18.4 TW by 2035: IRENA Raises Renewables Goal as Power Demand Climbs

18.4 TW by 2035: IRENA Raises Renewables Goal as Power Demand Climbs

While the world moves increasingly closer to reaching its target to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030, this may not be sufficient to meet global climate goals as energy demand is now rising faster than previously expected, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says. “We are getting closer and closer to the (target of) 11.2TW by 2030,” IRENA’s Director-General, Francesco La Camera, told CNA on the sidelines of the S…

IRENA Pathway Calls for 18.4 TW of Global Renewable Power Capacity by 2035

The modeled level is separate from the COP28 goal of tripling global renewable power capacity by 2030. IRENA puts that goal’s benchmark at 11.2 TW.