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The LCOE for solar PV increased marginally in 2025, reaching US$44/MWh, up from US$43/MWh in the previous year.

Solar PV and wind are now the cheapest power sources globally, with hybrid systems increasingly delivering 24/7 electricity at fossil-competitive costs, according to an IRENA report.

Policymakers should accelerate renewables deployment to minimise power price disruption from the Middle East conflict, according to IRENA.

The world added 510GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025, the most of any electricity generation source, according to IRENA.

Vietnam is the cheapest country to produce fully domestic solar modules outside of China, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Solar dominated employment in the renewable energy sector in 2024, accounting for over 40% of the global renewables workforce, the most of any sector.

The US has withdrawn from a number of UN climate organisations, including the Framework Convention on Climate Change, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The world invested US$554 billion into solar PV projects in 2024, leading renewable electricity generation sources, according to IRENA.

A report by IRENA and others has highlighted the need for yearly renewable energy deployments to almost double between now and 2030.

Representatives from the EU, IEA and IRENA have signed an open letter to deliver a 'just and equitable energy transition'.