Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, discusses what’s needed to meet climate targets.

Africa has vast potential in renewable energy. With the right investments and commitments, it can help lead a global energy revolution, leapfrogging to renewable technologies and improving lives through cleaner, safer energy for household use. CNBC Africa spoke to Francesco La Camera, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency.

The occasion offers a platform to highlight efforts aimed at creating more affordable, reliable and sustainable energy systems.

Asia is sweltering! Temperatures in India and Thailand have hit over 40℃. Climate change forces us to accelerate the transition toward renewables. Can China and the rest of the world do more? CGTN anchor Liu Xin sat down with Mr. Francesco La Camera, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency.

"La finestra di opportunità per centrare gli obiettivi di Parigi si sta chiudendo. E al momento siamo assolutamente fuori tabella di marcia." Il direttore dell'Agenzia internazionale per le energie rinnovabili Francesco La Camera.

Intervista al d.g. dell'Agenzia internazionale per le energie rinnovabili: "Nel mondo si dovrebbe investire quattro volte più. L'Italia non sarà mai un produttore rilevante di rinnovabili, ma può essere hub nel trasporto di energie nuove e centro logistico europeo dei minerali critici, se sfrutta la posizione di ponte naturale verso l'Africa".

Francesco La Camera, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), discusses the Agency's resounding call to triple renewable energy capacity in the net zero transition.

In an interview with Asharq in New York, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Francesco La Camera said that IRENA pointed out that conflicts around the world emphasise the importance of accelerating the transition to a "new decentralized energy system" based on renewable energy.

The global energy transition received a significant boost recently when G20 leaders in New Delhi adopted the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA’s) recommendations on the need to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030.

A recent analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) shows that the adoption of renewable power in Africa since the year 2000 has led to $19 billion (Sh2.8 trillion) in fossil fuel cost savings within the electricity sector.

IRENA DG Francesco La Camera commented on the significance of the G20’s announcement on the road to COP28 and priority areas for the energy transition to realise the goal to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030.

In an interview with Sky News Arabia, IRENA Director General Francesco La Camera highlighted the significance of the G20 announcement on tripling renewable energy capacity to reduce carbon emissions, and the priority areas of action on the road to COP28.

IRENA DG Francesco La Camera emphasised that this marks a significant step to step up decarbonisation efforts.

In an exclusive interview with The Guardian (Nigeria) ahead of the African Climate Week in Nairobi, Kenya, Director General of IRENA, Francesco La Camera pointed that the gap between climate pledges and climate action remains a matter of concern.

Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), highlighted the agency's preparedness to participate in the Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2023, which will take place on September 4-8 2023 in Nairobi, hosted by the government of Kenya.

Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, takes Reuters Plus through the collaborations and frameworks necessary to make a sustainable future a reality.

Según los cálculos del sector se necesita una inversión de 4.000 millones de euros al año hasta 2030.

Il numero uno dell’Agenzia internazionale per le energie rinnovabili fa il punto sulla transizione a poche settimane dalla COP28. “Una sfida monumentale, tutti devono partecipare”, dice a Sky TG24.

The Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Francesco La Camera, said Wednesday that the production of green energy must be tripled by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

In this episode of The Agenda, Juliet Mann looks at whether the world is ready for a post-fossil fuel world – and whether there's still a need for investment in oil and gas.

Francesco La Camera, Director-General at the International Renewable Energy Agency, discusses the challenges for Asia to transition to renewable energy on "Bloomberg Markets Asia".

Mr Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), tells CNA’s Asia Now it is a concerning trend that world leaders are not meeting targets in cutting carbon emissions.

Francesco La Camera of the International Renewable Energy Agency says that the multilateral financial system must work to attract private capital into investing in building up the infrastructure for renewable energy sources.

Data show that Brazil is the second place among the countries with the largest number of jobs in renewable energies , according to a survey by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Despite the economic disruption caused by COVID-19, global spending on the transition to a low carbon economy hit a record $501.3 billion in 2020, up 9% on the previous year. Teresa Ribera, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Spain and Minister of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, will be President of the annual IRENA Assembly currently convened in Abu Dhabi. Speaking on the opening day, marked as World Energy Transition Day, she said: "“We are all well aware of the pressing need to change gears towards a sustainable energy future: with over 70% of GHG emissions coming from this sector, the energy transition plays a key role in managing the global climate emergency.”