Public Support in the Energy Transition
Last month, British oil and gas company BP announced their plan to reach 50 gigawatts of renewable energy in its portfolio by 2030. Their focus...
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California Blackouts: A Call to Move even Faster to Renewables
Reports on rolling blackouts in California are fueling a debate on the reliability of renewables. The state has been a frontrunner in shifting to renewable...
US Power Systems Can Operate on 100% Renewables. Here’s How.
Arguments against renewable energy tend to revolve around the lack of flexibility that power systems have to support the variability of wind and solar power....
Australia has the perfect conditions for renewable energy. Here’s why.
Australia has the perfect conditions for renewable energy. After eight months of bush fires, there is no doubt the population supports the shift to renewables....
Energy Policy Tracker Shows G20 Have Committed $151 Billion to Fossil Fuels
Are we building back better? New Energy Policy Tracker shows that governments are supporting fossil fuels over clean energy in COVID-19 recovery. G20 governments have...
Renewables in Asia: A Tough Race against Fossil Fuels
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented shock to the global economy. It has also stifled the energy sector by bringing demand down at an...
Renewable Energy Set to Replace Coal in Spain
Spain has recently made headlines with good climate news. In May, the government announced plans for full decarbonisation. At the beginning of July, half of...
GSR2020 Launch: What Happened at ACEF?
We could not meet face-to-face for this years’ ACEF to launch the Renewables 2020 Global Status Report (GSR2020). But, we wanted to connect with our community...
5 Questions on with Rana Adib on GSR2020
On 16 June 2020, REN21 launched the Renewables 2020 Global Status Report (GSR2020), which showcases renewable energy trends worldwide. We talked to Executive Director Rana...
Just Launched Renewables 2020 Global Status Report
We are pleased to announce that the Renewables 2020 Global Status Report is available now! The report, released today, shows that growth in renewable power has...
