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IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade
2020-12-18 12:55:46| Green Car Congress
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IRENA report says tripling renewables investment required to reach 2050 climate goal
2020-11-11 12:55:42| Green Car Congress
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IRENA Report: Renewable energy employs 8.1 million people worldwide
2016-05-25 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Leader Call: The report, released Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, found that more than 8.1 million people worldwide are employed in renewable energy, an increase of more than five per cent over the previous year. "The continued job growth in the renewable-energy sector is significant because it stands in contrast to trends across the energy sector", said Adnan Amin, director-general of IRENA. It said last month that renewable energy capacity grew worldwide by a record 8.3 per cent to 1,985 gigawatts in 2015, adding...
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Renewable power installations grew 8.3% in 2015 IRENA
2016-04-08 12:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Installations of renewable power plants registered their biggest leap on record last year as costs tumbled, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Wind and solar drove an 8.3% increase in global renewable generation capacity, growing 152 gigawatts to 1,985 GW, data released by the Abu Dhabi-based body showed on Thursday. Investment hit an all-time high of US$286 billion. In 2014, renewables accounted for almost half of all new power plants, according to leading analysis body the...
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IRENA report calls for doubling renewables share to save trillions
2016-03-21 01:00:00| Power Technology
A report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has claimed that doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix could save around $4.2tn a year by 2030.