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Tripling Renewables by 2030 Requires a Minimum of 16.4 Per Cent Annual Growth Rate
The Renewable Energy Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that despite renewables becoming the fastest-growing source of power, the world risks missing the tripling renewables target pledged at COP28. To stay the course, the…
Immediate Actions Needed to Unblock Grid Capacity for More Wind Energy
The EU wants to increase its wind energy capacity from 220 GW today to 425 GW by 2030 and 1,300 GW by 2050. Wind is key to energy security, affordable electricity and industrial competitiveness. In its recent revision of the…
GEOS-U Satellite to Monitor Environmental Hazards
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the GEOS-U satellite into orbit on June 25 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), it is expected to reach geostationary orbit, 22,236 miles above Earth, in…
Investment in Clean Energy This Year is Set to be Twice the Amount Going to Fossil Fuels
Despite pressures on financing, global investment in clean energy is set to reach almost double the amount going to fossil fuels in 2024, helped by improving supply chains and lower costs for clean technologies, according to a new IEA report.…
Precise Strategies and Plans for Mitigating the Consequences of Climate Change
Biodiversity is particularly important for Romania because around 23 per cent of the country’s surface is occupied by protected natural areas, which are part of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas in the European Union. Romania has over 30,000 hectares under UNESCO protection, more than…
Rapid rollout of clean technologies makes energy cheaper, not more costly
Speeding up the move to clean energy technologies improves the affordability of energy and can relieve pressures on the cost of living more broadly, according to a new IEA special report released today. The report, Strategies for Affordable and Fair…
The Intelligence of the Youth in Serbia Illuminates the Green Path of Sustainable Development of Local Areas
Even if you are not interested in the topics related to sustainable development and energy efficiency, you must have heard of Aspern Seestadt. This completely self-sustaining city gets energy from renewable sources, wind and water, and processes rainwater. Around 20,000…