Energy taxonomy: Classifications for the energy transition

Classifications for the energy transition © IRENA2024 Unless otherwise stated, material in this publication may be freely used, shared, copied, reproduced, printed and/or stored, provided thatappropriate acknowledgement is given to the author organisations as the source(s) and copyright holders. Material in this publication thatis attributed to third parties may be subject to separate terms of use and restrictions, and appropriate permissions from these third partiemay need to be secured before any use of such material. ISBN: 978-92-9260-583-4 Citation:IRENA (2024),Energy taxonomy: Classifications for the energy transition, International Renewable Energy Agency,Abu Dhabi. About IRENA The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) serves as the principal platform for international co-operation,a centre of excellence, a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge, and a driver of actionon the ground to advance the transformation of the global energy system. An intergovernmental organisationestablished in 2011, IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewableenergy, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind energy, in the pursuit of sustainabledevelopment, energy access, energy security and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity.www.irena.org Acknowledgements This report was prepared by IRENA as part of its ongoing effort to improve the quality of energy statistics products. As such,this is a working document that will benefit from public feedback and from further notes by country officials. This reportbenefited from conceptual input from Samah Elsayed, Javier Esparrago and Sonia Rueda. Contributing authors:Gerardo Escamilla, Dennis Akande, Nazik Elhassan, Arvydas Lebedys, Julian Prime, and AdrianWhiteman. This report benefited from the review, input and support of Kamlesh Dookayka, Chun Sheng Goh, Paul Komor,Asami Miketa, Raul Miranda, Larissa Nogueira, Gayathri Prakash, Gondia Seck and Michael Taylor (IRENA). We are thankful for the valuable contributions from the following external reviewers: Salifu Addo (Energy Commission,Ghana), Abeer Al-Aysah (Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, United Arab Emirates), Edi Assoumou (MinesParistech, France), Edito Barcelona (Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre), Alessandro Bigazzi (Department for EnergySecurity and Net Zero, United Kingdom), Molato Celina (Bureau of Statistics, Lesotho), Anjali DeAbreu-Kisoensingh (GeneralBureau of Statistics, Suriname), Fernando Diaz Alonso (Eurostat), Almirante Dima (Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy,Planning and Cooperation Directorate, Mozambique), Zuzana Dobrotková (World Bank), Manfred Gollner (Statistics Austria),Stefan Gsänger (World Wind Energy Association), Ana Kojakovic (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations),Louis-Marie Malbec (IFPEN, France), Saroj Rai (SNV), Pablo Ronco (Secretaría de Energía, Argentina), Christoph Rouhana(United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia), Behrang Shirizadeh (Deloitte, France), LeonardoSouza (United Nations Statistics Division), Florian Steierer (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), Marek Sturc(Eurostat), Adonay Urrutia (Dirección General de Energía, Hidrocarburos y Minas, El Salvador), Elizabeth Waters (Departmentfor Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom). The report was edited by Emily Youers. Editorial co-ordination was provided by Francis Field and Stephanie Clarke,with communications support from Daria Gazzola. Graphic design was provided by Nacho Sanz. For further information or to provide feedback, please contact the IRENA Statistics team:statistics@irena.org Disclaimer This publication and the material featured herein are provided “as is”, for informational purposes All reasonable precautions have been taken by IRENA toverify the reliability of the material featured in this publication. Neither IRENA nor any of its officials, agents, data or other third-party content providersor licensors provides any warranty, including as to the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose or use of such material, or regarding thenon-infringement of third-party rights, and they accept no responsibility or liability concerning the use of this publication and the material featured therein. The information contained herein does not necessarily represent the views of the Members of IRENA, nor is it an endorsement of any project, productor service provider. The designations employed and the presentation of material herein do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of IRENAconcerning the legal status of any region, country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries. CONTENTS Figures.........................................5Tables..........................................6Boxes...........................................6Equations..............