From Energy Crisis to Energy Security: Why Supply Chains Matter?
The Middle East conflict has severely disrupted the global economy and exposed the fragility of fossil fuel supply chains. From fuel shortages to supply chain shocks, energy security is being redefine...
27 Apr 13min
How Can Clean Cooking Transform the Lives of 2.1 billion people?
The energy transition is incomplete without addressing how people cook their meals. For over 2.1 billion people worldwide, that still means relying on polluting fuels such as wood, charcoal, and keros...
26 Mars 15min
Beyond the Price: How Well-Designed Renewable Energy Auctions Drive Positive Impacts
Renewable energy auctions have become one of the most widely used policy mechanisms for procuring renewable electricity worldwide. In this episode, Diala Hawila, Team Lead on Renewable Energy Policy a...
13 Mars 22min
Fuelling Aviation: How to Unlock Investment to Scale Up SAF
Aviation accounts for 2.5% of global emissions and remains one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are widely seen as its most immediate solution, yet production si...
27 Feb 16min
How Can Energy Planning Close the Gap Between Plans and Projects?
As the global energy transition accelerates, countries face growing pressure to turn renewable energy targets into bankable project pipelines. In this episode, Juan Jose Garcia Mendez, Programme Offic...
6 Feb 19min
Renewable Energy Jobs: Progress, Trends and Future outlook
Despite record renewable energy deployment in 2024, job creation in the sector grew by just 2.3%, the smallest increase in years. In this episode, Michael Renner, Head of Socioeconomics and Policy at ...
27 Jan 33min
Gender Perspective: How to Make the Energy Transition Truly Gender Equitable?
Women make up just 32% of the global renewable energy workforce and hold only 19% of senior leadership positions. In this episode, IRENA's expert explores the barriers behind these figures and what it...
11 Dec 202517min
Financing the Renewable Future: What do the Latest Trends Reveal About Progress, Gaps and Opportunities in Energy Transition Investment?
Global investment in the energy transition reached a record $2.4 trillion in 2024, more than double the 2019 levels, with one-third going to renewable technologies. Yet, the pace of growth is slowing ...
26 Nov 202518min
