The COP28 Presidency, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) have launched a joint report on the sidelines of the Pre-COP event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) that provides recommendations on the means to triple renewable power generation capacity and double the energy efficiency improvement rate by 2030.
A new joint Launched on October 30, 2023, on the sidelines of Pre-COP, a meeting held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) a month ahead of COP28 for countries to lay the groundwork for negotiations at the global climate summit.
The report “Tripling renewable power and doubling energy efficiency by 2030: Crucial steps towards 1.5°C” provides actionable policy recommendations for governments and the private sector on how to increase global renewable energy capacity to at least 11,000 GW while also doubling annual average energy efficiency improvements in the target period.
Tripling the deployment of renewable power generation and doubling energy efficiency are among the most important levers to cut greenhouse gas emissions. I am now calling on everyone to come together, commit to common targets, and take comprehensive domestic and international action, as outlined in this report, to make our ambitions a reality, stated COP28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber in the report.
This falls under the COP28 Presidency’s Action Agenda objective of fast-tracking a just and orderly energy transition to keep 1.5 °C within reach.
Our mission is as clear as it is urgent: We need concerted action to triple renewable power capacity by 2030. This includes urgently addressing deeply entrenched systemic barriers across infrastructure, policy, and institutional capacities stemming from the fossil-fuel era. IRENA’sWorld Energy Transitions Outlook, which provides the analytical foundation of this report, warns that the energy transition is dangerously off-track, demanding immediate, radical collective action. This report outlines actions governments must prioritize to fast-track the global energy transition and keep 1.5 °C alive, said Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA.
The report aims to help guide parties on the key enablers required to meet the energy targets. COP28 UAE will take place at Expo City Dubai from November 30- December 12, 2023, and is expected to convene over 70,000 participants, including heads of state, government officials, international industry leaders, private sector representatives, academics, experts, youth, and non-state actors.
As mandated by the Paris Climate Agreement, COP28 UAE will deliver the first-ever Global Stocktake – a comprehensive evaluation of progress against climate goals.
Tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency is the most impactful commitment policymakers can make to combating climate change. These steps will deliver cleaner electricity systems, open up access to affordable energy, and deliver clean green jobs for millions of people. The rapid upscaling of renewable energy will require policymakers to work hand-in-hand with industry and civil society to urgently implement the enabling actions in this report – infrastructure and system operation; policy and regulation; and supply chains, skills, and capacities. Critically, these areas must be reinforced by low-cost financing and international collaboration. Working together to secure a livable future for all, said Bruce Douglas, CEO of Global Renewables Alliance (GRA).
The report, which draws extensively on the analysis presented in IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023: 1.5 °C pathway, divides the key enablers into five sections, covering:
- Infrastructure and system operation:power grids, energy storage, end-use electrification, sector coupling and infrastructure planning, and demand-side management.
- Policy and regulation:improving energy efficiency, market incentives and fiscal policy, power market design and regulation, streamlining permitting, reducing negative impacts, and maximizing social and environmental benefits.
- Supply chain, skills, and capacities:building resilient supply chains, education, training, and capacity-building.
- Scaling up public and private finance.
- Enhancing international collaboration.
The collaboration between the COP28 Presidency, IRENA, and the GRA reflects the growing global consensus on achieving these targets.
COP28之前,总统和欧洲有限公司mmission are calling for countries to support the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge, with Champion countries already committed to supporting these global targets.
