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The International Renewable Energy Agency statute entered into force on the 8th of July 2010 after twenty-five countries ratified it. The agency's legal foundation began with a Preparatory Conference in April 2008 that brought together fifty-four countries to discuss objectives.
Francesco La Camera assumed office as the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency on the 4th of April 2019. He is an Italian national who succeeded Adnan Amin who stepped down on that same date in 2019.
By July 2022, one hundred sixty-eight states plus the European Union had become members of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Canada joined IRENA as its 160th member on the 9th of January 2019 while seventeen additional countries remained in the process of accession at that time.
The International Renewable Energy Agency set a target to triple utilization of renewable energy sources by 2030. This goal entails achieving a total capacity of 11.2 terawatts within six years with annual additions averaging 1,044 gigawatts required to meet this ambitious target.
China led contributions to global renewable electricity growth reaching 473 gigawatts in 2023 according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Solar energy capacity expanded by 32.4% to reach 1.42 terawatts while wind energy capacity also exceeded one terawatt during that same period.