REN21
@ren21community.bsky.social
We are the global network of diverse stakeholders –governments, industry, NGOs, science and academia– that enables the necessary changes to build the renewables economy for prosperous lives and societies.
Take a look at our #COP30 events, put together in collaboration 🤝 with our network and members.
Bringing diverse voices in key conversations to explore what is needed to unlock the new renewable energy era, show how renewables are central to adaptation, energy security and resilient economies.
Bringing diverse voices in key conversations to explore what is needed to unlock the new renewable energy era, show how renewables are central to adaptation, energy security and resilient economies.
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Take a look at our #COP30 events, put together in collaboration 🤝 with our network and members.
Bringing diverse voices in key conversations to explore what is needed to unlock the new renewable energy era, show how renewables are central to adaptation, energy security and resilient economies.
Bringing diverse voices in key conversations to explore what is needed to unlock the new renewable energy era, show how renewables are central to adaptation, energy security and resilient economies.
In two weeks, REN21 will join the global community in Belém for COP30. @cop30brazil.bsky.social
Our delegation, will represent REN21’s mission to accelerate the shift towards a renewables-based economy.
#COP30 #RenewablesNow #EnergySecurity #Resilience #RenewablesBasedEconomy #REN21
Our delegation, will represent REN21’s mission to accelerate the shift towards a renewables-based economy.
#COP30 #RenewablesNow #EnergySecurity #Resilience #RenewablesBasedEconomy #REN21
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In two weeks, REN21 will join the global community in Belém for COP30. @cop30brazil.bsky.social
Our delegation, will represent REN21’s mission to accelerate the shift towards a renewables-based economy.
#COP30 #RenewablesNow #EnergySecurity #Resilience #RenewablesBasedEconomy #REN21
Our delegation, will represent REN21’s mission to accelerate the shift towards a renewables-based economy.
#COP30 #RenewablesNow #EnergySecurity #Resilience #RenewablesBasedEconomy #REN21
🚨This week: "Champions for Change: Accelerating the Shift to Renewables-based Economies" as part of #NYCW at the #SDG7 Action Forum🗽
Swipe to meet our speakers of this high-level dialogue👉
📅 24 Sept | 15:00–16:30PM CEST
Please send us a message to communication@ren21.net if you wish to attend. 📩
Swipe to meet our speakers of this high-level dialogue👉
📅 24 Sept | 15:00–16:30PM CEST
Please send us a message to communication@ren21.net if you wish to attend. 📩
September 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
REN21 President Ramón Méndez Galain joins our delegation in #NYCW25!🗽
He’ll speak at key events on #EnergySecurity & #NetZero2050, including our very own "Champions for Change: Accelerating the Shift to Renewables-based Economies" showcasing the RE Champions Initiative.
#RenewablesNow
He’ll speak at key events on #EnergySecurity & #NetZero2050, including our very own "Champions for Change: Accelerating the Shift to Renewables-based Economies" showcasing the RE Champions Initiative.
#RenewablesNow
September 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
REN21 President Ramón Méndez Galain joins our delegation in #NYCW25!🗽
He’ll speak at key events on #EnergySecurity & #NetZero2050, including our very own "Champions for Change: Accelerating the Shift to Renewables-based Economies" showcasing the RE Champions Initiative.
#RenewablesNow
He’ll speak at key events on #EnergySecurity & #NetZero2050, including our very own "Champions for Change: Accelerating the Shift to Renewables-based Economies" showcasing the RE Champions Initiative.
#RenewablesNow
Next week in 🗽, REN21 joins #NYCW, UNGA, the Global Renewables Summit & #SDG7 Action Forum to show how #renewables can be the foundation behing resilient, strong and equitable societies and economies. @ranaadib.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Next week in 🗽, REN21 joins #NYCW, UNGA, the Global Renewables Summit & #SDG7 Action Forum to show how #renewables can be the foundation behing resilient, strong and equitable societies and economies. @ranaadib.bsky.social
Why are renewables still underused in agriculture, buildings, industry & transport?
Our NEW 📢 Energy Demand Factsheets unpack the challenges and opportunities - and show how policy alignment, investment, & electrification can build a resilient secure energy system.
👉 www.ren21.net/gsr-2025/sec...
Our NEW 📢 Energy Demand Factsheets unpack the challenges and opportunities - and show how policy alignment, investment, & electrification can build a resilient secure energy system.
👉 www.ren21.net/gsr-2025/sec...
September 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Why are renewables still underused in agriculture, buildings, industry & transport?
Our NEW 📢 Energy Demand Factsheets unpack the challenges and opportunities - and show how policy alignment, investment, & electrification can build a resilient secure energy system.
👉 www.ren21.net/gsr-2025/sec...
Our NEW 📢 Energy Demand Factsheets unpack the challenges and opportunities - and show how policy alignment, investment, & electrification can build a resilient secure energy system.
👉 www.ren21.net/gsr-2025/sec...
Presenting the latest policy brief: "Catalysing Africa’s Renewable Energy Transformation and Green Industrialisation" alongside our member @powershift.bsky.social , and @germanwatch.bsky.social @misereor.bsky.social r as co-authors.
📃 See the full brief and download directly here: lnkd.in/gBfrNEZB
📃 See the full brief and download directly here: lnkd.in/gBfrNEZB
September 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Presenting the latest policy brief: "Catalysing Africa’s Renewable Energy Transformation and Green Industrialisation" alongside our member @powershift.bsky.social , and @germanwatch.bsky.social @misereor.bsky.social r as co-authors.
📃 See the full brief and download directly here: lnkd.in/gBfrNEZB
📃 See the full brief and download directly here: lnkd.in/gBfrNEZB
A renewables-based economy is already taking shape. The challenge now is moving from isolated to systemic change.
📙Dive into the Brief: Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy - www.ren21.net/your-network...
📙Dive into the Brief: Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy - www.ren21.net/your-network...
August 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A renewables-based economy is already taking shape. The challenge now is moving from isolated to systemic change.
📙Dive into the Brief: Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy - www.ren21.net/your-network...
📙Dive into the Brief: Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy - www.ren21.net/your-network...
Finance for #renewables in Africa is not enough — and not fit-for-purpose.
💸Finance is the missing piece in Africa’s #energytransition.
📙Learn more in REN21’s latest Strategic Intelligence Brief here: www.ren21.net/your-network...
#Africa #ClimateFinance #JustTransition #EnergyAccess
💸Finance is the missing piece in Africa’s #energytransition.
📙Learn more in REN21’s latest Strategic Intelligence Brief here: www.ren21.net/your-network...
#Africa #ClimateFinance #JustTransition #EnergyAccess
August 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Finance for #renewables in Africa is not enough — and not fit-for-purpose.
💸Finance is the missing piece in Africa’s #energytransition.
📙Learn more in REN21’s latest Strategic Intelligence Brief here: www.ren21.net/your-network...
#Africa #ClimateFinance #JustTransition #EnergyAccess
💸Finance is the missing piece in Africa’s #energytransition.
📙Learn more in REN21’s latest Strategic Intelligence Brief here: www.ren21.net/your-network...
#Africa #ClimateFinance #JustTransition #EnergyAccess
Policy integration is key: Energy, economic and industrial policies must work hand-in-hand.
⚙️ No industrialisation without integration.
📙 Discover more in REN21’s Strategic Intelligence Brief: www.ren21.net/your-network...
#PolicyAlignment #EnergyTransition #Africa #Renewables #RenewablesNow
⚙️ No industrialisation without integration.
📙 Discover more in REN21’s Strategic Intelligence Brief: www.ren21.net/your-network...
#PolicyAlignment #EnergyTransition #Africa #Renewables #RenewablesNow
August 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Policy integration is key: Energy, economic and industrial policies must work hand-in-hand.
⚙️ No industrialisation without integration.
📙 Discover more in REN21’s Strategic Intelligence Brief: www.ren21.net/your-network...
#PolicyAlignment #EnergyTransition #Africa #Renewables #RenewablesNow
⚙️ No industrialisation without integration.
📙 Discover more in REN21’s Strategic Intelligence Brief: www.ren21.net/your-network...
#PolicyAlignment #EnergyTransition #Africa #Renewables #RenewablesNow
❗We're hiring! Are you detail-oriented, passionate about data, and experienced in renewable energy research? Join our team.
📝Apply now: [https://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2025-033_GSR2026_Research-and-Project-Management-Support_CfP.pdf]
🗓️31 August 2025
#ResearchJobs #RenewablesNow
📝Apply now: [https://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2025-033_GSR2026_Research-and-Project-Management-Support_CfP.pdf]
🗓️31 August 2025
#ResearchJobs #RenewablesNow
August 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
❗We're hiring! Are you detail-oriented, passionate about data, and experienced in renewable energy research? Join our team.
📝Apply now: [https://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2025-033_GSR2026_Research-and-Project-Management-Support_CfP.pdf]
🗓️31 August 2025
#ResearchJobs #RenewablesNow
📝Apply now: [https://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2025-033_GSR2026_Research-and-Project-Management-Support_CfP.pdf]
🗓️31 August 2025
#ResearchJobs #RenewablesNow
Regional energy trading and critical mineral supply chains present a new opportunity for intra-African trade.
🔋From minerals to megawatts: regional cooperation is Africa’s energy advantage.
📖Read the full Brief, Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy. www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
🔋From minerals to megawatts: regional cooperation is Africa’s energy advantage.
📖Read the full Brief, Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy. www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
July 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Regional energy trading and critical mineral supply chains present a new opportunity for intra-African trade.
🔋From minerals to megawatts: regional cooperation is Africa’s energy advantage.
📖Read the full Brief, Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy. www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
🔋From minerals to megawatts: regional cooperation is Africa’s energy advantage.
📖Read the full Brief, Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy. www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
Structural trade imbalances and export-driven infrastructure are barriers to Africa’s industrialisation and local value creation with renewables.
The energy transition must not replicate old models.
Explore more in “Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy”: www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
The energy transition must not replicate old models.
Explore more in “Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy”: www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
July 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Structural trade imbalances and export-driven infrastructure are barriers to Africa’s industrialisation and local value creation with renewables.
The energy transition must not replicate old models.
Explore more in “Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy”: www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
The energy transition must not replicate old models.
Explore more in “Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy”: www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
🌍Africa holds the resources, now it’s time to build the power.
Africa holds 45% of global renewable energy potential and vast reserves of critical minerals, including 70% of the world’s cobalt.
📖Read the latest Strategic Intelligence Brief here: www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
Africa holds 45% of global renewable energy potential and vast reserves of critical minerals, including 70% of the world’s cobalt.
📖Read the latest Strategic Intelligence Brief here: www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
July 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🌍Africa holds the resources, now it’s time to build the power.
Africa holds 45% of global renewable energy potential and vast reserves of critical minerals, including 70% of the world’s cobalt.
📖Read the latest Strategic Intelligence Brief here: www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
Africa holds 45% of global renewable energy potential and vast reserves of critical minerals, including 70% of the world’s cobalt.
📖Read the latest Strategic Intelligence Brief here: www.ren21.net/wp-content/u...
Join us 🔜 TOMORROW, 3 July at 14:00 CET for the global launch of REN21’s Renewable Energy Champions Initiative.
Hear from national leaders + former energy ministers driving real change in the Global South.
🔗 Register Here: lnkd.in/eQeg_7Xx #renewables #leadership
Hear from national leaders + former energy ministers driving real change in the Global South.
🔗 Register Here: lnkd.in/eQeg_7Xx #renewables #leadership
July 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Join us 🔜 TOMORROW, 3 July at 14:00 CET for the global launch of REN21’s Renewable Energy Champions Initiative.
Hear from national leaders + former energy ministers driving real change in the Global South.
🔗 Register Here: lnkd.in/eQeg_7Xx #renewables #leadership
Hear from national leaders + former energy ministers driving real change in the Global South.
🔗 Register Here: lnkd.in/eQeg_7Xx #renewables #leadership
🔎 New from REN21: Strategic Intelligence Brief – Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy
🔗 Read the full brief here: lnkd.in/gTBrZmZa
🔗 Read the full brief here: lnkd.in/gTBrZmZa
July 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🔎 New from REN21: Strategic Intelligence Brief – Unpacking an African Renewables-Based Economy
🔗 Read the full brief here: lnkd.in/gTBrZmZa
🔗 Read the full brief here: lnkd.in/gTBrZmZa
The Global Introduction of REN21's Renewable Energy Champions Initiative - will provide a high-level virtual event showcasing how trusted, peer-to-peer political leadership can accelerate the shift to renewables across regions.
June 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Global Introduction of REN21's Renewable Energy Champions Initiative - will provide a high-level virtual event showcasing how trusted, peer-to-peer political leadership can accelerate the shift to renewables across regions.
Renewables hit a record 741 GW in 2024, but with rising demand and fossil fuel use growing too, the target to triple RE by 2030 is slipping out of reach.
Check out the GSR 2025 Global Overview for more: www.ren21.net/gsr-2025/glo...
Check out the GSR 2025 Global Overview for more: www.ren21.net/gsr-2025/glo...
June 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Renewables hit a record 741 GW in 2024, but with rising demand and fossil fuel use growing too, the target to triple RE by 2030 is slipping out of reach.
Check out the GSR 2025 Global Overview for more: www.ren21.net/gsr-2025/glo...
Check out the GSR 2025 Global Overview for more: www.ren21.net/gsr-2025/glo...
🌍 Join us for the Global Introduction of REN21’s Renewable Energy Champions Initiative
🗓️ Thursday, 3 July 2025 | 14:00 CET (90 minutes) | Virtual Event
Register here: lnkd.in/gXpw8HKk
👉🏼 Trusted, peer-to-peer political leadership can accelerate the shift to renewables across regions.
🗓️ Thursday, 3 July 2025 | 14:00 CET (90 minutes) | Virtual Event
Register here: lnkd.in/gXpw8HKk
👉🏼 Trusted, peer-to-peer political leadership can accelerate the shift to renewables across regions.
June 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🌍 Join us for the Global Introduction of REN21’s Renewable Energy Champions Initiative
🗓️ Thursday, 3 July 2025 | 14:00 CET (90 minutes) | Virtual Event
Register here: lnkd.in/gXpw8HKk
👉🏼 Trusted, peer-to-peer political leadership can accelerate the shift to renewables across regions.
🗓️ Thursday, 3 July 2025 | 14:00 CET (90 minutes) | Virtual Event
Register here: lnkd.in/gXpw8HKk
👉🏼 Trusted, peer-to-peer political leadership can accelerate the shift to renewables across regions.
“Africa is 10-15 years behind in manufacturing excellence—26% of our youth are unprepared. Men, women, youth still lack the capacity to educate and grow themselves. We must redefine what kind of skills and output we’re building.” - Olivia Lamenya, Advisor Climate and Logistics, Keuhne Climate Center
June 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“Africa is 10-15 years behind in manufacturing excellence—26% of our youth are unprepared. Men, women, youth still lack the capacity to educate and grow themselves. We must redefine what kind of skills and output we’re building.” - Olivia Lamenya, Advisor Climate and Logistics, Keuhne Climate Center
“Because of our experience in #solar, we do a lot of installations using lithium batteries—but face major challenges: delays in supply, long customs clearance times, and unreliable #electricity. These issues kill manufacturing and make it hard to compete.” - Laura Corcoran, COO, Aptech Africa
June 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“Because of our experience in #solar, we do a lot of installations using lithium batteries—but face major challenges: delays in supply, long customs clearance times, and unreliable #electricity. These issues kill manufacturing and make it hard to compete.” - Laura Corcoran, COO, Aptech Africa
“We’re working together to map our #humancapital and resources, promote #renewableenergy and #energyefficiency and ensure national policies are harmonised. We understand the potential and the role this plays in #energysecurity and industrialisation.” - Asteria Markus, Program Support Office, SACREEE
June 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“We’re working together to map our #humancapital and resources, promote #renewableenergy and #energyefficiency and ensure national policies are harmonised. We understand the potential and the role this plays in #energysecurity and industrialisation.” - Asteria Markus, Program Support Office, SACREEE
"Africa has over 80 GW of #renewables and a potential of 3500 GW by 2050—but unless we invest in backbone #infrastructure and build #valuechains on the continent, we won’t unlock it. No one will build Africa but Africans." - Kudakwashe Manjonjo, Just Transition Advisor @powershiftafrica.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Africa has over 80 GW of #renewables and a potential of 3500 GW by 2050—but unless we invest in backbone #infrastructure and build #valuechains on the continent, we won’t unlock it. No one will build Africa but Africans." - Kudakwashe Manjonjo, Just Transition Advisor @powershiftafrica.bsky.social
"In today’s current #geopolitical landscape , renewables are the fuel of the future—building renewable-based economies means listening to diverse perspectives and driving collective dialogue, especially across Africa." - Rana Adib, REN21 Executive Director
June 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"In today’s current #geopolitical landscape , renewables are the fuel of the future—building renewable-based economies means listening to diverse perspectives and driving collective dialogue, especially across Africa." - Rana Adib, REN21 Executive Director
🗓️ Happening Tomorrow: Renewable Energy for Economic Development and Industrialisation?
This second, interactive, high-level discussion will unpack the role of RE in catalysing green industrialisation, green skills and job creation across the continent.
👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This second, interactive, high-level discussion will unpack the role of RE in catalysing green industrialisation, green skills and job creation across the continent.
👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
June 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🗓️ Happening Tomorrow: Renewable Energy for Economic Development and Industrialisation?
This second, interactive, high-level discussion will unpack the role of RE in catalysing green industrialisation, green skills and job creation across the continent.
👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This second, interactive, high-level discussion will unpack the role of RE in catalysing green industrialisation, green skills and job creation across the continent.
👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...