Economic value of energy efficiency can drive reductions in global CO2 emissions
Ambitious energy efficiency policies can keep global energy demand and energy-related carbon-dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions steady until 2050, according to a new report by the...
Report: Powerful New Policy Options to Scale Up Renewables
A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st...
The Year of Electricity at the IEA
The role of electricity in our economies and societies is growing rapidly. The power sector is becoming a critical actor in the global energy...
Japan’s international renewables leadership can help it scale-up domestic market
Earlier this month, IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin was invited to Japan by Minister for Foreign Affairs, HE Taro Kono, to discuss the era...
Renewable Energy Can Build Prosperity and Improve Energy Security in Pakistan
Pakistan can spur social and economic development with renewable energy while increasing energy security and improving energy access, according to a new report by...
Global Renewable Generation Continues its Strong Growth
By the end of 2017, global renewable generation capacity increased by 167 GW and reached 2,179 GW worldwide. This represents a yearly growth of...
Banking on Sunshine: World Added Far More Solar Than Fossil Fuel Power Generating Capacity in 2017
Solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017. The world installed a record 98 gigawatts of new solar capacity,...
IRENA, IGA and World Bank Team Up to Streamline Geothermal Energy Development
New country-level resource data gathering and classification effort to streamline geothermal investments and facilitate more projects around the world
Countries can expect a more robust...
New energy market reports show surge in wind energy
The European Commission’s latest reports on gas and electricity markets, which cover the last quarter of 2017, have just been published, containing a wide...
CPEC: An Environment Friendly Project
Poverty and health always go side by side. It’s very obvious that the poor will always try to adapt the cheap means of to...