Female Mayors at the forefront of green development in the Mediterranean. “On most larger islands tourism drives the local economy, and any intervention that makes them look less attractive on Instagram is going to be fiercely opposed,” says Angelos Asimacopoulos, an owner of several small hotels in the central Aegean. Yet renewable energy is becoming increasingly central to energy security for island economies around the world, according to Francesco La Camera, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Debate on Radio Radicale conducted by Valeria Manieri and Ruggero Po, with guests Francesco La Camera (Director-General of the International Agency for Renewable Energy - IRENA), Alessandro Motta (Deputy Ambassador to London Plenipotentiary Minister, member of the UK-Ita Joint Task Force for Cop26), and Donato Speroni (contact person of the ASviS secretariat in the Working Group on Goal 7 on clean and accessible energy, and 13 on the fight against climate change).

The short-term prospects for wind and solar power look rocky amid the economic upheaval of the coronavirus. Leaders must seize the opportunity to design economic recovery packages so they accelerate a shift toward wind and solar power, rather than propping up the fossil fuel economy, said Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, an intergovernmental body.

The energy transition is an investment in jobs, growth, and in a stable and resilient future. ASEAN countries - including Indonesia - can put themselves at the forefront of a sustainable future.

Francesco La Camera, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency, said that lack of physical and policy infrastructure for rapid adoption of renewables globally is a barrier in achieving the goals of Paris climate pact.

Watch Oloum AlDar's full interview with Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

The Paris Agreement, an international framework for global warming countermeasures, will be fully operational from 2020, and the world will finally move from negotiations to the stage of action. The 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) is a starting point. Although the spread of the new coronavirus has been postponed it, the urgency and importance remain the same.

CNBC's Hadley Gamble speaks to Director General Francesco La Camera in an exclusive interview.

The International Renewable Energy Agency has hailed the U.S. decision to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord as a “crucial” step forward in the fight against climate change. “It means a lot for the renewable world, and for the energy transition,” Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency told CNBC at the Atlantic Council’s annual Global Energy Forum.

The renewable-energy industry could create more than a million jobs a year if countries invest enough to meet their target for cutting global carbon emissions, according to an advocacy organization. Solar, wind and other forms of green energy could add 42 million jobs by 2050 if nations spend more aggressively to limit the increase in average global temperatures, the International Renewable Energy Agency said.

We have seen comments from influential figures, including IRENA director general Francesco La Camera and Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser, that meeting this ambition is like “mission impossible”, and that the renewable energy coming to market is still insufficient to meet demand.

The Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Monday spoke of the need to transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewables during a COP28.

Global oil demand may have hit the peak in 2019 and natural gas will follow suit around 2025, the director general of International Renewable Energy Agency said March 16, as the energy transition gathers pace, echoing forecasts made by BP last year.

Renewable electricity production needs to grow eight times faster than the current rate to help limit global heating, according to a report. The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) said urgent action was needed to keep pace with rising demand for electricity, which could require a total investment of $131tn in renewables by 2050.

On Earth Day 2020, communities and businesses alike are grounded - hunkered down until the "curve flattens" and the threats posed by COVID-19 pass. "The crisis has exposed deeply embedded vulnerabilities of the current system," says IRENA's Director-General Francesco La Camera. "By accelerating renewables and making the energy transition an integral part of the wider recovery, governments can achieve multiple economic and social objectives in the pursuit of a resilient future that leaves nobody behind."

Governments could chart a path to a fully decarbonised energy system by the middle of the century and revive economies hit by the coronavirus if they tailor stimulus packages to boost clean energy technologies, according to a report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

The world's power generation from renewable energy, such as solar and wind, has more than doubled since 2000, and more companies are seeking to procure 100% renewable energy. We interviewed Francesco La Camera, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), about the background of the expansion of renewable energy and Japan's challenges.

The Ukraine crisis will likely accelerate transition to greener fuels in the medium term as higher use of renewables can help improve the environment and ensure energy independence, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said.

COP28 will dive deep into where countries are falling short on emissions reductions and what they can do to change that. Francesco La Camera, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency, says the key reason the global community is off track is that the legacy energy infrastructure — built over more than a century — favors the production of oil, gas, and coal.

To meet climate goals, support sustainable development and fuel economic growth, ASEAN countries would need to turn decisively to renewables. (Op-ed by Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency)

At the COP28 United Nations climate talks in Dubai, one of the key outcomes is likely to be a decision supporting a tripling of global renewable energy capacity by 2030. Mr. La Camera said there can be no compromise on the tripling target.

The IRENA Director-General spoke to Al Arabiya English about the Middle East energy mix and its stance on a phase-down versus the phase-out of fossil fuels.

Watch WAM's full interview with Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

"IRENA is trying to redirect its work to be more focused on subregional regional level, because we think that interconnection and collaboration are essential to promote the rapid deployment over renewables." says IRENA's Director-General Francesco La Camera.

The new coronavirus has hit the world economy. However, the impact of the coronavirus on the spread of renewable energy was relatively small. The price of renewable energy continues to fall, making it the most convenient way to generate electricity.