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The International Renewable Energy Agency supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future. Director-General: @flacamera
Abu Dhabi
Joined October 2013
💡NEW @IRENA report confirms👷♀️#Women % of #renewables workforce hasn't moved beyond 32% in past years. This has gone on too long, risking the #EnergyTransition of labour shortages & lack of diverse perspectives. Read more for the detailed analysis:
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This is a story of #women coming together to improve their own lives, powered by #renewables: by initiating a solidarity fund to install a solar-powered irrigation system,🚺farmers in Bugesera, #Rwanda, freed themselves from hardship & enjoy better income. Get
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Joined the #G20SouthAfrica Energy Ministerial today & presented @IRENA’s work within @g20org. I re-iterated the business case of renewables. #Renewables are critical to enable economic development, jobs, resilience & to improve livelihoods.
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New @IRENA report confirms what @UAEMissionIRENA H.E. @NAH_208 said: women play critical & diverse roles in #ClimateAction & #energy transition. So this is why #women representation must increase in #renewables workforce. See analysis: https://t.co/5wgXS7EuWg
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Systemic barriers--not lack of talent or interest--keep #women out of the #renewables workforce. Workplace, societal & educational barriers at every stage of their professional development grow steeper over time. What can we all do to address these different barriers? Read
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Indeed, as @FinlandEmbUAE H.E. @TuulaYFIN said: a comprehensive approach is needed to overcome persistent #gender inequality in #renewables workforce. New @IRENA report outlines the top-down, bottom-up approaches combined w/ cross-cutting initiatives. More:
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Accelerating the deployment of #RenewableEnergy to reach #3xRenewables goal must go hand-in-hand w/ measures to safeguard biodiversity & ecosystems. Today, @IRENA & @IUCN agreed to work together to ensure a sustainable & nature-positive energy transition. See more:
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📆What does it take for the Southern Mediterranean countries to participate effectively in the emerging green hydrogen markets? Join @IRENA 30-minute webinar, in collaboration with @wto & @medgem_network. Register here: https://t.co/q8fxET3XXs
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🚺Women in #renewables continue to face bias & stereotypes at every stage of their professional development. @IRENA new report identifies the barriers they face & suggests measures & policies to foster an inclusive environment at each stage of their career. Read:
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📆Hear directly from @IRENA experts, govt leaders, private sector actors & civil society champions, on how to increase #women active engagement in global #EnergyTransition. Register to the webinar 'Renewable Energy: A Gender Perspective'👉 https://t.co/R5bLIx2H9O
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👩🏭Although higher than in traditional #energy sectors, #women share in #renewables employment remains concentrated in administrative roles, while their presence in #STEM & leadership positions lags far behind. Find out ways to remedy this👇 https://t.co/5wgXS7F2LO
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The underrepresentation of #women in #renewables workforce can't go on. It puts the #EnergyTransition progress at risk due to labour shortages & lack of diverse perspectives. I call on everyone to join hands & address barriers. New @IRENA report shows how:
irena.org
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New @IRENA data offers comprehensive assessment of🚺participation in #RenewableEnergy workforce👷♀️. Not only does it show the % remains the same since the past years, it also shows #Women are painfully underrepresented in STEM & medium-skilled trades. Get detailed insights:
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💡#Women hold 32% of full-time jobs in #RenewableEnergy sector. Although higher than in other energy industries, the % hasn't changed since @IRENA 1st gender analysis in 2019. See more findings & ways to address the persistent gender #inequality: https://t.co/5wgXS7EuWg
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🤔How far are we to reach 11.2 TW of renewables capacity by 2030 since 2 years after the world agreed on the UAE Consensus #3xRenewables? As custodian agency tracking the progress, @IRENA will share the latest update on the global goal. Stay tuned👇 https://t.co/33bOrVs9Jk
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💡Six years since @IRENA first gender analysis, what has changed for women in the #RenewableEnergy workforce? Look forward to the answers tomorrow on this account and the Agency's website👇 https://t.co/33bOrVs9Jk
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This is a big step towards the right direction. As @IRENA has confirmed: the marriage of #RenewableEnergy and storage is key to ensure reliable renewable power supply👇
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Hear from our CEO, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, @EWEC_AE CEO Ahmed Ali Alshamsi, and @IRENA DG Francesco La Camera, as they discuss the world’s first gigascale 24/7 solar and battery storage project, which #Masdar is developing in partnership with EWEC. Based in Abu Dhabi, this
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