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    Global Renewables Outlook: Energy Transformation 2020
    Global Renewables Outlook: Energy Transformation 2020
    Global Renewables Outlook: Energy Transformation 2020
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    Global Renewables Outlook: Energy Transformation 2020

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    This outlook highlights climate-safe investment options until 2050, policies for transition and specific regional challenges. It also explores options to eventually cut emissions to zero.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIRENA
    Release dateApr 1, 2020
    ISBN9789292602505
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      Global Renewables Outlook - International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

      © IRENA 2020

      Unless otherwise stated, material in this publication may be freely used, shared, copied, reproduced, printed and/or stored, provided that appropriate acknowledgement is given of IRENA as the source and copyright holder. Material in this publication that is attributed to third parties may be subject to separate terms of use and restrictions, and appropriate permissions from these third parties may need to be secured before any use of such material.

      IRENA (2020), Global Renewables Outlook: Energy transformation 2050

      (Edition: 2020), International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi. ISBN 978-92-9260-238-3

      Available for download: www.irena.org/publications

      For further information or to provide feedback: info@irena.org

      About IRENA

      The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) serves as the principal platform for international co-operation, a centre of excellence, a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge, and a driver of action on the ground to advance the transformation of the global energy system. An intergovernmental organisation established in 2011, IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind energy, in the pursuit of sustainable development, energy access, energy security and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity. www.irena.org

      DISCLAIMER

      This publication and the material herein are provided as is. All reasonable precautions have been taken by IRENA to verify the reliability of the material in this publication. However, neither IRENA nor any of its officials, agents, data or other third-party content providers provides a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, and they accept no responsibility or liability for any consequence of use of the publication or material herein.

      The information contained herein does not necessarily represent the views of all Members of IRENA. The mention of specific companies or certain projects or products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by IRENA in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The designations employed, and the presentation of material herein, do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of IRENA concerning the legal status of any region, country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries.

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      This outlook was prepared by IRENA’s Renewable Energy Roadmap (REmap) and Policy teams. The technology chapters (1, 3 and 5) were authored by Dolf Gielen, Ricardo Gorini, Nicholas Wagner, Rodrigo Leme and Gayathri Prakash, with valuable additional contributions and support from Luca Lorenzoni, Elisa Asmelash, Sean Collins, Luis Janeiro and Rajon Bhuiyan. The socio-economic chapters (2, 4 and 6) were authored by Rabia Ferroukhi, Michael Renner, Bishal Parajuli and Xavier Garcia Casals. Valuable additional contributions for socio-economic chapters were made by Amir Lebdioui (London School of Economics/University of Cambridge), Kelly Rigg (The Varda Group) and Ulrike Lehr (GWS). Macro-economic modelling (E3ME) results were provided by Eva Alexandri, Unnada Chewpreecha, Zsófi Kőműves, Hector Pollitt, Alistair Smith, Jon Stenning, Pim Vercoulen and other team members at Cambridge Econometrics, UK.

      This outlook also benefited from contributions by IRENA experts: Toshimasa Masuyama and Seungwoo Kang (bioenergy), Francisco Boshell and Arina Anisie (enabling technologies for grid integration), Carlos Guadarrama (greening economies), Paul Durrant and Sean Ratka (hard-to-decarbonise sectors), Michael Taylor, Pablo Ralon and Harold Anuta (power generation costs and fossil-fuel subsidies), Emanuele Taibi and Raul Miranda (power system dispatch model and the role of hydrogen) and Elena Ocenic (Swedish power system innovation needs).

      IRENA appreciates the valuable chapter reviews (1, 3 and 5) provided by David Wogan (Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre – APERC), Randolph Bell (Atlantic Council), Morgan Bazilian (Colorado School of Mines), Ruud Kempener (European Commission – Directorate-General for Energy), Ioannis Tsiropoulos (European Commission – Joint Research Centre), Michael Hackethal (German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology – BMWi), Eric Williams (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center – KAPSARC), Andres Schuschny (Latin American Energy Organization – OLADE), Maged K. Mahmoud (Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency – RCREEE), Kieran Coleman and Mark Silberg (Rocky Mountain Institute), Deger Saygin (SHURA Energy Transition Center), and Jeffrey Logan (U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory – NREL).

      Valuable review and feedback were also received from IRENA colleagues: Ahmed Abdel-Latif, Prasoon Agarwal, Fabian Barrera, Hürrem Cansevdi, Pablo Carvajal, Laura Casado Fulgueiras, Yong Chen, Nopenyo Dabla, Celia García-Baños, Arieta Gonelevu Rakai, Gurbuz Gonul, Zoheir Hamedi, Hyun Ko, Paul Komor, Reem Korban, Neil MacDonald, Asami Miketa, Gayathri Nair, Elizabeth Njoki Wanjiru, Elizabeth Press, Alessandra Salgado, José Torón, Badariah Yosiyana and Benson Zeyi.

      Chapters in this outlook were edited by John Carey, Steven Kennedy and Lisa Mastny.

      IRENA is grateful for the generous support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany, which made the publication of this outlook a reality.

      Available for download: www.irena.org/publications

      For further information or to provide feedback: info@irena.org

      FOREWORD

      This first Global Renewables Outlook arrives while the world suffers through the COVID-19 pandemic, which brings dramatic numbers of people infected, a mounting death toll, and social and economic disruption for regions, countries and communities.

      The priority now remains to save as many lives as possible, bring the health emergency under control and alleviate hardship. At the same time, governments are embarking on the monumental task of devising stimulus and recovery packages. These are at a scale to shape societies and economies for years to come.

      This response must align with medium- and long-term priorities. The goals set out in the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement can serve as a compass to keep us on course during this disorienting period. They can help to ensure that the short-term solutions adopted in the face of COVID-19 are in line with medium- and long-term development and climate objectives.

      Stimulus and recovery packages should accelerate the shift to sustainable, decarbonised economies and resilient inclusive societies. The Nationally Determied Contributions (NDCs) to be presented by the end of this year, as required under the Paris Agreement, should be the backbone of the stimulus package.

      In this respect, the Global Renewables Outlook shows the path to create a sustainable future energy system. It highlights climate-safe investment options until 2050 and the policy framework needed to manage the transition. Building on earlier Global Energy Transformation reports, it also grapples with the decarbonisation of challenging industry and transport sectors and presents a perspective on deeper decarbonisation.

      Raising regional and country-level ambitions will be crucial to meet interlinked energy and climate objectives. Renewables, efficiency and electrification provide a clear focus for action until mid-century. Several regions are poised to reach 70-80% renewable energy use in this outlook. Electrification of heat and transport would similarly rise across the board.

      The nature of this crisis calls for a major state role in the response. This involves defining the strategies and initiating direct interventions for the way out. Expansionary budget policies may be envisaged to support this effort.

      Economies need more than a kick-start. They need stable assets, including an inclusive energy system that supports low-carbon development. Otherwise, even with the global slowdown momentarily reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the eventual rebound may restore the long-term trend. Fossil-fuel investments would continue polluting the air, adding to healthcare costs and locking in unsustainable practices.

      Although renewable energy technologies may be affected by the pandemic just like other investments, energy market dynamics are unlikely to disrupt investments in renewables. Price volatility undermines the viability of unconventional oil and gas resources, as well as long-term contracts, making the business case for renewables even stronger. One further result would be the ability to reduce or redirect fossil-fuel subsidies towards clean energy without adding to social disruptions.

      Francesco La Camera

      Director-General, IRENA

      A renewable energy roadmap

      Economic recovery packages must serve to accelerate a just transition. The European Green Deal, to take an existing example, shows how energy investments could align with global climate goals. The time has come to invest trillions, not into fossil fuels, but into sustainable energy infrastructure.

      Recovery measures could help to install flexible power grids, efficiency solutions, electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, energy storage, interconnected hydropower, green hydrogen and multiple other clean energy technologies. With the need for energy decarbonisation unchanged, such investments can safeguard against short-sighted decisions and greater accumulation of stranded assets.

      COVID-19 does not change the existential path required to decarbonise our societies and meet sustainability goals. By making the energy transition an integral part of the wider recovery, governments can achieve a step change in the pursuit of a healthy, inclusive, prosperous, just and resilient future.

      While each country must work with a different resource mix, all of them need a 21st-century energy system. The response must provide more than just a bail-out for existing socio-economic structures.

      Now, more than ever, public policies and investment decisions must align with the vision of a sustainable and just future. Making this happen requires a broad policy package – one that tackles energy and climate goals hand in hand with socio-economic challenges at every level. A just transition should leave no one behind.

      I hope sincerely that this new publication helps to show the way.

      CONTENTS

      THIS REPORT AND ITS FOCUS

      KEY FINDINGS

      SUMMARY

      A widening gap between rhetoric and action

      Transformative energy developments

      Planning for the long term

      Global socio-economic impact

      Regional socio-economic impact

      Towards the transformative decarbonisation of societies

      01

      THE ROADMAP TO 2050

      1.1 Drivers for the energy transformation

      1.2 A widening gap between reality and what is needed

      1.3 An ambitious and yet achievable climate-resilient transformative pathway to 2050: What does the transformation entail?

      1.4 Outlook for 2030 and NDC formulation

      1.5 Investment must be redirected

      02

      GLOBAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT

      2.1 Jobs and skills

      2.2 Gross domestic product

      2.3 Welfare

      2.4 Conclusion

      03

      REGIONAL ENERGY TRANSFORMATION: TECHNO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT

      3.1 Context and characteristics

      3.2 Priorities and drivers

      3.3 IRENA’s transformative pathway to 2050

      3.4 Key actions

      04

      REGIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS

      4.1 Background

      4.2 Socio-economic indicators of the energy transition: Jobs

      4.3 Socio-economic indicators of the energy transition: GDP

      4.4 Policy conclusions

      05

      GETTING TO ZERO

      5.1 Getting to zero: technology options and costs

      5.2 Eliminating the remaining emissions including in challenging sectors such as industry and transport

      5.3 Very high shares of renewable power

      5.4 The role of hydrogen

      5.5 Challenging sectors: Transport

      5.6 Challenging sectors: Industry

      5.7 Challenging sectors: Natural gas infrastructure

      06

      TOWARDS THE TRANSFORMATIVE DECARBONISATION OF SOCIETIES

      6.1 A transformative transition

      6.2 Overcoming challenges

      6.3 Policy interventions for a decarbonised society

      6.4 Foundations for success: Resources, institutions and international co-operation

      REFERENCES

      ABBREVIATIONS

      REGIONAL FACTSHEETS

      • EAST ASIA

      • SOUTHEAST ASIA

      • REST OF ASIA

      • EUROPEAN UNION

      • REST OF EUROPE

      • LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

      • MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

      • NORTH AMERICA

      • OCEANIA

      • SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

      FIGURES

      SUMMARY

      Figure S.1 The changing nature of energy and fossil-fuel use

      Figure S.2 Renewables in the world’s energy mix: Six-fold increase needed

      Figure S.3 An increasingly electrified energy system

      Figure S.4 The need for power system flexibility

      Figure S.5 Vital to any future energy system: Hydropower and bioenergy

      Figure S.6 Hydrogen: A key part of future energy systems

      Figure S.7 The bulk of emission reductions: Renewables and efficiency

      Figure S.8 New investment priorities: Renewables, efficiency and electrification of heat and transport

      Figure S.9 The energy transition: Benefits compared to costs

      Figure S.10 Different transition paths for different regions

      Figure S.11 Welfare gains: Influenced by health benefits and emission reduction

      Figure S.12 A hundred million energy jobs: Regional distribution

      Figure S.13 Energy sector job gains: Exceeding losses in every region

      Figure S.14 An estimated 42 million jobs in renewables: Regional distribution

      Figure S.15 Largest drivers of GDP gains: Transition effects and trade

      Figure S.16 Regional differences in GDP gains per capita

      Figure S.17 Regional-level welfare improvements driven by social and environmental gains

      CHAPTER 1

      Figure 1.1 Pressing needs and attractive opportunities

      Figure 1.2 Solar and wind power: Expected cost reductions until 2030

      Figure 1.3 Energy subsidies: Overall reduction in the Transforming Energy Scenario

      Figure 1.4 Renewables, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and hydrogen can provide bulk of necessary emissions reductions by 2050

      Figure 1.5 To meet agreed global climate goals, renewables would need to provide two-thirds of the world’s energy supply

      Figure 1.6 Solar, wind and other renewable power generation until 2050

      Figure 1.7 Hourly electricity dispatch in 2050: No major system flexibility issues

      Figure 1.8 Renewable electricity: The world’s largest energy carrier by 2050

      Figure 1.9 Energy intensity improvement rate: 3.2% increase needed yearly

      Figure 1.10 Electrification with renewables: Ensuring 60% lower energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2050

      Figure 1.11 Low-cost electricity for transport

      Figure 1.12 Smart charging: System-level and local flexibility via electric vehicles

      Figure 1.13 Technologies, business models and regulatory frameworks for EV smart charging

      Figure 1.14 System-wide transformation: Changes in all sectors of energy use

      Figure 1.15 Internet of Things (IoT) as a driver for power system transformation

      Figure 1.16 Different visions of the future: Scenarios presented in other major energy studies

      Figure 1.17 Emerging consensus on the role of renewable power

      Figure 1.18 Nationally Determined Contributions: Currently insufficient to meet Paris Agreement climate goals

      Figure 1.19 Renewable energy share needs to grow in all sectors

      Figure 1.20 NDCs with targets for renewables: Numbers by region

      Figure 1.21 Energy investments 2016-2030

      Figure 1.22 Energy investments 2016-2050

      CHAPTER 2

      Figure 2.1 Close interplay between the energy sector and the economy

      Figure 2.2 Energy sector jobs growth: Reaching 100 million in 2050

      Figure 2.3 Renewable energy jobs: Dominated by solar energy technology

      Figure 2.4 Deep-dive analysis: Majority of jobs will be created in construction and installation and for workers and technicians

      Figure 2.5 Energy sector job gains and losses: Four cases

      Figure 2.6 Economy-wide jobs: Increase by 6.5 million

      Figure 2.7 Renewable energy, energy sector and overall economy

      Figure 2.8 Transforming Energy Scenario boosts global GDP

      Figure 2.9 Global per-capita GDP gains outstrip investment costs

      Figure 2.10 Welfare gains: Influenced by health benefits and emission reduction

      CHAPTER 3

      Figure 3.1 World population growth: From 7.5 billion today to over 9.7 billion by 2050

      Figure 3.2 Uneven wealth distribution among regions

      Figure 3.3 Energy consumption per capita: Rising in step with wealth and access

      Figure 3.4 Energy-related CO 2 emissions: Current level in regions

      Figure 3.5 Fossil fuel imports and exports: Net balance by region

      Figure 3.6 Energy-intensive industries: High demand concentrated in East Asia

      Figure 3.7 Urban air quality: A major concern in fast-growing cities

      Figure 3.8 Renewable electricity: Cheaper than average in most regions

      Figure 3.9 Planned Energy Scenario: Different prospects for each region

      Figure 3.10 Global energy decarbonisation: Different regional transition paths

      Figure 3.11 Transforming Energy Scenario: Varying investment needs by region

      Figure 3.12 Global energy decarbonisation: Swift action needed in all sectors

      CHAPTER 4

      Figure 4.1 Some regions feature prominently in population and job distribution, others in GDP distribution

      Figure 4.2 North America, Oceania and the European Union: Per capita GDP well above the global average

      Figure 4.3 Growth rates of population, jobs and GDP vary across regions

      Figure 4.4 Clean energy investment per capita varies widely among regions

      Figure 4.5 A hundred million energy jobs: Regional distribution

      Figure 4.6 All regions gain more energy sector jobs than they lose

      Figure 4.7 An estimated 42 million jobs in renewables: Regional distribution

      Figure 4.8 The European Union stands to gain the most jobs economy-wide

      Figure 4.9 Indirect and induced effects: Strongest in the European Union and North America

      Figure 4.10 All regions except two see GDP rise

      Figure 4.11 The largest drivers of GDP gains: Indirect and induced effects, and trade

      Figure 4.12 Regional differences in GDP gains per capita

      Figure 4.13 Welfare improvements at regional levels driven by social and environmental gains

      CHAPTER 5

      Figure 5.1 Industry and transport: The bulk of remaining emissions in 2050

      Figure 5.2 The Deeper Decarbonisation Perspective: Getting to net-zero and eventually zero

      Figure 5.3 Renewables and efficiency: Achieving the bulk of emission reductions

      Figure 5.4 CO 2 cuts with renewables: Two-thirds

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