In a remote village in Honduras, a decentralised, sustainable energy project combining solar power, biomass, and battery storage has provided continuous electricity—empowering the community, enhancing the quality of life with refrigeration for food and medicines, and revitalising the local economy.
Tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 is both an environmental necessity and a pathway to a more equitable, prosperous, and resilient world, with benefits in sustainable development, economic growth, social equity, and health.
IRENA’s 1.5°C Scenario, set out in the World Energy Transitions Outlook, presents a pathway to achieve the 1.5°C target by 2050, positioning electrification and efficiency as key transition drivers, enabled by renewable energy, clean hydrogen and sustainable biomass.
Based on lessons learned from renewable power auctions, this report represents a guide for policymakers concerned with the design of auctions for green hydrogen deployment.
This study finds that women continue to face numerous barriers to engagement in the decentralised solar PV workforce, providing recommendations to advance female inclusion in the sector.
This report marks the first in a series of annual tracking publications commissioned by the COP28 Presidency to assess progress towards two key goals of the outcome of the First Global Stocktake: the tripling of renewable energy and the doubling of energy efficiency by 2030.
This report, one of two produced in conjunction with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, reviews initiatives aimed at improving data availability in other sectors to inform models for critical materials data management.
This report, produced in conjunction with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, presents strategies for establishing and maintaining lists of critical materials of importance to the energy transition.
As expectations rise for the establishment of a global hydrogen market, this report extends IRENA’s analysis of vital tools including regulation and certification, to focus on hydrogen derivatives.
This report, produced for the G20 Brazilian Presidency, explores ways to mitigate real and perceived risks to investments in renewables in emerging markets and developing economies, and the challenges associated with delivering a just and inclusive energy transition.
This report for the G20 Brazilian presidency, focuses on the country’s collaborative approach to financing the energy transition, offering a comprehensive framework for creating a conducive environment for renewable power projects.
The eleventh edition of IRENA’s Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review – the fourth consecutive report produced in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) – provides the latest data and estimates of renewable energy employment globally.
Governments are facing a difficult task of bringing the health emergency under control while introducing major stimulus and recovery measures. The crisis has exposed deeply embedded vulnerabilities ...