Renewables

Two white wind turbines set in Greek mountains overlook a body of water.

Renewable energy targets in 2022: A guide to design

Other publication / This report by the International Renewable Energy Agency gives an update of the latest climate commitments on renewable energy targets.

14 November 2022 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy and Renewables

Guangaje, Ecuador: After the blessing of a water spring, a mother with a child returns home

Five considerations for a just transition for Indigenous communities and ethnic minorities

Perspective / To ensure a just transition, ethnic minority groups and Indigenous Peoples need to be involved in decision-making and benefit sharing.

14 November 2022 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Participation, Public policy and Renewables

Producing Green Steel: How Do We Get Real?

Past event / This COP27 side event aims to provide inspiration and to discuss some of the critical drivers of the green steel transition, including political strategies.

11 November 2022 / About Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Innovation, Renewables and Supply Chains

Launch of LeadIT Statement to catalyze action on industry transition

Media advisory / At COP27, the Leadership Group for Industry Transition will launch a Summit Statement to accelerate industry transition in 2023.

11 November 2022 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance, Innovation, Public policy and Renewables

Financing the just transition: Powering Asia’s sustainable energy future

Past event / Fair Finance Asia (FFA) will conduct a fireside chat discussing Asia’s readiness to make fossil fuels history by assessing existing renewable energy transition.

14 November 2022 / About Renewables

Hydropower Plant on the Naryn River. The Kurpsai Dam is a gravity dam on the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan. It is 113 m (371 ft) tall and it creates a 370,000,000 m3 (299,964 acre⋅ft) reservoir of which 35,000,000 m3 (28,375 acre⋅ft) is active (or useful) for power generation. The installed capacity of the power station is 800 MW. Built in 1976.

Private-public partnerships in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and CAREC and their scope for renewable energy projects

Other publication / This study assessed the current state of renewable energy project financing, primarily through public-private partnerships, in two Asian regions.

31 October 2022 / About Finance, Fossil fuels and Renewables

A series of solar panels are tilted upward beneath a blue sky

Navigating energy pathways for climate ambition: the implications of 1.5°C scenarios for Paris-aligned energy transitions

Past event / The webinar will give a first look at a new IISD report highlighting the implications of 1.5°C scenarios for fossil fuel phase-out and renewables scale-up.

24 October 2022 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Renewables

A screenshot taken from some test footage shot at dusk, colour graded in Adobe After Effects. The skyline and telegraph pole silhouettes the vibrant ombre of the sky.

At what price? The political economy of mini-grid electricity development and deployment in Kenya

Other publication / Mini-grid electricity can have a significant contribution to universal access to electricity especially in sparsely populated and underserved communities.

4 October 2022 / About Climate policy, Climate services, Energy access, Household energy, Innovation and Renewables

Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, United Kingdom

Clear North Sea transition roadmaps away from oil and gas could deliver climate goals early and mitigate the energy crisis

Press release / A new Oil and Gas Transitions (OGT) initiative report series offers bold recommendations to governments on oil and gas transition.

27 September 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Renewables