Renewables share of final energy consumption target (IEA Sustainable Development Scenario)

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28%
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Global · 2040

Renewables share of final energy consumption target worldwide (IEA Sustainable Development Scenario) stood at 28% in 2040 (IEA).

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Sustainability
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Should progress continue at the pace currently forecast, the share of renewables in final energy consumption would be roughly 18% by 2040 – significantly below the IEA Sustainable Development Scenario’s benchmark of 28%.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2040). Market Report Series: Renewables 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2018. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QB54W1J6A8DS9R4PV36BPCW4JY
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2018." 2040, https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2018. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QB54W1J6A8DS9R4PV36BPCW4JY.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2018." 2040. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2018. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QB54W1J6A8DS9R4PV36BPCW4JY.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2040renewablespcw4jy, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Market Report Series: Renewables 2018}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QB54W1J6A8DS9R4PV36BPCW4JY}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2018. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Market Report Series: Renewables 2018
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Sustainability
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_QB54W1J6A8DS9R4PV36BPCW4JY