World adds 260GW of renewables in 2020, pandemic be damned

DESPITE the economic ravages wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 beat earlier estimates and all previous records for global renewable energy deployment, adding 260 gigawatts – exceeding 2019’s deployment levels by 50%, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.

World adds 260GW of renewables in 2020, pandemic be damned World adds 260GW of renewables in 2020, pandemic be damned World adds 260GW of renewables in 2020, pandemic be damned World adds 260GW of renewables in 2020, pandemic be damned World adds 260GW of renewables in 2020, pandemic be damned

Marks the start of the decade of renewables: IRENA

The Agency's Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021 report shows that renewable energy's share of all new generating capacity rose considerably for the second year in a row.