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ARE YOU READY? 🎊 The Renewable Energy and Sustainability Report #RESR is finally out - https://lnkd.in/dMjxwDxP What does it have to say? 👉🏼Renewable energy is pivotal in transforming global sustainability efforts. Their adoption enables significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and pollution to be achieved, while simultaneously enhancing the sustainability of various sectors such as transportation, agriculture, and construction. 👉🏼Importantly, renewables pose no harm to human health and instead stimulate economic growth by creating job opportunities and fostering local development. Furthermore, renewables play a crucial role in improving energy accessibility and mitigating energy poverty, all while allowing for tailored solutions to meet local needs and fostering community engagement. 📹 Join our event later today at 2 PM to dig deeper into the findings: https://lnkd.in/dUpCQNVT Ute Collier Laura E. Rachel Asante-Owusu Raffaele Rossi Francesca Antonelli Andrzej Ceglarz Dean Cooper Zuzana Dobrotkova Rabia Ferroukhi Debbie Gray Walburga Hemetsberger Dirk Hendricks Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes Bharadwaj Kummamuru Caroline Avan Rebecca Nohl Stephan Singer Cosimo Tansini Associate Prof. Dr. Sven Teske Andrea Ines Wainer #RenewablesNow #REbootTheWorld #sustainability #renewableenergy

Thrilled that the REN21 Renewable Energy and Sustainability Report (RESR) is out today. Over the past 18 months we worked on assessing the broader sustainability impact of renewable energy sources and I had the pleasure of leading the writing on the chapter on #energyjustice. In the report you can also learn about #ecosystem interactions and the #material impacts of renewables. The RESR provides a “recipe” to scale up renewables in ways that maximise their benefits and minimise their potential negative impact. Comparing renewables with other energy sources, it clearly demonstrates that: 1. Renewables have far lower environmental impact than all other energy sources, and 2. The potential negative impact of renewables on land, water, biodiversity, human rights and waste generation can be mitigated with the adoption of existing best practices, policies and regulations. The report provides a wealth of best practices, regulations, and initiatives for the sustainable and equitable deployment of renewables. It demonstrates how, among others, sound siting of renewable infrastructure, circular supply chains, and stakeholder involvement are central components of the renewables “success recipe”. Personally, I find the working method of REN21 the most inspiring: the number of expert contributors who have shaped the content of the report with their knowledge and input indicates the broad knowledge base this report is based on. Kudos to Andrea Ines Wainer for managing this multi-stakeholder process. You can access the report here: https://lnkd.in/e9JE6YZa #RESR #REbootTheWorld #RenewablesNow #Sustainability #SustainableEnergy #energyjustice

Just released: REN21's Renewable Energy and Sustainability Report (RESR) 2024 This report comes soon after the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service's declaration of 2023 as the hottest year on record, and underscores the urgent need to transition to a renewable energy system to combat climate change. The report outlines best practices to maximise benefits and mitigate risks associated with renewable energy projects. Among these, tools and frameworks like the Hydropower Sustainability Standard emerge as invaluable resources, ensuring accountability and sustainability in renewable projects. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/dMjxwDxP

#REN21’s #Renewable #Energy and #Sustainability Report (#RESR): RESR presents “success recipe” for a #justandsustainable #energytransition to deliver on #COP28 commitments. REN21’s Renewable Energy and Sustainability Report (#RESR) shatters myths and misconceptions about #renewable #energy and demonstrates how renewables hold the key to a healthier, more sustainable world. • REN21’s RESR builds global confidence and provides shared understanding to embark on a path for a sustainable and equitable #energytransition. • The RESR confirms that #renewables have far lower environmental and social impacts than all other energy sources. • The benefits of #renewables largely outweigh the potential negative impacts they may generate. • The potential negative impacts of #renewables can be avoided or mitigated with the adoption of existing best practices. COP28 commitment signed to triple #renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade was welcomed by many stakeholders, but it also raises questions about the potential impacts of such a rapid scale-up. RESR demonstrates that #renewables are the most sustainable energy source and concludes that the benefits of the #renewables largely outweigh their potential negative impacts and that any such negative impacts can be mitigated with the adoption of existing best practices. Quote from Rana Adib, Executive Director, REN21: “The evidence is clear - there is no room for skepticism and excuses: #Renewables are the most #sustainable #energy source. They help tackle #climatechange, pollution and biodiversity loss.The REN21 Renewable Energy and Sustainability Report outlines how to maximise the benefits of #renewables across our economies and communities, while reducing possible negative impacts. Developed using a collaborative and cross-sectoral process, this report should be a guide for all decision makers who have committed to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 and need to ensure societal support to make the energy transition happen.” Fossil fuels, responsible for 75% of greenhouse gas emissions, are the main driver of climate change. The pollution generated by their extraction, production and burning is also responsible for millions of premature deaths and is an important driver of biodiversity loss. In comparison, the average median emissions of all #renewable energy technologies, from a life-cycle perspective, are proven to be much lower than those of fossil #gas and #coal, respectively. While fossil fuel operations and their extraction sites leave land polluted, degraded and depleted long after the facilities are decommissioned, renewables do not have the same long-term impacts on land and water. In addition, most #renewable energy installations can co-exist with other uses like agriculture or fishing. #RenewableEnergy

One recommendation that stood out for me in the #RESR is embracing the complexities of a just energy transition and communicating about it. We recognize that complex messages can be a challenge to simplify and break down into more digestible pieces of information, but omitting important details for the sake of simplifying the message can build distrust and fail to clarify tension points. It is also important to keep in mind for communicators the multi-sectoral nature of how data related to the energy transition is collected. Would highly recommend reading the #RESR!

Another insightful report from REN21! This time focusing on the #sustainability of renewable energy and the need for #energyjustice 🌍🍃🌊🏙👩👦👦 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/deEwdEtK

The Renewable Energy and Sustainability Report has been released, showcasing Uruguay's successful completion of its first energy transition in the last decade.   Read the full REN21 report here 👇   https://lnkd.in/dMYmdDdc What's next? 💭 Green H2 & electric mobility   #energytransition #ESG #InvestinUruguay

Register here → bit.ly/3SAaMyx The urgent need to reduce emissions, transition to renewable energy, and embrace sustainable and green solutions has never been clearer. However, the path to a sustainable future is complex and requires aligning corporate vision with today’s decarbonisation realities. Join us on February 29th for a networking dinner at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, as we empower leaders with actionable insights to navigate the complex landscape of decarbonisation and contribute to a more sustainable and prosperous future for all. This invite-only session will be hosted by experts from ENGIE Impact. Poonam Khemlani (Dolly) Nur Mahammad Khandakar Sangeeta Majumder Senjuti Ghosh Saket Bengani Sandeep Sivaram Mitch Speers Ashutosh Prasad #SustainableFuture #GreenSolutions #CorporateResponsibility #ClimateLeadership #SustainabilityInsights #RenewableEnergy #CarbonNeutral #GreenTech #ClimateStrategy #CorporateDecarbonisation #SustainableLeadership #ClimateResilience #SustainableBusiness #CleanEnergyFuture

Register here → bit.ly/3TmfDm6 The urgent need to reduce emissions, transition to renewable energy, and embrace sustainable and green solutions has never been clearer. However, the path to a sustainable future is complex and requires aligning corporate vision with today’s decarbonisation realities. Join us on May 2nd for a networking dinner at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, as we empower leaders with actionable insights to navigate the complex landscape of decarbonisation and contribute to a more sustainable and prosperous future for all. This invite-only session will be hosted by James Ramsay, Marek H., and Denen D. from ENGIE Impact. Sangeeta Majumder Nur Mahammad Khandakar Poonam Khemlani (Dolly) Senjuti Ghosh Saket Bengani Sandeep Sivaram Mitch Speers Ashutosh Prasad #SustainableFuture #GreenSolutions #CorporateResponsibility #ClimateLeadership #SustainabilityInsights #RenewableEnergy #CarbonNeutral #GreenTech #ClimateStrategy #CorporateDecarbonisation #SustainableLeadership #ClimateResilience #SustainableBusiness #CleanEnergyFuture