Renewable energy: Global GDP growth by 2030

Doubling the share of solar, wind and other renewables in the energy mix would boost global economic growth by as much as 1.1 per cent by 2030, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.

Photovoltaic power panels stand at Abaste's El Bonillo solar plant while wind turbines spin at a wind farm on the background in Spain. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images

The National

Jan 16, 2016

Doubling the share of solar, wind and other renewables in the energy mix would boost global economic growth by as much as 1.1 per cent by 2030, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.

Renewable energy: Global GDP growth by 2030 – graphic

Doubling the share of solar, wind and other renewables in the energy mix would boost global economic growth by as much as 1.1 per cent by 2030, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.