According to the report, significant progress has been made since 2010 on various aspects of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, but progress has been unequal across regions. New Delhi: During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without electricity […]
China and IRENA Boost Ties as Leading Renewables Market Eyes Carbon Neutrality Goals
IRENA and National Energy Administration of China sign MoU to advance the transition and cooperate on market development Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates : The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the National Energy Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NEA) have today agreed to work to strengthen cooperation as the world’s largest renewable […]
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‘Couple Green Hydrogen With Hydropower to Create Net-Zero Future’ Says IHA
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has released a research and policy paper that outlines how hydropower could be pivotal in supporting growth in green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis using decarbonized electricity and water, and it is set to be an important component of the transition to net-zero carbon economies, IHA said. Most […]
Hydrogen Key to Developing a Global Green Economy
Green hydrogen could one day evolve into a global commodity, traded in the same way that gas, oil and coal are. This would strengthen energy security and international trace in a cost-effective way. But, the idea is still a pipe-dream as hydrogen is not yet traded across borders in any significant amounts and hardly any […]
UAE Offers to Host Global Climate Summit COP 28 in Abu Dhabi
The annual COP is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the UN Framework on climate change. The United Arab Emirates has asked to host the COP 28 international conference on climate change in 2023, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said on Sunday. […]
How East Asia’s Diverse Markets are Fueling Renewables Development
RECAI 57: policy and capital market activity are aligning as East Asian markets attempt to address power demand growth and climate concerns. A strong outlook for power demand and growing concerns about climate change are the common themes that link many of the diverse power markets of East Asia. The region has a robust pipeline […]
How Climate Risk is Driving Institutional Investment in Renewables
RECAI 57: as institutional investors address climate risk, new tools are unlocking additional value in the renewable energy sector. Global renewable energy capacity investments grew 2% to US$303.5b in 2020 — the seventh year in which investments passed US$250b. Approximately 20% of institutional investors have invested indirectly through funds in renewables in the past two […]
Renewables Evolution or Revolution? Pace of Tech Investments Will Decide
“The 2020s have to be a decade of innovation and early deployment – of low-carbon hydrogen – to get costs down,” said Tim Gould, head of division for energy supply outlooks and investment at the International Energy Agency (IEA). Global investment in energy transition technologies needs to more than double over the next few decades […]
Renewables sector shows ‘resilience’ in 2020 with strong solar installs across Asia – IRENA
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) director-general has hailed the start of a “decade of renewables”, following a 2020 that saw China and the US drive global solar installations. With global clean energy additions beating estimates and previous records to reach 260GW, Francesco Camera said last year’s deployment figures “tell a remarkable story of resilience […]