlights the urgent need to make renewables-based power systems more climate resilient.

The energy transition presents both challenges and remarkable opportunities. Through international collaboration, innovative governance, and investments in exploration, recycling, and technology, we can ensure the benefits of the clean energy transition are shared globally.

There is an urgent need for the internatiaThe International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) have developed a practical framework to guide stakeholders in incorporating renewable energy, climate action and agriculture into their investment projects, under the frame of the IRENA Empowering Lives and Livelihoods Initiativeonal community to support access-deficit countries through the improvement of their NDCs.

The Global Network of Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) provides sustainable support through inclusive partnerships and collective wisdom and fosters collaboration across all regions, North-to-North, North-to-South, South-to-South, and South-to-North, bringing together champions of energy planning to share expertise, address common challenges, and strengthen their planning processes.

There is an urgent need for the international community to support access-deficit countries through the improvement of their NDCs.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is uniquely positioned to steward joint effort in global commitments to sustainable development, through universal energy access and a just energy transition with fellow custodian agencies: the International Energy Agency, United Nations Statistics Division, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization.

The reliable and accessible electricity supply to meet increased power demands will be based on grid infrastructure, and anticipatory investments can compensate these time needs and are essential to unlock grid expansion and prevent future bottlenecks.

International standards help to align expectations between producers and consumers in different countries for green hydrogen and its derivative commodities in the global energy, and the use of and adherence to standards can also de-risk investments by enhancing the credibility of project plans.

The Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA), launched by President Ruto of Kenya ahead of COP28, aims to support Africa’s clean energy agenda and bring this ambitious vision to life.

Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa organised by the International Energy Agency raised the need to track clean cooking finance reinforces the importance that the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) sees in the workstream.

By utilising the global stage through international frameworks like the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway for instance, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are exemplifying leadership in sustainable development and climate action.

Drawing from diverse experiences in the renewables sector, including key insights from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)'s Energy Transition Accelerator Financing (ETAF) platform, this article elucidates essential factors that appeal to investors and identifies pitfalls that can hold them back from investing.

Drawing from diverse experiences in the renewable energy sector, including key insights from IRENA's Energy Transition Accelerator Financing (ETAF) platform, this article elucidates what makes a project appealing to investors.

Moving the needle on SDG 7 target on universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy requires a systemic change in terms of planning, policies and regulations, as well as financing.

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is redefining its role within an evolving energy landscape, transitioning to a renewables-based energy system offers a pathway to simultaneously meet growing energy demand, promote economic growth, maximise socio-economic benefits, and achieve decarbonisation objectives.

Francesco La Camera, IRENA Director-General & Nardos Bekele-Thomas, AUDA-NEPAD CEO, discuss how ensuring adequate investment and infrastructure development to support renewables is crucial to meet Africa's power needs.

Moving the needle on SDG 7 target on universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy requires a systemic change in terms of planning, policies and regulations, as well as financing.

The energy transition, with its systematic shift to renewable energy needs to be understood not as a burden impost on the world’s most vulnerable people, but as a vast opportunity to improve livelihoods across Africa in ways that transcend purely economic benefits.

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Inefficient applications of biomass must be replaced by modern and clean energy solutions, since they harm people’s health, damage the environment and reduce social well-being.

In a world so rich in innovation and technology, it is easy to forget just how important people are to progress and development.