IRENA 12th Assembly, 15-16 January 2021. See the Full Programme

3rd edition of the IRENA Youth Forum: Youth-led Solutions to Accelerate the Energy Transition and Achieve Climate Objectives 7th IRENA Legislators Forum: Parliamentary and Regulatory Actions to Drive National Energy Transition Policies: From Commitment to Action Public-Private Dialogue Renewable Energy and Circular Economy: Focus on End-of-life Management of Renewables

IRENA’s new report, Solar PV: A Gender Perspective, finds that women fare best in solar PV manufacturing, representing 47% of the workforce.

Despite Japan’s technical and construction preeminence and its significant energy potential, there are only around twenty geothermal plants in Japan, generating 0.3% of the country’s total electricity. However, in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster the Japanese government introduced new policies to accelerate geothermal power plant deployment.

IRENA through ETAF is managing matchmaking activities between potential projects and funding partners.