At this interactive high-level event Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of IRENA and member of the Commission discussed the key findings of the report, highlighting both the opportunities and threats presented by renewables-based energy system.
IRENA participated in a number of key areas, including facilitating the NDC dialogue, and participating in the Ghana-NDC Investment Forum, Marrakech Partnership and thematic blocks on finance, cities and local action, and energy transition.
Taking place during the 2019 Scenarios Forum, the session titled “Renewable-based Electrification: How can we Improve Scenarios for Clean Energy Transition?” addressed how long-term energy scenarios can better account for the potentially transformational changes related to renewables-based electrification.
IRENA’s new edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review, the seventh report in the series, analyses the status of renewable energy employment in 2019 around the world. The report continues to refine and improve data and underlying methodologies compared to previous editions.
IRENA has teamed up with UNDP under the Climate Promise initiative that aims to support 100+ countries in enhancing their NDCs, with focus on the energy component of the commitments, in which more ambitious renewable energy targets can be effectively integrated, while also improving their quality.
An inception meeting to kick-start a scoping study for the Solar Component of the WACEC implementation agenda, aims to promote 2GW of Solar by 2030 in West Africa
To facilitate knowledge sharing on scaling up adoption, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) organised a series of virtual knowledge exchange webinars in partnership with leading institutions focusing on different solutions, including bioethanol, biodigesters, and electric cooking.
The session aimed at providing policymakers and urban energy planners with an understanding of the policy options, technical solutions, and examples that can support the development of the renewable energy sector at a city-level.
The 14th Clean Energy Ministerial and 8th Mission Innovation meeting (CEM14/MI-8) featured a public facing technology showcase demonstrating cutting edge advances in clean energy transition.
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has embarked on producing a Renewable Readiness Assessment, coupled with the IRENA Flexibility analyses. This two-day multi-stakeholder meeting gathered national stakeholders representing the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), development partners, IFI’s, private sector, non-governmental organizations, universities, and research institutions.
IRENA attended Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) and organised a roundtable on the Global Energy Transformation.
IRENA, together with the Governments’ of Denmark, Colombia and Costa Rica organised this side event to to exchange lesson learnt, good practices and innovative solutions.