REthinking Energy 2015: Renewables accounted for more than half of power capacity additions since 2011 Download
Renewables are the first-choice option for expanding, upgrading and modernising power systems Download
Renewable energy costs have fallen significantly and rapidly since 2007, based on dramatic improvements in the cost-competitiveness of renewable-based power generation technologies. With this increasingly favourable cost equation, the world’s shift to a sustainable energy future based on renewables makes sense in purely economic terms. Download
A number of countries and regions already have double-digit shares of variable renewables and their integration experience can provide examples for others Download
Renewable power could cover up to four-fifths of global electricity supply by 2050 – drastically reducing carbon emissions and helping to mitigate climate change. However, strategies are needed to fully integrate the variable renewables, solar and wind energy. Download
Yet transforming the global energy system in time to meet the challenge of climate change depends on early, concerted and consistent policy action to keep the rise in average temperatures below the crucial threshold of 2 degrees Celsius. Download
The impact on emissions of replacing fossil fuels with renewables and increasing energy efficiency through 2030 Download
REthinking Energy 2015: Power generation negative externalities can be reduced with renewables Download
REthinking Energy 2015: Renewables are the most affordable energy in many parts of the world Download
Almost a quarter of global electricity generation comes from renewables — supportive policies can further increase this share Download
Feed-in-tariffs, auctions and premiums have all been key in enabling the massive increase of renewable power capacity over the last decade Download