Dec 20, 2024 · The World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index (ETI), which benchmarks 120 countries on their current energy system performance, and on the readiness of their enabling environment, has found that 107 out of 120 countries have demonstrated progress in their energy transition journey over the past decade. However, the transition momentum has ...

Sep 2, 2022 · In Cape Town, South Africa, the government hopes renewable energy will account for 40% of energy use by 2030, up from 8% in 2016. Coal is currently the country’s main energy source. But the city is now looking to procure up to 300MW of renewable energy from independent power producers, according to news site Renewables Now.

Jan 26, 2023 · The world is set to add as much renewable power over 2022-2027 as it did in the past 20, according to the International Energy Agency. This is making energy storage increasingly important, as renewable energy cannot provide steady and interrupted flows of electricity. Here are four innovative ways we can store renewable energy without batteries.

Feb 8, 2024 · The COP28 climate talks called for a tripling of renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency improvements by 2030. The World Economic Forum’s Better Community Engagement for a Just Energy Transition: A C-Suite Guide, highlights the need to ensure a people-positive approach to deploying renewable energy.

Apr 25, 2024 · COP28 saw 125 countries across the world commit to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030. Growth in wind and solar capacity can make the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region a clean energy and green hydrogen hub. But MENA currently lags behind its global peers in this field, according to a World Economic Forum report.

Oct 10, 2023 · A family in the United States used a government grant to install renewable energy at their small flower farm. Rebecca Kutzer-Rice and her husband Mark Ginsberg say heating a greenhouse used to cost $1,000 a month using propane, but now costs just $100 a month using geothermal energy.

Sep 21, 2023 · Progress on the global energy transition has seen only "marginal growth" in the past three years, according to a World Economic Forum report. Fast and effective renewable energy innovation is critical to meeting climate goals. Here are five solutions that could help countries meet emissions targets.

Jan 13, 2023 · Its Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2022 report, put together in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), shows that an increasing number of countries are creating jobs in the renewable energy sector. It says this jobs boom could increase worldwide employment in renewable energy to more than 38 million by 2030.

Jan 4, 2023 · The intersection of renewable energy and gender is a very high topic on the political agenda of Chile. In 2018, the Chilean government launched Energía +Mujer (Energy + Woman) to improve diversity and inclusion in the country's male-dominated energy sector. The initiative provides companies with resources to reduce gender discrepancies in the ...

Nov 27, 2024 · California’s SB 100 law, which set a target of 100% clean energy by 2045, and California’s AB 2188, which requires local governments to implement expedited solar permitting, are great examples of state-level legislation that is …