Africa: 'Renewables Are Renewing Economies', UN Chief Tells Top Climate Forum

Africa: 'Renewables Are Renewing Economies', UN Chief Tells Top Climate Forum

Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy generation and the rising toll of inaction over rising temperatures.

‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum

Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy generation and the rising toll of inaction over rising temperatures.

The numbers are there, despite all the noise: renewable energies, big allies of the fight against climate change, are the clearest bet for investors in the electricity sector. Last year there was a “massive increase” of solar, wind and hydroelectric capacity on the planet, explained this Wednesday the International Agency of Renewable Energies (Irena) in its balance sheet of 2024. In just 12 months 585 gigawatts of new power were added, which me…

Berlin, 26 Mar (EFEverde).- UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned that climate challenges are accumulating, with numerous records in global warming, but he also maintains that there are positive news and advances, such as the significant increase in the weight of renewable energies. "Climate challenges are accumulating," the Portuguese said in a video message from New York at the 16th Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, which marks…

‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum - Caribbean News Global

GENEVA, Switzerland – Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy generation and the rising toll of inaction over rising temperatures. 2025 marks a milestone: the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and the deadline for countries to submit their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), designed to keep the global goal alive of limiting temperature r…

2025 marks a significant milestone: the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and the deadline for countries to submit their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), designed to maintain the global goal of limiting temperature increases to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. At the 16th Petersberg Climate Dialogue in […]