IRENA Urges Leaders to Build Climate Response around Renewables

Agency says it’s possible to limit climate change but investments in renewables must more than double to around USD 750 billion per year by 2030

New York, United States of America, 20 September 2019 – Public and private sector leaders are being urged to double annual investments in renewable to keep the world well below 2°C of warming, says a new report by the International Agency (IRENA) published ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. With just 11 years left for action to limit the effects of climate change, annual investments of USD 4.3 trillion in the energy sector until 2030 is the world's most practical and readily available climate solution.

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