Global energy sector emissions hit record high in 2023
Droughts limited hydropower production last year, so emissions in the energy sector reached a third consecutive record high, IEA said
Slovenia exceeds 1 GW in solar capacity in 2023
The country has also entered the list of the top ten European Union member countries in installed solar power capacity per capita
Renewables 2023 report: solar, China drive record renewable capacity additions
Solar power accounted for three quarters of renewables capacity additions, of which PV in China alone topped the entire 2022 global figure
Seven European countries to shut down all CO2-emitting power plants by 2035
The agreement was concluded as part of the Pentalateral Energy Forum, chaired by the Netherlands this year
EU adds record 56 GW of new solar as Bulgaria, Romania join GW-scale club
This is the third year in a row with a growth rate of at least 40%, but solar additions in 2024 will slow down, SolarPower Europe says
IEA: Global power grids need to be doubled by 2050
Grids are becoming a bottleneck for the transition to net zero, IEA said in its new global study on electricity networks
IEA’s Birol: Climate change is indifferent to geopolitical rivalries
IEA's head Fatih Birol warned that governments need to separate climate issues from geopolitics on the pathway toward net zero emissions
Spain led solar surge in EU in 2022, plans to almost double its 2030 PV target
In 2022 Spain recorded its highest annual additions of PV plants, which made it the largest PV market in Europe and the fifth in the world
