The 2020 GTR edition was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Information is presented by type of investment, technology and economy. This resulted in only a moderate increase in the overall share of renewables in total final energy consumption (TFEC), despite significant progress in the power sector. Together with REN21’s annual Renewables Global Status Report (GSR), these two publications provide a comprehensive overview of developments in the renewable energy sector. The 2020 GTR edition was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Shares of renewables in electricity generation continued to rise around the world. Design & execution : CIRIDD © 2011-2020 construction21, EXPERT TALK: COMPARING ONE JOULE TO ANOTHER, [Podcast] The second mover advantage manifest: talking to Paul Steely White of LINK/SuperPedestrian, Cassetex from Bangladesh, Sosei from Uruguay and Carbon Craft Design from India win the seventh edition of ClimateLaunchpad, [Webinar - Celsius Talk] Keeping it Cool with District Cooling, Virtual workshop: Co-design for new forms of urban living, The Energy Charter Treaty needs updating, but remains a valuable tool for the transition, Kick-off of the Green Solutions Awards 2020-2021, Launch of a MOOC about building with straw : Building for change - Naturally, Preview of the Green Solutions Awards 2020/21, Making use of excess heat: Assessment methodology for urban excess heat recovery solutions. At REN21, working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped us! Watch live on Youtube or Facebook. As with all REN21 publications, GSR 2020 is the product of a collaborative process built from an international community of renewable energy contributors, researchers and authors. As of 2018, modern renewable energy accounted for an estimated 11% of TFEC. GSR2020 shows that today’s progress is largely the result of policies and regulations initiated years ago, which focus on the power sector. This year’s edition includes a feature chapter on citizen support for renewable energy projects. EQ provides unique Insights & Transparency in Power Generation,Clean Energy, Low Carbon Technologies, Carbon Markets. The Green Finance Measures Database consolidates 390+ policy and regulatory measures to promote the development of green finance, bringing together instruments from 60 developed and developing countries. This is only a slight increase from 9.6% in 2013. START READING There was only a moderate increase in the overall share of renewables in total final energy consumption (TFEC). GSR2020 shows that today’s progress is largely the result of policies and regulations initiated years ago, which focus on the power sector. This report indicates that growth in renewable power has been impressive over the past five years. Capacity installations and investment continued to spread to all corners of the world and distributed renewable energy systems provided additional households in developing and emerging countries with access to electricity and clean cooking services. This report provides a comprehensive overview of global developments in renewable energy markets, investments and policies in 2019. The content on this site does not necessarily represent the views of the individual partners. As for Europe, while the share of renewable energy keeps increasing, investments have fallen yet again by 4% since 2018, according to REN21’s Renewables 2020 Global Status Report (GSR), released today. Although CO2 emissions remained stable in 2019, the world is not on track to limit global warming to below 1.5 °C as stipulated in the Paris Agreement. But, too little is happening in the heating, cooling and transport sectors. The report, released today, shows that growth in renewable power has been impressive over the past five years. Together with REN21’s annual Renewables Global Status Report (GSR), these two publications provide a comprehensive overview of developments in the renewable energy sector. GSR2020 shows that today’s progress is largely the result of policies and regulations initiated years ago, which focus on the power sector. Major barriers seen in heating, cooling and transport have remained in place for almost a decade. These cost declines have led to record-low bids in tendering processes, which became even more common during the year. To make the switch, policy change is needed.