WHAT: Press webinar (under embargo) for the release of Market Report Series: Renewables 2017 report
WHEN: Friday, 29 September 2017, 3:00 PM Paris time
WHO: Paolo Frankl, Head of IEA's Renewable Energy Division
Renewable electricity markets have witnessed an unprecedented acceleration in recent years and broke another annual deployment record in 2016. As costs decline, wind and solar are becoming increasingly comparable to new-build fossil fuel alternatives in a growing number of countries.
Renewables 2017, formerly the Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report, provides a detailed market analysis and overview of renewable electricity capacity and generation, biofuel production, and renewable heat consumption, as well as a forecast for the period between 2017 and 2022. This year's report also provides additional analysis on the contribution of electric vehicles to renewable road transport and the off-grid solar market in Africa and developing Asia.
The report identifies a set of policy improvements in key markets that could accelerate the growth of renewables in the electricity sector, as well as transport biofuels. These would be needed to accelerate the pace of decarbonisation in all sectors to be on track with long-term climate goals.
A press conference will also be held in London on Wednesday, 4 October 2017 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (GMT) at 10-11 Carlton House Terrace.
Presenting the report will be Dr. Fatih Birol, the IEA's Executive Director, and Paolo Frankl, the head of the IEA's Renewable Energy Division.
If you are interested in attending, please contact press@iea.org and mention the London press conference.
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About the IEA: The International Energy Agency, the global energy authority, was founded in 1974 to help its member countries co-ordinate a collective response to major oil supply disruptions. Its mission has evolved and rests today on three main pillars: working to ensure global energy security; expanding energy cooperation and dialogue around the world; and promoting an environmentally sustainable energy future.