The clean energy milestone the world is set to pass in 2023. 14 April 2023. By Martha Henriques, @Martha_Rosamund, Features correspondent. Getty Images. A boom in solar and wind energy has meant
20231024 · Major shifts underway today are set to result in a considerably different global energy system by the end of this decade, according to the IEA''s new World Energy Outlook 2023.The phenomenal rise of clean energy technologies such as solar, wind, electric cars and heat pumps is reshaping how we power everything from factories and
2021823 · Energy. During the 75th United Nations General Assembly in September 2020, President Xi pledged that China will scale up its Intended Nationally Determined
2 · The transition to a clean energy economy will enhance the lives of all Americans. Clean energy is important because it has the power to enhance economic growth, support energy independence, and improve the health and well-being of the American people. The U.S. Department of Energy''s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
2022623 · A clean energy transition will create jobs, promote energy independence, improve public health, and, ultimately, mitigate climate change. But getting to this new future will require more than just phasing
2023712 · The 2023 update of Tracking Clean Energy Progress, available on the IEA website, tracks progress towards aligning the global energy system with a path to
THE FUTURE IS HERE. Nearly a century ago, Thomas Edison imagined tapping the inexhaustible power of the sun. Today, harnessing that energy—along with the power of wind, water and the earth''s heat—has become a reality. Technological and financial innovations have brought renewables into the mainstream, and the resulting
The Global Renewables Outlook shows the path to create a sustainable future energy system. This flagship report highlights climate-safe investment options until 2050, the policy framework needed for the transition and the
3 · Achieving net zero emissions requires an unparalleled increase in clean energy investment. In the NZE, annual investment in clean energy rises to USD 4 trillion by
2023712 · The pace of deployment of some clean energy technologies – such as solar PV and electric vehicles – shows what can be achieved with sufficient ambition and policy action, but faster change is urgently needed across most components of the energy system to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, according to the IEA''s latest evaluation of
20231024 · The latest edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the most authoritative global source of energy analysis and projections, describes an energy
3 · Clean energy in emerging economies: We are advancing country-specific renewable energy finance solutions for four of the biggest emerging and developing
202388 · The 2030 targets laid out by the United Nations for the seventh Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 7) are clear enough: provide affordable access to energy; expand use of renewable sources;
The future of clean energy looks bright, with recent years showing that more renewable energy capacity has been installed globally than new fossil fuel and nuclear capacity combined. Renewable sources now make up over one-third of globally installed power capacity. As an example of this growth, Wednesday 10 June 2020 marked two months of
20211013 · A new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish. But as the pivotal moment of COP26 approaches, the IEA''s new World Energy Outlook makes it clear that this clean energy progress is still far too slow to put global emissions into sustained decline towards
6 · The science is clear: to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, emissions need to be reduced by almost half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. To achieve this, we need to end our reliance on
2019528 · Nuclear power is the second-largest source of low-carbon electricity today, with 452 operating reactors providing 2700 TWh of electricity in 2018, or 10% of global electricity supply. In advanced economies, nuclear has long been the largest source of low-carbon electricity, providing 18% of supply in 2018. Yet nuclear is quickly losing ground.
2019614 · The time is right to tap into hydrogen''s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future. At the request of the government of Japan under its G20 presidency, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has produced this landmark report to analyse the current state of play for hydrogen and to offer guidance on its future
Notably, 94% of hydrogen production is expected to come from renewables, indicating a growing reliance on clean energy sources (IRENA, 2022b, 2022c, 2022d). The pathway