More: Renewable Energy
Accelerating Renewables Is Our Most Effective Climate Solution
With the UN Climate Conference in Katowice (COP24) only weeks away, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the much-awaited Special Report...
Phased nuclear exit presents challenges for maintaining electricity security in Switzerland
Switzerland has the lowest carbon-intensity of its energy supply among all IEA countries thanks to a largely carbon-free electricity sector dominated by hydro and...
Why trade can save the planet, if we do it better
In the Indian tech hub of Hyderabad, I recently visited an ultra-modern campus that is home to some of the country’s youngest and brightest...
A Digitalised, Decentralised Future is Around the Corner
“We need to identify, refine, implement, and scale up innovations that promise to become solutions for a renewables-powered future,” encouraged IRENA Director-General Adnan Z....
Why Hydrogen from Renewables May Hold the Key to a Low-Carbon Future
As the world strives to reduce emissions, power generation from renewables has emerged as a front runner in the low-carbon energy transformation. Today, renewables...
IRENA Outlines Importance of Energy Transition in Global Innovation Index
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has outlined the innovation priorities needed to accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy system. The Agency authored...
Decline in renewables investment is a warning signal for clean energy transitions
Global investment in renewable energy declined by 7% in 2017, its largest fall in over 15 years, as reported in the IEA’s World Energy...
Off-grid Renewables are Growing, Bringing Socio-economic Benefits to Millions
Off-grid renewable energy has witnessed spectacular growth over the last decade. Since 2008 capacity has trebled and the number of people in rural communities...
The importance of real-world policy packages to drive energy transitions
Authors: Anita Hafner, Peter Janoska and Caroline Lee.
Last December, China announced a roadmap for establishing the largest carbon market in the world: an emissions...
Progress with solar heat in India
The production of heat accounts for around one half of energy demand around the globe – the largest of all energy end uses. Heat...