The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international co-operation, a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge on renewable energy. IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind energy, in the pursuit of sustainable development, energy access, energy security and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity.

IRENA, the Renewable Energy hub within the UN Secretary-General’s SE4ALL Initiative, has contributed to the consolidation of the SE4All vision and its targets on access, efficiency and renewables as Sustainable Development Goal 7 of the 2030 Agenda. As the only global intergovernmental organization dedicated solely to renewable energy, and approaching universal membership, IRENA remains engaged in the efforts to translate the ambition of the SDG7 into concrete, measurable steps that will help attain this goal by 2030. IRENA is in a unique position to support these efforts as its mandate is fully consistent with the SE4ALL objectives. As such, all of its activities contribute to the overall agenda of the SE4ALL Decade.

IRENA launched its REMAP 2030 during the first SE4ALL Forum in May 2014. REmap 2030 is a roadmap that identifies technology options, policy needs, and opportunities for international cooperation to double the global share of renewable energy by 2030. REmap analysis examines the costs, benefits and actions needed for decision-makers in 26 countries, accounting for 75% of global energy consumption, to achieve a doubling of renewable energy deployment by 2030.