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A new IEA report outlines how to triple global renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030, with significant policy changes needed to achieve these goals. Meeting these targets could reduce global emissions by 10 billion tonnes by the end of the decade. The report emphasizes the importance of modernizing electricity grids and increasing energy storage, along with a focus on electrification in advanced economies and improved efficiency standards in emerging nations.
Highlights -🌍
- Triple Renewables: IEA report says global renewable energy capacity can be tripled by 2030. 🔋
- Doubling Efficiency: Aiming to double energy efficiency could cut emissions by 6.5 billion tonnes. ⚡
- Global Emissions Drop: Achieving these goals could reduce global emissions by 10 billion tonnes. 📉
- Grid Modernization: 25 million kilometers of electricity grids need to be modernized by 2030. 🌐
- Energy Storage: A 15-fold increase in battery storage is necessary to support the transition. 🔋
- Policy Changes: Countries must implement key policy changes to enable the renewable transition. 🏛️
- Electrification Focus: Advanced economies should focus on electrification, especially with EVs and heat pumps. 🚗
A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report roadmaps how it’s feasible to triple renewables and double energy efficiency globally by 2030 “with the right enabling conditions.”
At last year’s COP28 in Dubai, nearly 200 countries set ambitious goals to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050. The UAE Consensus, as it’s called, includes tripling global renewable energy capacity and doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030. According to the IEA, if these goals are met, global emissions could drop by 10 billion tonnes by the end of the decade.
But hitting these targets isn’t automatic. Countries need to make key policy changes to make the renewable transition a reality. The new IEA report, “From Taking Stock to Taking Action: How to implement the COP28 energy goals,” calls for an aggressive push to build and modernize 25 million kilometers of electricity grids by 2030. That’s enough to wrap the globe 600 times. It also highlights the need for 1,500 gigawatts (GW) of energy storage, including a 15-fold increase in battery storage.
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