I en nylig rapport forudser det internationale energiagentur (IEA), at vedvarende energi vil blive fordoblet over de næste fem år.
Ifølge IEA skyldes væksten af vedvarende energi den globale energikrise, som har accelereret overgangen til vedvarende energityper. Hvis tendensen fortsætter, vil vedvarende energi overhale kul som den største kilde til elektricitet i verden.
IEA forventer, at global vedvarende energi vil stige med 2400 GW fra 2022 til 2027, hvilket svarer til hele Kinas kapacitet.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol udtalte: “Renewables were already expanding quickly, but the global energy crisis has kicked them into an extraordinary new phase of even faster growth as countries seek to capitalise on their energy security benefits. The world is set to add as much renewable power in the next 5 years as it did in the previous 20 years,”
Og videre: “This is a clear example of how the current energy crisis can be a historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure energy system. Renewables’ continued acceleration is critical to help keep the door open to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C.”
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