IEA analysis shows energy-related emissions of CO2 stalled for the second year in a row as renewable energy surged. Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) – the largest source of man-made greenhouse gas emissions – stayed flat for the second… Read More ›
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Renewable Energy Can Compete at Market Price in Africa
The climate agreement in Paris in December at COP 21 makes clear the global consensus that our energy future needs to be green and sustainable. Renewables are the way forward and can compete at market prices. In telecoms, Africa has… Read More ›
How did Major Organizations Underestimate Renewables?
Over the past 15 years, a number of predictions – by the International Energy Agency, the US Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Exon Mobil, Global Energy Assessment Scenario Database, and many others –have been made about the future… Read More ›
Why the Smart Money is Looking at Clean Energy in Asia
Here’s a compelling article written by Jean Chua that demands a reading: Driven by rising urbanisation and a growing middle class, demand for energy in Southeast Asia is set to increase by a staggering 80 per cent between 2013 and 2035 –… Read More ›
The IEA’s First Renewable Energy Investment Outlook
The Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2014 released last week provides the first IEA five-year renewable power investment outlook and warns that growing risks to deployment are expected to slow renewable growth through 2020. As shown in this chart, investment in new renewable power… Read More ›
The IEA (Finally) Changes its Analysis
When the International Energy Agency (IEA) recently said wind and solar can produce up to 30% of electricity needs at little additional cost in the long term, many analysts (with the exception of those at Accessible Clean Energy) were left scratching… Read More ›