The IRENA Youth Forum 2026 will mark the eighth edition of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) flagship platform for youth empowerment, intergenerational dialogue, and renewable energy innovation.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) hosted virtual meeting of the Collaborative Framework on Just and Inclusive Energy Transitions on 3 July 2025 to explore financing strategies and approaches for just energy transitions, particularly in developing countries.
The virtual meeting provided a platform for a knowledge exchange on practical tools, policy instruments and governance arrangements that can inform government efforts on planning and policy design for just energy transitions.
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) sixth IRENA Youth Forum: The New Generation of Decision Makersg> will convene from 9-13 January 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the margins of the fifteenth session of the IRENA Assembly (11-13 January 2025).
The virtual meeting provides a timely opportunity to reflect on IRENA’s progress and set future priorities for the Collaborative Framework on Just and Inclusive Energy Transitions.
This report, produced for the G20 Brazilian Presidency, explores ways to mitigate real and perceived risks to investments in renewables in emerging markets and developing economies, and the challenges associated with delivering a just and inclusive energy transition.
The eleventh edition of IRENA’s Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review – the fourth consecutive report produced in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) – provides the latest data and estimates of renewable energy employment globally.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in collaboration with Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) partners and UN-Energy, held an event on "Financing a Sustainable Energy Future: International Collaboration for De-risking Investment and Mobilizing Finance" on 9 July 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
This annual report tracks global progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 and serves as a guide for policymakers and the international community in advancing energy access, energy efficiency, renewable energy and international cooperation.
This IRENA brief seeks to map public financing needs and challenges related to expanding energy access in line with the objectives of Sustainable Development Goal 7.
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) fifth IRENA Youth Forum: The New Generation of Decision Makers convened in April 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the margins of the fourteenth session of the IRENA Assembly.
The webinar featured presentations of key findings from each report, as well as insight from multi-actors experts on the progress, challenges, mechanisms, and potential benefits of the above two SIDS energy transition contexts accelerating renewable energy scale up.
The least-electrified SIDS are now at a crossroads to meet universal energy access. Instead of increasing access through imported fossil fuels, they can pursue decentralised renewable energy solutions.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)’s IWD 2024 event aimed to collectively amplify the voices and contributions of women, paving the way for accelerated progress in renewable energy and beyond.
The high-level event focused on the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) just energy transition.
The Latin American Investment Forum was co-hosted by International Renewable Energy Agency(IRENA) and the Government of Uruguay to drive energy transition investments.
IRENA and ILO are pleased to invite you to the launch of the tenth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review: Renewable Energy & Jobs: A Decade of Progress.
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.
The event aims to showcase SIDS’ NDC implementation achievements, identify and prioritize energy transition actions and gaps across mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, and contribute to preparations for COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2023.
A just energy transition – in which no one is left behind – is critical to ensure broad social acceptance of the profound changes the transition entails. This Coalition for Action brief captures the concerns, insights and recommendations of trade unions and energy sector employers on how the energy transition can develop in a just manner for all.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations co-organised the roundtable on Financing SDG7: Solidarity, Equity and Ambition at the 2023 UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).
IRENA’s 1.5°C Scenario, set out in the World Energy Transitions Outlook, presents a pathway to achieve the 1.5°C target by 2050, positioning electrification and efficiency as key transition drivers, enabled by renewable energy, clean hydrogen and sustainable biomass.
This consultation provided a platform for exchange for country and stakeholder experiences on the topics of skilling, education and inclusion to build the workforce of tomorrow.
A presentation on the Agency’s ongoing work related to just and inclusive energy transitions.
The International Renewable Energy Agency calls on renewable energy project developers from the Latin American region to submit project applications to the Climate Investment Platform (CIP) to be considered for matchmaking with investors and financiers at the Forum.