25 September 2017
WHO: Dr Fatih Birol, IEA Executive Director, and Paolo Frankl, Head of the IEA's Renewable Energy Division
WHAT: Press conference for the launch of the IEA's Renewables 2017 market report
WHEN: Wednesday, 4 October, 10:00 AM.
WHERE: 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH, UK
The IEA is organizing a press conference in London for the launch of Renewables 2017, the annual market report and analysis, with IEA Executive Director Dr Fatih Birol and Paolo Frankl, the head of the Renewable Energy Division at the IEA. The report examines the latest trends and forecast for renewable power. It comes as 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.
EVENT DETAILS:
To register for this event, please email press@iea.org with your name and media affiliation.
For those who are unable to attend the press conference in London, the IEA will also host an embargoed press webinar on Friday, 29 September. If you are interested in attending the press webinar please email press@iea.org.
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.