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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 17d

Excellent piece by @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social in @nytimes.com on renewables delivering concrete benefits—jobs, security, growth—for real people in real communities.

#ClimateWeekNYC

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 17d

As we gear up for COP30, it’s clear: credible NDCs and robust national energy transition plans are the foundation for decarbonization.

Thank you Bruce Douglas @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social, Lauren Uppink Calderwood, Ørsted, and @e3g.bsky.social for a powerful kickoff at #ClimateWeekNYC!

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We Mean Business Coalition @wemeanbusiness.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're proud to have signed this letter organized by @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social and @climategroup.bsky.social #RE100. The corporate demand is clear and with the right policies, investment and jobs will follow - strengthening Korea’s #competitiveness, #security and #prosperity.

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Aug 28

⭕ Private sector urges Korea to lead APAC renewable energy race
This morning, GRA and RE100 -backed by leading business associations - sent a letter to Korean ministers.
The media reach shows one thing clearly: corporate ambition is driving the energy transition and supporting government action.

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Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Aug 28

⭕ Private sector urges Korea to lead APAC renewable energy race
This morning, GRA and RE100 -backed by leading business associations - sent a letter to Korean ministers.
The media reach shows one thing clearly: corporate ambition is driving the energy transition and supporting government action.

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Aug 25

The case is undeniable:
📈 76% of Korean business leaders support fossil-free power by 2035
📈 3 million Korean jobs could be unlocked by 2050 with the renewable energy transition
📈 ₩22 trillion was lost to fossil gas price spikes in 2022

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Aug 25

🇰🇷 This morning in South Korea: Energy #Security = #Renewable Energy

Ahead of the Clean Energy Ministerial in Busan today, GRA joined forces with @climategroup.bsky.social in MK to share one clear message: renewables are the foundation of Korea’s competitiveness, security, and resilience.

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Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Aug 21

📢 CEM16 is set to be key moment in the decade of action

Collaboration between governments and industry is key to building the flexible, modern power systems we need for a clean, secure and just future.

📌 Follow the conversations at CEM16 → www.cemmi2025.kr/index

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Aug 14

🌍We’re less than 2 weeks from #CEM16 in Busan, South Korea.

GRA will join global energy leaders in advancing the clean energy transition.

Held with the APEC Energy Ministerial & World Climate Industry Expo 2025, #CEM16 is a key platform for global collaboration.

www.cemmi2025.kr/index

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Aug 8

📢 IRENA: 91% of new renewable projects now cheaper than fossil fuel, with solar PV cutting costs with 41%, and onshore wind with 53%. The transition to renewables is irreversible, but its pace depends on today's choices.

Read more in IRENA’s report www.irena.org/Publications...

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Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Aug 5

Renewables aren’t just growing – they’re leading. The latest @iea.org forecast shows that by 2026, renewables will overtake coal as the world’s top power source, rising to 36%. A major step for clean energy and the global transition.

Read more @carbonbrief.org: www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...

IEA: Renewables will be world’s top power source ‘by 2026’ - Carbon Brief

Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity “by 2026 at the latest”, according to new IEA forecasts.

www.carbonbrief.org

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Jun 17

Spain has released a report on the Iberian #blackout and it's clear: solar is not to blame. See the joint statement we've issued with @solarpowereu.bsky.social @unefotovoltaica.bsky.social @globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social
& APREN
➡️ www.globalsolarcouncil.org/news/joint-s...

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SolarPower Europe @solarpowereu.bsky.social · Jun 17

🆕The Spanish Government has just published its report on the causes of the Iberian #blackout in April 2025

Let's be clear: solar PV was not the cause of the blackout

Read our joint statement with @unefotovoltaica.bsky.social, APREN, @globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social & @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social⬇️

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Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Jun 9

⭕New private sector coalition to support #COP30 Brazil
“The GRA COP30 Coalition is extremely important. In Brazil we know how viable renewables are, and above all, the economic logic of renewables which we have to promote." Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, @cop30amazonia.bsky.social President.

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Jun 9

#COP30 is a unique opportunity to "translate global targets into national plans – and into local projects: gigawatts and development on the ground.” said GRA's CEO Bruce Douglas to @cnn-brasil.bsky.social
www.cnnbrasil.com.br/economia/mac...

Meta de triplicar energia renovável até 2030 ainda enfrenta desafios | CNN Brasil

Em entrevista à CNN, Bruce Douglas, CEO da Global Renewables Alliance, detalhou os principais entraves que têm dificultado o avanço dessa agenda e sugeriu caminhos para acelerar a transição energética

www.cnnbrasil.com.br

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Jun 6

@cnn.com today: New Brazilian private sector coalition to drive renewables ambition and support COP30 action agenda.

⏯️ Watch the interview with @benbackwell.bsky.social
www.cnnbrasil.com.br/economia/mac...

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Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue @greensofa-betd.bsky.social · May 28

🔥 It’s time to double down on ambition and triple up on action! 💪🌍 At #BETD25, Bruce Douglas @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social , issued a powerful call in his pitch: youtu.be/K7dO_u_Yp50?...

#EnergyTransition #TripleUp #DoubleDown #GreenFuture #JustTransition #PeopleOfBETD #RenewablesNow

#bet25 Pitch: Double Down, & Triple up – GRA's call to action

YouTube video by Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue

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Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · May 16

Renewables are turning the emissions curve⤵️

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · May 14

NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU

Line chart – China's CO2 emissions are now 1% below their March 2024 peak: China’s emissions from fossil fuels and cement, million tonnes of CO2, rolling 12-month totals. Source: Emissions are estimated from National Bureau of Statistics data on production of different fuels and cement, China Customs data on imports and exports and WIND Information data on changes in inventories, applying emissions factors from China’s latest national greenhouse gas emissions inventory and annual emissions factors per tonne of cement production until 2024. Sector breakdown of coal consumption is estimated using coal consumption data from WIND Information and electricity data from the National Energy Administration.

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · May 15

160+ countries and organisations now support the Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge, #COP29 President H.E. Mukhtar Babayev reacts to the new milestone⤵️

See more about the pledge and how to get involved: globalrenewablesalliance.org/news/global-...

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SolarPower Europe @solarpowereu.bsky.social · May 8

"With our #NowDeliverChange campaign, we're calling on all leaders to include investable renewables targets 🎯 in their #NDCs

Promises ≠ panels ☀️"

- @renewablebruce.bsky.social from @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social, during our Global Associations Workshop supported by GET.invest at #IntersolarEurope

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Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · May 7

📢Leading companies doubles down on energy transition with GRA

GRA proudly announces its COP30 coalition partners for 2025: Adani Green Energy, EDP, CIP, Fortescue, Google, Iberdrola, Octopus Energy Generation, Ørsted, SSE, Topsoe, Vestas, Arup and SUNOTEC.

Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Apr 30

Global momentum builds for energy grid and storage investment amid Spain & Portugal power outage ➡️
64 countries and 100 organisations have now signed COP29 Energy Storage & Grids Pledge
globalrenewablesalliance.org/news/global-...

Global momentum builds for energy grid and storage investment amid European power outages - Global Renewables Alliance

Over 60 countries and 100 organisations have now signed the COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge

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Walburga Hemetsberger @solarwalburga.bsky.social · Apr 25

With the @iea.org's Energy Security Summit taking place in London, @solarpowereu.bsky.social is joining @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social, @climategroup.bsky.social & 130 organisations in urging all governments to prioritise renewables in their #NECPs

More: globalrenewablesalliance.org/security/

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Global Renewables Alliance @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social · Apr 29

Renewables industries react to Spain and Portugal power outage ➡️ globalrenewablesalliance.org/news/reactio...

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SolarPower Europe @solarpowereu.bsky.social · Apr 23

Ahead of @iea.org's Energy Security Summit, we’re joining @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social, @climategroup.bsky.social, @wemeanbusiness.bsky.social & 130 organisations in calling on all governments to make sure renewables are at the core of their #NECPs ☀️

More: globalrenewablesalliance.org/security/

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 24

2 - more than 130 businesses and business associations have signed a statement for a new energy security framework that centres the energy transition.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Business Statement - Energy Security 2025

BUSINESS STATEMENT: REDEFINING ENERGY SECURITY WITH RENEWABLES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY April 2025 On the day of the UK/IEA Energy Security Summit, we the undersigned, a global coalition of leading busi...

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