Renewable energy will power the world’s development and our aim is to make sure the renewable sector is fully sustainable and respects human rights across our entire value chain. Our foremost priority is to tackle climate change and reach net-zero for the Planet, while boosting livelihoods and improving people’s quality of life. We will do this by defining sustainability standards and KPIs, achieving ambitious targets together and fostering collaboration.
We are an independent global alliance open to all actors recognizing the urgency of tackling the climate emergency according to the ‘just transition’ principles and the need to promote and embed sustainability and social responsibility in the renewable energy industry: NGOs, associations and civil society representatives, utility companies, material suppliers and equipment manufacturers, renewable project developers and plant builders, technical and technological partners, and, end-users, spanning industrial, commercial and domestic energy consumers.
The challenge for humanity's development is to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and phase them out by 2050. To get there, we need to maintain energy stability with the use of sustainable, renewable energies. It’s a process that will require paying due attention to energy and -climate objectives on one side and on the other the need to protect the natural landscape, air quality and water resources, and preserve biodiversity and soil quality.
To make the transition from fossil fuels to renewable-sustainable sources effective, it’s necessary that new energy technologies become increasingly inexpensive. Over the past 10 years, a reduction in costs has been noticed thanks to technological improvements, supply chains and the experience gained by energy companies. Today, investments in the energy transition can be stable, affordable and attractive to the world economy.
To make the transition from fossil fuels to renewable-sustainable sources effective, it’s necessary that new energy technologies become increasingly inexpensive. Over the past 10 years, a reduction in costs has been noticed thanks to technological improvements, supply chains and the experience gained by energy companies. Today, investments in the energy transition can be stable, affordable and attractive to the world economy.
Improving air quality reduces the negative impacts of pollution on human health and the environment. It encourages innovation and competitiveness in green technologies. Respiratory diseases caused by poor air quality have an important impact on human life and also on healthcare costs managed by governments to protect public health, so reducing them brings economic benefits.
Energy security, meanwhile, is about supplying energy reliably over time to end-users. It is one of the common goods whose control is entrusted to public authorities. Energy companies must guarantee clean and responsible production together with reliable supplies and price stability. Supplies can fail due to accidental failures, damage or government regulations, while significant, rapid and unforeseen price increases can generate economic crisis and political instability. Energy security is safeguarded through the operation of infrastructure, investments to improve security, and policy choices in social and environmental areas. This vital equilibrium drives the industries of the future.
Energy security, meanwhile, is about supplying energy reliably over time to end-users. It is one of the common goods whose control is entrusted to public authorities. Energy companies must guarantee clean and responsible production together with reliable supplies and price stability. Supplies can fail due to accidental failures, damage or government regulations, while significant, rapid and unforeseen price increases can generate economic crisis and political instability. Energy security is safeguarded through the operation of infrastructure, investments to improve security, and policy choices in social and environmental areas. This vital equilibrium drives the industries of the future.
The United Nations promotes Sustainable Energy for All because access to modern, sustainable energy sources is vital to poverty alleviation, economic opportunity and education, among many others. The goals to be achieved are: - Ensuring universal access to modern energy services. - Improving energy efficiency rates globally. - Increasing adoption of clean energy technologies by promoting investment in infrastructure. - Implementing these goals especially in less developed countries.
Currently, the global energy system is in the midst of a major transition to clean energy, involving massive deployment of a wide range of clean energy technologies, which depend heavily on critical minerals such as nickel, lithium, copper, cobalt and rare earth elements. Because demand is increasing for these technologies, and therefore for these minerals, we need to improve processes to ensure recovery and reuse, and to speed up the development of recycling systems in order to guarantee the future availability of these minerals.
Currently, the global energy system is in the midst of a major transition to clean energy, involving massive deployment of a wide range of clean energy technologies, which depend heavily on critical minerals such as nickel, lithium, copper, cobalt and rare earth elements. Because demand is increasing for these technologies, and therefore for these minerals, we need to improve processes to ensure recovery and reuse, and to speed up the development of recycling systems in order to guarantee the future availability of these minerals.
Energy production has impacts on the Planet but also on people. Therefore, energy becomes sustainable only when delivered through a full commitment to social responsibility and respect for internationally recognized human rights, which means mitigating negative impacts and boosting positive impacts on communities and other stakeholders. Moreover, the energy sector is well positioned to foster social responsibility and respect human rights across its value chain, thus increasing value creation for people around the globe.
Today, 40 million people work in the renewable energy sector. It is expected that there will be a continued creation of new jobs, even as we move away from fossil fuels. It is estimated that an additional 30 million new jobs will be added by 2030 (14 million in production/supply and 16 million in end-use).
Today, 40 million people work in the renewable energy sector. It is expected that there will be a continued creation of new jobs, even as we move away from fossil fuels. It is estimated that an additional 30 million new jobs will be added by 2030 (14 million in production/supply and 16 million in end-use).