The Latest Breaking News from IRENA

'Grid, Grid, Grid': Renewables Chief Says Power Networks Are Energy Security's Most Urgent Fix

IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera says governments must urgently expand and modernise electricity grids as geopolitical disruption, rising demand and renewable projects waiting for connections threaten energy security.

International Business Times UK · 22h ago

World leaders in New York to grapple with climate. Fuel prices, AI and disasters complicate things

World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Round-the-clock renewables: New report says clean energy now challenges fossil fuels on price

The cost of battery storage has dropped more than 90 per cent since 2010, bringing the cost of renewable energy down with it.

Euronews · May 8

Trump calls wind energy a ‘con job’: Here’s what the data actually says about his tirade on turbines

US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of wind energy during a visit to Scotland, calling turbines ugly, costly, and harmful to wildlife.

Euronews · Jul 30, 2025

Fossil fuels are ‘running out of road’ as world enters new energy era, says UN chief

‘The clean energy future is no longer a promise. It’s a fact,’ UN chief says

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

More than 90% of new renewable energy capacity is now cheaper than fossil fuels, study shows

The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.

Euronews · Jul 22, 2025

World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says

António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025

UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for ever lower costs

The United Nations reports a global shift toward renewable energy, calling it a "positive tipping point."

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

Europe challenged to step up as China’s solar boom powers record renewable energy growth

UN climate chief Simon Stiell said that the clean energy transition can be "Europe's economic engine-room".

Euronews · Mar 26, 2025

Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds

Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025