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solar, emit little to no greenhouse gases, are readily available and in most cases cheaper than coal, oil or gas. </span></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><style type="text/css">/* blockquote-promo */ .blockquote-promo blockquote { border: none; } .blockquote-promo blockquote h3:before { content: "\f10d"; font-family: 'Fontawesome'; float: left; margin-left: -50px; margin-top: -40px; font-size: 4rem; padding-right: 20px; } body.i18n-ar .blockquote-promo blockquote h3:before { float: right; content: "\f10e"; margin-right: -60px; padding-left: 10px; } .blockquote-promo .quote-bg { background-color: #009edb !important; position: relative; height: 30rem; } .blockquote-promo .quote-image { width: 650px; position: absolute; right: 6%; bottom: 0; display: block; max-width: 35%; } .blockquote-promo .quote-text h3 { color:white !important; font-size: calc(24px + 6 * ((100vw - 320px) / 680)) !important; letter-spacing: -0.77px; line-height: 1.2; } .blockquote-promo .quote-text--sm h3 { font-size: calc(18px + 6 * ((100vw - 320px) / 680)) !important; color: white !important; letter-spacing: -0.77px; line-height: 1.2; } .blockquote-promo .quote-text footer { color: black; font-size: 100%; } .blockquote-promo .word-highlighted { background-color:black !important; border-radius: 25px; padding: 0 9px; } </style> <div class="bottommargin-sm clearfix"> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="body-article"> <h1 class="page-header">Renewable energy – powering a safer future</h1> <p><a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/2020/07/31/energy-climatechallenge/">Energy</a> is at the heart of the climate challenge – and key to the solution.</p> <p>A large chunk of the greenhouse gases that blanket the Earth and trap the sun’s heat are generated through energy production, by burning fossil fuels to generate electricity and heat.</p> <p>Fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas, are by far <a href="https://productiongap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Production-Gap-Report-2019.pdf">the largest contributor to global climate change</a>, accounting for over 75 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions.</p> <p>The science is clear: to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, emissions need to be reduced by almost half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050.</p> <p>To achieve this, we need to end our reliance on fossil fuels and invest in alternative sources of energy that are clean, accessible, affordable, sustainable, and reliable.</p> <p>Renewable energy sources – which are available in abundance all around us, provided by the sun, wind, water, waste, and heat from the Earth – are replenished by nature and emit little to no greenhouse gases or pollutants into the air.</p> <p>Fossil fuels still account for more than 80 percent of <a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2022/key-findings">global energy production</a>, but cleaner sources of energy are gaining ground. About <a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2021/renewables">29 percent of electricity</a> currently comes from renewable sources.</p> <p>Here are <b>five reasons why accelerating the transition to clean energy is the pathway to a healthy, livable planet</b> today and for generations to come.</p> <figure class="topmargin bottommargin" style="width:90%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="GIF with information about renewable energy" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/renewables-horizontal-gif.gif"></figure> <h2>1. Renewable energy sources are all around us</h2> <p>About <a href="https://www.irena.org/-/media/files/irena/agency/publication/2019/jan/global_commission_geopolitics_new_world_2019.pdf">80 percent</a> of the global population lives in countries that are net-importers of fossil fuels -- that’s about 6 billion people who are dependent on fossil fuels from other countries, which makes them vulnerable to geopolitical shocks and crises.</p> <p>In contrast, renewable energy sources are available in all countries, and their potential is yet to be fully harnessed. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates that <a href="https://www.irena.org/newsroom/pressreleases/2021/mar/fast-track-energy-transitions--to-win-the-race-to-zero">90 percent of the world’s electricity</a> can and should come from renewable energy by 2050.</p> <p>Renewables offer a way out of import dependency, allowing countries to diversify their economies and protect them from the unpredictable price swings of fossil fuels, while driving inclusive economic growth, new jobs, and poverty alleviation.</p> <p> </p> <h2>2. <b>Renewable energy is cheaper</b></h2> <p>Renewable energy actually is the <a href="https://www.irena.org/-/media/files/irena/agency/publication/2022/mar/irena_weto_summary_2022.pdf?la=en&hash=1da99d3c3334c84668f5caae029bd9a076c10079">cheapest power option </a>in most parts of the world today. Prices for renewable energy technologies are dropping rapidly. The cost of electricity from solar power fell by 85 percent between 2010 and 2020. Costs of onshore and offshore wind energy fell by 56 percent and 48 percent respectively.</p> <p>Falling prices make renewable energy more attractive all around – including to low- and middle-income countries, where most of the additional demand for new electricity will come from. With falling costs, there is a real opportunity for much of the new power supply over the coming years to be provided by low-carbon sources.</p> <p>Cheap electricity from renewable sources could provide <a href="https://irena.org/publications/2022/mar/world-energy-transitions-outlook-2022">65 percent</a> of the world’s total electricity supply by 2030. It could decarbonize 90 percent of the power sector by 2050, massively cutting carbon emissions and helping to mitigate climate change.</p> <p>Although solar and wind power costs are expected to remain higher in 2022 and 2023 then pre-pandemic levels due to general elevated commodity and freight prices, <a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/renewable-energy-market-update-may-2022">their competitiveness actually improves </a>due to much sharper increases in gas and coal prices, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).</p> <p> </p> <h2>3. Renewable energy is healthier</h2> <p>According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about <a href="https://www.who.int/news/item/04-04-2022-billions-of-people-still-breathe-unhealthy-air-new-who-data">99 percent of people</a> in the world breathe air that exceeds air quality limits and threatens their health, and more than 13 million deaths around the world each year are due to avoidable environmental causes, including air pollution.</p> <p>The unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide originate mainly from the burning of fossil fuels. In 2018, air pollution from fossil fuels caused $2.9 trillion in <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/cop24-special-report-health-climate-change">health and economic costs</a>, about $8 billion a day.</p> <p>Switching to clean sources of energy, such as wind and solar, thus helps address not only climate change but also air pollution and health.</p> <p> </p> <h2>4. Renewable energy creates jobs</h2> <p>Every dollar of investment in renewables <a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/speeches/2021-09-24/opening-remarks-high-level-dialogue-energy">creates three times</a> more jobs than in the fossil fuel industry. The IEA estimates that the transition towards net-zero emissions will lead to an <a href="https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-importance-of-focusing-on-jobs-and-fairness-in-clean-energy-transitions">overall increase in energy sector jobs</a>: while about 5 million jobs in fossil fuel production could be lost by 2030, an estimated 14 million new jobs would be created in clean energy, resulting in a net gain of 9 million jobs.</p> <p>In addition, energy-related industries would require a further 16 million workers, for instance to take on new roles in manufacturing of electric vehicles and hyper-efficient appliances or in innovative technologies such as hydrogen. This means that a total of more than 30 million jobs could be created in clean energy, efficiency, and low-emissions technologies by 2030.</p> <p>Ensuring <a href="https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/documents/publication/wcms_432859.pdf">a just transition</a>, placing the needs and rights of people at the heart of the energy transition, will be paramount to make sure no one is left behind.</p> <p> </p> <h2>5. Renewable energy makes economic sense</h2> <p>About <a href="https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/08/24/fossil-fuel-subsidies-surged-to-record-7-trillion">$7 trillion</a> was spent on subsidizing the fossil fuel industry in 2022, including through explicit subsidies, tax breaks, and health and environmental damages that were not priced into the cost of fossil fuels.</p> <p>In comparison, about <a href="https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/6d4dda5b-be1b-4011-9dad-49c56cdf69d1/NetZeroRoadmap_AGlobalPathwaytoKeepthe1.5CGoalinReach-2023Update.pdf">$4.5 trillion</a> a year needs to be invested in renewable energy until 2030 – including investments in technology and infrastructure – to allow us to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.</p> <p>The upfront cost can be daunting for many countries with limited resources, and many will need financial and technical support to make the transition. But investments in renewable energy will pay off. The reduction of pollution and climate impacts alone could save the world up to <a href="https://www.irena.org/-/media/files/irena/agency/publication/2016/irena_remap_externality_brief_2016.pdf">$4.2 trillion</a> per year by 2030.</p> <p>Moreover, efficient, reliable renewable technologies can create a system less prone to market shocks and improve resilience and energy security by diversifying power supply options.</p> <p><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/how-communities-are-embracing-renewable-energy">Learn more about how many communities and countries are realizing the economic, societal, and environmental benefits of renewable energy.</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Will developing countries benefit from the renewables boom? Learn more <a href="https://news.un.org/en/interview/2024/01/1145922">here</a>.</strong></p> </div> </div>  <div class="col-lg-4"> <div class="topmargin leftmargin-sm rightmargin-sm"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-renewable-energy"><img alt="Solar Panels" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/renewableenergy04.png"></a> <h3 class="heading-border block"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-renewable-energy">What is renewable energy?</a></h3> <p style="margin-top: 10px;">Derived from natural resources that are abundant and continuously replenished, renewable energy is key to a safer, cleaner, and sustainable world. <a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-renewable-energy">Explore common sources of renewable energy here.</a></p> </div> <div class="topmargin leftmargin-sm rightmargin-sm"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/why-invest-renewable-energy"><img alt="Solar Panels" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/banner-greenhouse-effect-righthand.jpg"></a> <h3 class="heading-border block"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/why-invest-renewable-energy">Why invest in renewable energy?</a></h3> <p style="margin-top: 10px;">Learn more about the differences between fossil fuels and renewables, the benefits of renewable energy, and how we can act now.</p> </div> <div class="topmargin leftmargin-sm rightmargin-sm"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/renewable-energy-transition"><img alt="Windmills on a purple background" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/renewableenergy01.png"></a> <h3 class="heading-border block"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/renewable-energy-transition">Five ways to jump-start the renewable energy transition now</a></h3> <p style="margin-top: 10px;">UN Secretary-General outlines <a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/renewable-energy-transition">five critical actions</a> the world needs to prioritize now to speed up the global shift to renewable energy.</p> </div> <div class="topmargin leftmargin-sm rightmargin-sm"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition"><img alt="Illustration that shows two hands, each one holding the smoke from coming out of smokestacks" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/renewableenergy02.png"></a> <h3 class="heading-border block"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition">Net zero</a></h3> <p style="margin-top: 10px;">What is net zero? Why is it important? Our <a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition">net-zero page</a> explains why we need steep emissions cuts now and what efforts are underway.</p> </div> <div class="topmargin leftmargin-sm rightmargin-sm"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change"><img alt="Illustration of the earth with eyes, looking worried to the rising temperature of the thermometer besides her" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/renewableenergy03.png"></a> <h3 class="heading-border block"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change">What is climate change?</a></h3> <p style="margin-top: 10px;">Our climate 101 offers a quick take on the how and why of climate change. <a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change">Read more.</a></p> </div> <div class="topmargin leftmargin-sm rightmargin-sm"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/climate-finance"><img alt="Illustration showing a hand putting a coin in a piggy bank, with small windmills behind it" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/field/image/finance-climate-action.jpg"></a> <h3 class="heading-border block"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/climate-finance">Finance</a></h3> <p style="margin-top: 10px;">How will the world foot the bill? <a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/climate-finance">We explain the issues</a> and the value of financing climate action.</p> </div> <div class="topmargin leftmargin-sm rightmargin-sm"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues"><img alt="Illustration with a hand holding an ice cream cone, with the earth globe inside it and starting to melt" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2021/08/the-science.png"></a> <h3 class="heading-border block"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues">Climate issues</a></h3> <p style="margin-top: 10px;">Learn more about how 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