Today, emerging & developing economies account for two-thirds of the world's population, but only one-fifth of global investment in clean energy.
Our new report shows that this investment needs to grow more than 7 times by 2030 to over $1 trillion a year to meet net zero goals.
One of our key recommendations: Governments need to give international public finance institutions a strong mandate to finance clean energy in the developing world.
There is no shortage of funds globally, but we need huge efforts to channel them where they can make a difference.
A massive obstacle for clean energy in emerging & developing economies is the cost of capital. They face debt & equity costs up to 7 times higher than in the US or Europe.
But avoiding a tonne of CO2 emissions in the developing world costs half as much as in advanced economies.
The new @IEA special report – produced in collaboration with @WorldBank & @wef – is a global call to action, especially for those who have the wealth, resources & expertise to help accelerate clean energy transitions in the developing world.
Clean energy transitions must be people‐centred and include sustainable actions to achieve universal access to electricity & clean cooking.
Transitions can create substantial new economic opportunities & jobs. But governments have to help communities navigate the changes.
Join us at 14:00 CEST for a livestreamed high-level event to discuss the new @IEA report with energy, climate & finance leaders, including @WorldBank Managing Director for Development Policy & Partnerships @Mari_Pangestu and @wef President @borgebrende ⬇️ iea.li/3wadMnB
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Spending by some global oil & gas companies appears to be starting to diversify.
@IEA analysis last year showed only around 1% of the industry's investment went to clean energy. Recent trends suggest this may rise to 4% in 2021 – and well above 10% for some European companies.
The @IEA pathway leads to a global energy system in 2050 dominated by clean energy:
➡️ Solar is the single largest source of global energy
➡️ Renewables provide almost 90% of electricity
➡️ One-fifth of that electricity is used to produce hydrogen
Our net zero pathway sees a historic surge in clean energy investment to $4 trillion in 2030. This creates millions of jobs & helps lift global economic growth by 0.4 percentage points a year in the 2020s.
The pathway has no need for investment in new fossil fuel supply projects
Our report shows a looming mismatch between the world’s strengthened climate ambitions & the availability of critical minerals that are essential to realising those ambitions
Governments need to act now & act together to reduce the risks of price volatility & supply disruptions
BIG NEWS: Despite falling 6% in 2020 as a whole, global energy-related CO2 emissions rebounded over the course of the year from an April low and rose above their 2019 level in December
Our numbers indicate a return to carbon-intensive business-as-usual ➡️ iea.li/3q8hD0u
Major economies led the worrying resurgence in CO2 emissions, with China, India & Brazil all above 2019 levels by the end of the year – and the US approaching them.
This is a stark reminder of the urgent need to accelerate global clean energy transitions: iea.li/3dXA6dS
Global emissions fell by almost 2 billion tonnes in 2020, the largest absolute decline in history. Most of this was due to lower use of oil for road transport & aviation.
As travel & economic activities pick up around the world, oil consumption & its emissions are rising again.
India is set to see the largest rise in energy demand of any country in the next 20 years. How it meets this increase will have major consequences for its people, its economy and global energy & climate trends.