IRENA-2023年突破性议程报告（英）-2023.9-179页_5mb

2023 Breakthrough Agenda Report Summary

Core Content

The 2023 Breakthrough Agenda Report is a joint initiative of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions (HLCs). It evaluates progress on international collaboration across seven key sectors: power, hydrogen, road transport, steel, buildings, cement, and agriculture, with the aim of accelerating the global transition to clean energy and sustainable solutions.

The Breakthrough Agenda was launched at COP 26 by 45 world leaders and focuses on making clean technologies more affordable, accessible, and attractive than their alternatives by 2030, in order to support the global effort to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. This report is the second in an annual series, and it includes new sectors – buildings and cement – bringing the Agenda to cover over 60% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Main Objectives

• Accelerate the deployment of clean technologies.
• Strengthen international collaboration to ensure a just and inclusive transition.
• Make clean technologies cheaper, faster, and easier to implement globally.
• Ensure linkages with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Key Sectors and Breakthrough Goals

Main Findings

• Global progress on low-carbon transitions is accelerating, with record deployment of solar PV, electric cars, and heat pumps.
• However, emissions are still increasing, and current commitments do not align with the temperature goals set by the Paris Agreement.
• International collaboration is not yet sufficient, especially in developing countries, where clean technology investment is underrepresented.
• Stronger demand signals, coordinated financial and technical assistance, and shared standards are critical to accelerate the transition.
• Collaboration on research and innovation, trade, and policy alignment is needed across all sectors.

Key Recommendations

• Improve the effectiveness of technical and financial assistance for the power sector transition.
• Drastically improve targeted support for local jobs, skills, and investment in fossil fuel-dependent communities.
• Accelerate the deployment of priority projects showcasing novel technologies.
• Reassess opportunities for cross-border electricity trade.
• Collectively agree on higher minimum energy performance standards for major electricity-consuming appliances.

Hydrogen

• Accelerate the development of common standards for hydrogen emissions, safety, and operations.
• Co-ordinate action to create targeted demand for low-carbon and renewable hydrogen, starting with existing industrial applications.
• Drive global expansion and knowledge-sharing of hydrogen demonstration projects.
• Collaborate for the rapid scale-up of concessional finance for low-carbon and renewable hydrogen projects in developing economies.

Road Transport

• Align the pace of the transition internationally to shift investment and accelerate cost reduction.
• Provide international assistance and finance to support developing countries.
• Agree on standards for the sustainability of battery supply chains.
• Mobilise investment in charging infrastructure.
• Take the most polluting vehicles out of international trade.

Steel

• Greater alignment on emissions accounting methodologies and definitions for near-zero emission steel.
• Scale-up high-quality commitments to purchase near-zero emission steel.
• Stronger collaboration on development and demonstration, using successful cooperative models.
• Engage in open and inclusive dialogues on trade and near-zero emission steel.
• Improve the effectiveness of technical and financial assistance for decarbonisation projects.

Buildings

• Amplify demand for net-zero emissions and resilient buildings, construction materials, and clean energy technologies.
• Coordinate efforts to improve technical and financial assistance to unlock private investments.
• Support research, development, and demonstration to accelerate deployment of key technologies and concepts.
• Improve training and capacity building for stakeholders along the value chain, with a focus on building energy codes.

Cement

• Scale up demand for near-zero emission cement and concrete.
• Facilitate private sector collaboration on novel technologies, using public support to drive cost reductions.
• Improve coordination of assistance programmes for commercial-scale projects in developing countries.

Agriculture

• Promote international sharing of knowledge on policy and implementation to facilitate faster uptake of proven technologies.
• Develop common metrics and indicators to track the adoption of sustainable agriculture solutions.
• Increase support for food system research, development, and demonstration.
• Enable the private sector to scale up solutions through global markets.

Cross-Cutting Priorities

• Leverage cross-cutting opportunities to accelerate progress at each stage of the transition.
• Collaborate on standards, policy alignment, financial mechanisms, and technical assistance.
• Coordinate on trade conditions to ensure fair access to clean technologies.
• Enhance coordination in each sector to maximise impact and mobilise investment.

Signatories and Contributions

• Breakthrough Agenda Signatories as of August 2023 include major economies such as Australia, China, the EU, the US, and others.
• The agriculture chapter was prepared by CGIAR, with contributions from various international organisations.
• The report benefited from peer reviewers and collaborators across the public and private sectors.

Disclaimer

• The report does not reflect the views of the IEA Secretariat, IRENA, or HLC members.
• The authors and contributors are not responsible for any opinions or judgements in the report.
• All errors and omissions are the sole responsibility of the IEA, IRENA, HLC, and CGIAR.