Tripling renewables by 2030 remains distant goal 2 years after COP28, says report

NEW DELHI: National targets have barely made progress two years after countries agreed to tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030, with the total global ambition increasing by just 2 per cent since the pledge, according to a new analysis published on Thursday.

The analysis by energy think tank Ember warned that this gap between global ambition and national planning risks undermining climate progress as well as the energy security and economic resilience of countries.

According to the tripling goal, a commitment made at COP28 in UAE in 2023,…