Renewables firmly cemented their cost leadership in global energy markets in 2024, with 91% of newly commissioned renewable projects delivering electricity at a lower cost than any fossil fuel alternative,...
Renewable energy capacity surged by a record 585 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, reaching a total global capacity of 4,448 GW—marking the fastest annual growth rate ever at 15.1%, according to...
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed today with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a...
The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai Monday evening dropped a call to ‘phaseout’ fossil fuels, prompting outcry from climate vulnerable countries and civil society. The...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged a deal at COP28 on the phaseout of fossil fuels, telling negotiators that “now is the time for maximum ambition and maximum flexibility,”...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for agreement to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at crunch shipping talks in London this week and urged decarbonisation...
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, on Hope and Action The Challenge. Speaking at ECOSOC, the UN SG says ‘There is still hope, because we know what we need to do.” UN...
In a wide-ranging address that touched on the most critical issues of the times, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged leaders gathered for the Annual Meeting to take urgent action. Taking...