The world has already begun a historic shift towards cleaner sources of energy. Rapid reductions in the cost of solar and wind technologies have led to widespread adoption of these technologies, which are now dominating the global market for new power generation capacity.
The energy transition is off-track. The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ripple effects of the Ukraine crisis have further compounded the challenges facing the transition. The stakes could not be higher - every fraction of a degree in global temperature change can trigger significant and far-reaching consequences for natural systems, human societies and economies.
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires cutting carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by around 37 gigatonnes (Gt) from 2022 levels and achieving net-zero emissions in the energy sector by 2050
How hydrogen could impact geopolitics of energy transformation, disrupt global trade and bilateral energy relations
This World Energy Transitions Outlook brief provides the latest tracking data and analysis of global progress towards the goal to triple global renewable power capacity by 2030.
Representing global perspectives within the renewable energy and climate change space, this report by the COP28 Presidency, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) provides recommendations on the means to triple renewable power generation capacity and double the energy efficiency improvement rate by 2030.
This tenth edition of IRENA’s Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review, provides the latest data on renewable energy employment worldwide, as well as analysis of prevailing deployment trends and policy contexts.
This report marks the first in a series of annual tracking publications commissioned by the COP28 Presidency to assess progress towards two key goals of the outcome of the First Global Stocktake: the tripling of renewable energy and the doubling of energy efficiency by 2030.
This Offshore Renewables Toolkit has been developed under the Innovation to Foster the Renewable Energy Transition (IFRET) project to provide highlights of the key messages from IRENA’s recent offshore renewables analysis, and actionable recommendations for policy makers.
This toolkit is a practical guide for policy makers, industry leaders and other stakeholders to inform strategic planning and decision making in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors. It aims to provide technology-focused pathways for both near-term and long-term actions, along with an overview of key enablers, to help identify priority areas for intervention.