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    • Kenya: #3xRenewables for Energy Independence and Food Security​

      In a coastal fishing community in Kwale County, Kenya, solar power is providing reliable electricity for cold storage. This helps local fishermen preserve their catch, reduces dependence on a fluctuating grid, supports livelihoods through fairer prices, and secures a sustainable solar-powered future for the community.  

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    • Progress, Shortfalls and Emerging Opportunities in Energy Transition Investment

      As global energy transition investment reached a record USD 2.4 trillion in 2024, significant gaps remain in funding for key technologies and regions, underscoring the need for impact-driven finance and stronger public sector leadership to ensure all countries can meet the 2030 target of tripling renewable power capacity.  

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    • There's already a deal to beat dirty fossi fuels

      A United Nations climate summit has once again failed to strengthen a pledge made two years ago to transition “away from fossil fuels.” Instead these dirty drivers of the climate crisis went completely unacknowledged in the weekend’s COP30 agreement. It’s disappointing, certainly, but a more ambitious outcome wouldn’t have been much better.

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    • Five Takeaways from COP30 in Belém

      At COP30 in Belém, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) launched progress-tracking reports, provided climate support to countries, and identified five priority areas including implementation, grids, finance, supply chains, and workforce to accelerate the energy transition toward 1.5°C goals.

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    • How To Boost Renewable Energy in the Developing World

      As the world accelerates efforts toward carbon neutrality, it is becoming increasingly clear that developing countries will play a defining role in the success—or failure—of the global energy transition.

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    • Global utilities set out USD 1 trillion investment plans at COP30 as grid spend grows

      Global utilities today unveiled upgraded annual investment plans that will see energy transition spend rise to US $148 billion per year, up from previously stated ambitions of US $117 billion. The plans revealed by members of the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) today at COP30, will see a group of the world’s leading utilities mobilise more than USD 1 trillion in energy transition investments to 2030 since establishment at COP28.

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    • Why Investing in People is Vital for the Energy Transition

      As the renewable energy sector races to create over 100 million jobs by 2030, there is an opportunity to ensure people worldwide, particularly youth, women, and underrepresented groups, have the skills and training needed to deliver the energy transition and benefit from its opportunities.

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    • Powering COP30: NDC 3.0 and the Race to Meet the Goal of Tripling Renewables by 2030

      As only 72 countries have submitted NDC 3.0 targeting 6.9 TW of renewable capacity by 2030, falling short of the 11.2 TW tripling goal, there is an urgent opportunity through increased climate finance to bridge the gap, particularly for LDCs, SIDS, and Sub-Saharan Africa requiring USD 117 billion in external funding.

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    • South America’s Energy Transition Poised to Benefit Business and Society

      South America’s shift towards renewable energy can unlock new opportunities and drive sustained progress, according to the new Regional Energy Transition Outlook South America released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the United Nations Climate Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

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    • IRENA chief calls for ramping up infrastructure investment

      In an exclusive studio interview with Energy Connects at ADIPEC 2025, IRENA Director General Francesco La Camera highlighted the urgent need for more investments in energy infrastructure, comprehensive market reforms and global workforce reskilling to ensure a faster and more equitable global energy transition.

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    • 30th IRENA Council to Review Energy Transition Priorities Ahead of COP30

      The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) convenes its 30th Council meeting tomorrow in Abu Dhabi to review progress on the Agency’s work and consider collective priorities to accelerate the global energy transition, as preparations advance for COP30 and the 16th IRENA Assembly.  

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    • 30th IRENA Council to review energy transition priorities ahead of COP30

      The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is set to convene its 30th Council meeting tomorrow in Abu Dhabi to review progress on the Agency’s work and consider collective priorities to accelerate the global energy transition, as preparations advance for COP30 and the 16th IRENA Assembly.

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