Leveraging women’s participation as change agents can encourage, influence, and speed up the energy transformation.

At WFES, IRENA organised an event to foster discussion on the renewable energy landscape in ASEAN. 

At its annual Youth Forum, IRENA offered a platform for a dialogue between youth and global pioneers. The Forum brought together 140 young people from 50 countries and diverse backgrounds under the theme “Empowering Youth to Lead an Equitable Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future”.

The joint report by WHO, the World Bank, IRENA and SEforAll presents the latest data on electrification of healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries.

Throughout the year, IRENA brings you the latest news on progress, impacts and solutions for the energy transition. Here are our top ten news pieces of 2022.

The virtual meeting was attended by nearly 40 participants from Members and States in Accession to discuss the intersection of geopolitics and energy transformation set against a backdrop of the global energy crisis.

Highlights of activities by IRENA and Director-General Francesco La Camera.

The Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility is currently inviting its third cohort of entrepreneurs in particular women, with a focus in clean cooking access.

IRENA’s new report, Solar PV: A Gender Perspective, finds that women fare best in solar PV manufacturing, representing 47% of the workforce.

The joint IRENA-ILO report assesses impacts of the 1.5°C Scenario under which renewable energy jobs would rise from today’s 12.7 million to 38.2 million in 2030.

At the Climate Week NYC, IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera underscored the need for massive investments in renewable energy to mitigate the current energy crisis.

IRENA's second Legislators Dialogue brought together parliamentarians of the G20 countries and from the Global South to discuss policy frameworks needed to turn climate adaptation commitments into action.

The capacity building roundtable for islands in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea was organised by IRENA through its SIDS Lighthouses Initiative.

Costa Rican cities like Cartago, Grecia, and Guanacaste have witnessed a remarkable increase in e-mobility infrastructure, thanks to a robust policy framework.

Led by the IRENA’s Director-General, Francesco La Camera, the Agency undertook a four-day mission to Indonesia from 24-27 July.

To discuss the challenges faced by developing countries in mobilising capital, IRENA, the governments of Germany and the UAE co-organised a side event.

Recognising its invaluable promotion of sustainable development in SIDS, IRENA received the first ever “UN SIDS Partnerships Award” in the environmental category.

China aims for its carbon emissions to peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

The virtual meeting was attended by 57 participants from 32 Members and States in Accession as well as representatives of the industry and international organisations.

A new report by IRENA explains how Palau can achieve its target of 100 percent renewables by 2050 through increased deployment of renewables.

The new IRENA report underscores the need for power system structures that are fit for the renewable era.

IRENA through ETAF is managing matchmaking activities between potential projects and funding partners.

Under the agreement, the Solar Mama programme will be linked to the IRENA-supported Entrepreneurship Support Facility programme for mentorship, peer-to-peer learning and enterprise twinning.

“International cooperation and Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) are critical to achieving high renewables integration in the energy system,” says Francesco La Camera, IRENA Director-General.

Co-facilitated by Costa Rica, the meeting drew interest from more than 60 participants from 35 Members and States in Accession to discuss critical challenges and potential solutions pertaining to the advancement of sustainable hydropower globally.