UN Climate Change News, 3 April 2019 – The decade-long trend of strong growth in renewable energy capacity continued in 2018 with global additions of 171 gigawatts (GW), according to new data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The annual increase of 7.9 per cent was bolstered by new additions from solar and wind energy, which accounted for 84 per cent of the growth. A third of global power capacity is now based on renewable energy.
The massive and rapid deployment of renewable energy is essential for the international community to achieve the central goal of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, which is to hold the global average temperature rise to as close as possible to 1.5 degrees Celsius, which is crucial to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
Last week, the International Energy Agency reported that energy demand worldwide grew by 2.3% last year, with fossil fuels meeting nearly 70% of the growth for the second year running, its fastest pace this decade. This drove up global energy-related CO2 emissions by 1.7% compared to the year before.
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Renewable Energy Accounts for Third of Global Power Capacity - IRENA | UNFCCC
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