Global energy meet calls for accelerated shift to renewables Updated: Updated: Window of opportunity to meet goals of Paris climate deal closing fast, warns IRENA chief Share Article Window of opportunity to meet goals of Paris climate deal closing fast, warns IRENA chief The COVID-19 crisis offers an unexpected opportunity for countries across the world to decouple their economies from fossil fuels and accelerate the shift to renewable energy sources, says the World Energy Transitions Outlook report, brought out by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Previewed at the virtual Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD 2021), which began on Tuesday, the report proposes energy transition solutions for the narrow pathway available to contain the rise of temperature to 1.5°C and halt global warming.