Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Policy: Geothermal Power Should Increase to 227 GW by 2050 to Help Mitigate Climate Change - IRENA

Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050 (IRENA)

The REmap Case 2050 target for geothermal energy is 227 GW

Renewable energy needs to be scaled up at least six times faster for the world to meet the decarbonisation and climate mitigation goals set out in the Paris Agreement, says Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050.

The total share of renewable energy must rise from around 18% of total final energy consumption (in 2015) to around two-thirds by 2050. Over the same period, the share of renewables in the power sector would increase from around one-quarter to 85%, mostly through growth in solar and wind power generation.

Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050. April 2018, ISBN: 978-92-9260-059-4.