April 21, 2020

Andrew Campbell 

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), investing in renewable energy could bring benefits in the economy, handling the climate emergency. IRENA pointed out the global economy could be empowered by renewable energy with $100 trillion growing of global GDP between 2020 and 2050. Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA, indicated that the outbreak of COVID-19 showed the vulnerabilities of the economic system. He called on the global governments to invest renewable energy for enhancing the growth of the economy. 

On the other hand, the African Union Commission (AUC) promised to work together with IRENA by improving renewable energy, upgrading the response to coronavirus across the continent. They will concentrate on the development of green energy with inventive solutions. The two organizations hoped that the vital services in Africa could be strengthened by applying renewable energy.

Several energy experts also stood out to make sure the development of renewable energy could last. The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, called for the global governments not to lapse the green energy investment. The chairman and chief executive officer of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, guaranteed the company would keep investing the renewable energy to mesh the green energy in electricity. 

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