Un Declares Irena's Founding Date As International Day For Clean Energy
Date
8/26/2023 7:54:26 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a
resolution proclaiming the 26th January as the International Day of
Clean Energy, the anniversary day of the founding of the
International renewable energy Agency (IRENA) in 2009, Azernews reports, citing the Agency.
By selecting the 26th January, the 193 Member States of the UNGA
acknowledge IRENA's leading role in accelerating the global,
renewables-based energy transition.
Welcoming the UN resolution, IRENA Director-General FranceLa
Camera said:“It is with much enthusiasm that I applaud the UN and
its Member States, including the United Arab Emirates and Panama as
co-facilitators of the resolution, on their decision to create an
International Day of Clean Energy. It is proof, that since the
foundation of IRENA on the 26th of January 2009, the energy
transition has taken centre-stage to fight climate change, enhance
human welfare and drive an urgent and systemic shift for increased
energy access, reduced inequalities, improved energy security, and
prosperand resilient economies and societies.”
By creating a day focused on clean energy, the UN underscores
the importance of inclusivity and offers a dedicated day for both
traditional and non-traditional actors to showcase their
contributions to more affordable, reliable, and sustainable modern
energy systems that ultimately help accelerate progress towards the
2030 agenda for sustainable development. La Camera added:
“Launching an International Day of Clean Energy is a powerful way
to remind the world of its commitment to universal clean energy
access and meeting the Paris Agreement climate goal.”
With COP28 in Dubai approaching, this UN decision highlights the
need for a unified global approach to energy issues. In line with
IRENA's 1.5°C scenario and the COP28 agenda, the UN resolution
emphasises the need to increase the share of renewables and clean
energy by 2030 for a just and sustainable energy transition.
IRENA's World Energy Transitions Outlook calls for a tripling of
annual renewable power capacity additions from around 300 gigawatts
(GW) to 1000 GW on average until 2030 globally.
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