Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced by as much as 70% by 2050, and completely phased out by 2060, all while providing a net positive economic outlook that could benefit up to trillions of dollars in economic benefits and GDP.
The growing level of variable renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar will present challenges for grid operators as they seek to integrate variable electricity generation into traditional grids, requiring that certain changes be made now in an effort to avoid overspending, delays, while simultaneously protecting the security of enegry supply.
For some time now, New Zealand has been a global renewable energy and energy efficiency leader, with strong and lofty ambitions and robust policies to make these ambitions happen. A new report from the International Energy Agency highlights the many ways in which New Zealand is already a leader, as well as the next steps it needs to take in its heat and transport sectors.
This week, Anne-Sophie Garrigou interviewed Cédric Philibert, a former science journalist who joined the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2000, following a tenure at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Here, Cédric Philibert talks about his work at the IEA and his perspective on the future of renewables.
Chief scientist Alan Finkel has outlined the case for serious and urgent market reform in Australia’s energy markets, saying the solutions for the massive and “unstoppable” transition to a grid based around wind and solar exist, but the market structures and the supporting policies do not.
A new report from the International Energy Agency has highlighted the need for new policies, infrastructure, and markets to accommodate the increasing level of variable renewable energies like wind and solar feeding electricity into national grids.
The growth in global coal demand is expected to stall over the next five years, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency, which predicts that appetite for the fuel will wane and other energy sources will gain ground.
The International Energy Agency published its annual World Energy Outlook report this week at the United Nations COP22 climate change talks being held in Marrakech, and hailed renewable energy and natural gas as the biggest winners in the race to meet energy demand growth through to 2040.
2015 was a good year for the solar photovoltaic industry, experiencing renewed growth and delivering about 50.7 GW of new solar PV capacity, raising the global total installed capacity to over 228 GW.
The Energy Watch Group has again accused the International Energy Agency of lowballing its renewable energy forecasts, claiming that the IEA is playing a “dangerous game” in so reliably and heavily underestimating the growth of wind and solar.
