Accelerating the deployment of renewable energy requires policies that contribute to creating an enabling environment for attracting investments.
IRENA provides state-of-the-art analysis of enabling policy frameworks, spanning the entire renewable energy development cycle. This includes identifying best practice and trends in policy design and supporting countries in tailoring policies to their specific conditions and objectives.
These regional studies encompass broad economic and energy sector trends, as well as renewable energy investment, market and policy developments in each region.
National and regional analysis of the current renewables policy landscape identifies barriers to and policy recommendations for an inclusive energy transition.
Analysis of the ambition of national renewable energy targets and the renewable energy components of NDCs leads to recommendations on how to design more effective targets and measures.
The world’s existing electricity systems were designed mainly for conventional, centralised power generation. The renewable energy era calls for new design solutions from coherent policy.
The focus of this analysis is on policies to accelerate the energy transition and to support decarbonisation in end uses, including heating and cooling, and transport.
Hydrogen from renewables is key to achieving net zero emissions from heavy industry and transport, and these studies guide policy for successful implementation.
Focused urban policy analysis to advance the energy transition of cities through scaling-up renewables in power generation, urban transport and buildings.
Focus on identifying potential circular economy opportunities through reducing, reusing and recycling principles and includes identifying a holistic policy framework to ensure the sustainable end-of-life management of solar PV.
Auctions are increasingly being adopted for renewable electricity procurement, calling for sound policy recommendations on how to design them to achieve critical objectives.
Coalition brings together over 120 leading renewable energy players including private sector companies, industry associations, civil society, research institutes and intergovernmental organisations to promote the wider and faster uptake of renewable energy technologies.
Off-grid renewable energy solutions play a crucial role in achieving universal access to modern energy.
Health facilities should be a high priority in electrification plans among both national governments and development partners. Off-grid renewables offer rapidly deployable, reliable, cost-effective solutions.
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