IRENA 15A: Pre-Assembly Live Coverage

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Welcome to the Pre-Assembly Day of the Fifteenth session of the IRENA Assembly, conducted under a theme: Accelerating the Renewable Energy Transition – The Way Forward (Energy security, Socio-economic development and Financing options). This Assembly session will gather over 1300 participants, including global leaders and energy decision-makers to discuss progress and outline actions to accelerate the global renewable energy transition, aligned with the UAE Consensus, the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, and the Paris Agreement.

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IRENA Pre-Assembly stakeholder and ministerial meetings are taking place on the 11th January 2025. See the full schedule and live stream here.

SDG7 on Sustainable Energy: The Road Ahead

This event gathers leaders, stakeholders, the private sector and energy practitioners to discuss ways to accelerate progress on SDG7 and to shape a pathway to a collaborative and ambitious energy agenda for the future.

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This session began with opening remarks from Ms. Gauri Singh, Deputy Director-General, IRENA, saying, “For the first time in this decade, there have been reverses in basic energy access,” highlighting the need for urgent investment and action to reach universal energy access goals. She added, “With just about 5 years left still 2030, efforts should strongly focus on long-term energy planning and policies which need be embedded in national strategies of countries," emphasizing the need to keep the least developed countries and marginalized groups in mind to shape the energy landscape of the future.

In his keynote speech, H.E. Mr. Hans Olav Ibrekk, Special Envoy for Climate and Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, and co-Facilitator of the SDG7 TAG who focused on the need for collaboration between countries and partner organizations. “We have a lot of work to do. We need to start working together efficiently and we need all hands-on deck to achieve universal energy access." Mr. Riad Meddeb, Director, Sustainable Energy Hub, UNDP added, “To close the finance gap, and achieve the 2030 goals, we need to move to integrated strategies to achieve universal energy access and other developmental goals. Bridging the gap between commitments and actions is key to guide policy."

Rasha Abdrabu, UNIDO took the floor and pointed out that we need to promote actions on the ground to improve policy coherence, unlock investments and demonstrate new technologies and build local capacities especially for women and youth. Prioritizing innovation and infrastructure is key to unlocking the tools and technologies needed to realise the goals green industry, decarbonization, socio-economic development, and close energy access gaps. Stefano Marguccio, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SEforALL added: “We have to maximise cooperation and act collectively to reform the developmental finance systems in order to channel funds on the just energy transition to make universal energy access a reality.”

Closing this gathering on the road ahead to achieve universal energy access goals, Ms. Sheila Oparaocha, Director, ENERGIA Network, said,” Achieving the SDG5 and SDG7 goals demands innovative financial solutions. Achieving universal energy access goes hand in hand with achieving gender equality, requiring cross-sector collaboration and mobilizing action among public and private entities to shape efforts globally so that nobody is left behind in the energy transition.”

In summary, this session demonstrated a strong sense of shared urgency and commitment to achieve SDG 7 by 2030. Participants highlighted the importance of rapidly scaling up existing sustainable solutions; enabling infrastructure; the need for integrated energy planning to deliver across the development agenda including on related goals such as poverty reduction, climate action, gender equality, health and green industrialization; as well as the role of data and digital tools for more to support effective and tailored actions. International cooperation was highlighted as imperative for supporting national priorities in developing countries through access to affordable finance and technologies as well as building capacities locally. Read more in the latest Expert Insights article:

High Level Dialogue on Accelerated Partnership for Renewable Energy in Central Asia (APRECA)

This high-level dialogue, moderated by Melinda Crane, brings together energy leaders from countries in Central Asia to discuss the urgent need to diversify the region’s energy mix to support economic growth.

The participants discuss how the Accelerated Partnership for Renewable Energy in Central Asia (APRECA), announced at COP29 can leverage collective strengths and resources, facilitating frameworks for a renewables-based energy transition across the region.

In his opening, Director-General Francesco La Camera said: “Central Asia is very critical in the fight against climate change with its abundant natural resources. The region can play a stronger and leading role in the global energy transition. I’m confident this new partnership can accelerate pipeline of renewable energy projects and drive green industrialisation.”

Representing Azerbaijan, where the APRECA partnership was announced at COP29, Ms. Rana Humbatova, the Deputy Director of Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency said: “As the country joined the commitment to triple renewable power capacity at COP28, Azerbaijan is now boosting the efforts to meet the target. Our main challenge is integrating renewable power into the grid and investments. We need to work together with partners through international platforms such as this one initiated by IRENA.”

2025 IRENA Legislators Forum
Legislative Pathways for the UAE Consensus: Tripling Renewables and Doubling Efficiency

The IRENA Legislators Forum brings together a growing network of parliamentarians with an interest in accelerating renewable energy uptake. Find out more about this annual event.

The 2025 Legislators Forum aims to engage legislators in discussions on how best to integrate renewable energy and energy efficiency targets into updated NDCs and explore pathways that closely align with the UAE Consensus on tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030.

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In his opening remarks, IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera stressed the window to staying on the 1.5°C pathway is narrowing and the next twelve months hold immense significance for global climate action, as countries prepare to submit updated Nationally Determined Contributions in the early 2025. Recognising the critical role played by legislators in energy policy-making, he added, “Instruments like risk-mitigation funds and results-based financing can support vulnerable economies without increasing their debt burdens. In addition to financing, regional and cross-sectoral collaboration is imperative.”

Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, Vice-President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union is delivering his keynote speech encouraging everyone to come together, also as parliamentarians and drive energy transition.

Commencing the first part of today's discussion, under a theme Pathways for NDC Alignment, Bärbel Höhn, Chair, Global Renewables Congress underlined that the investment remains the main challenge, and pointed out that “we cannot work separately in funding the energy transitions especially in the regions where people would greatly benefit, such as Africa. We must collaborate as countries and look at the local contexts and provide our financial support to meet their specific needs.” Meera Al Suwaidi, Member of Federal National Council, United Arab Emirates added: “Legislation needs to support private investment in the energy transition. Incentives are also very important to attract private investments.”

Denis Lee Oguzu, Member of Parliament, Uganda was prompted by the moderator, John Defterios to outline the Uganda’s path to the universal electricity access. He responded: “We are boosting investments in infrastructure, to make sure it is ready for the power access. We’re also engaged in bringing down the electricity prices, which will make electricity more affordable and lead to increased power access.”

Ramón Méndez Galain, Executive Director, Evy, Uruguay, provided a keynote speech introducing the second part of today's discussions during the Legislator Forum: Financing the Energy Transition and Regional Cooperation. He underlined that Uruguay has no natural resources of oil, coal or natural gas and is extremely dependent on weather conditions, really living the perfect storm. Yet, the country manages to run on 99% renewables and succeeded to decrease the cost of renewable energy and achieve independence from energy commodity prices. In addition, the country created 50,000 energy transition related jobs and solve the issue of energy access. 99.9% of Uruguay has energy access, leaving only about 1000 houses without electricity.

The 2025 Legislators Forum has now came to an end. John Defterios has summarized the key discussion points and encourage ongoing cooperation to advance the energy transition.

Key Enablers for The Energy Transition: Grid and Storage

In this session, participants discuss the importance of grid and storage solutions for accelerating the energy transition. Experts representing governments, solar, storage and grid industry will engage in a panel discussion on the transformative potential of integrated solar-storage systems and their crucial role in achieving renewable energy and storage targets by 2030.

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The Deputy Director of IRENA’s Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC), Norela Constantinescu, opened the session emphasising the need to achieve the goals to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030. She stressed the importance of grid storage needed to strengthen energy infrastructure and meet rising energy demands. Director of IRENA’s Knowledge Finance and Policy Centre Raul Alfaro Pelico’s scene setting presentation highlighted the importance of the COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge to enable the efficient use of variable renewable energy sources. “Delivering power in quantities needed and when it's needed requires investing in green infrastructures and also brings significant socio-economic benefits, empowering rural communities and improving societal outcomes. Underserved communities can become more resilient through grid modernization and energy storage solutions," he concluded.

Experts from governments, solar, storage and grid industry representatives engaged in a panel session, discussing the transformative potential of integrated solar-storage systems and emphasised the benefits of grid storage solutions beyond closing energy access gaps. Ensuring power supply and delivering storage solutions to the most remote communities was highlighted, as was the holistic growth that underserved regions saw as their socio-economic, health outcomes and well-being improved through the large-scale deployment of reliable renewables power supply and localized energy storage. Energy experts also stressed the importance of safety standards so that communities can reliably source renewable energy without experiencing any lags in access. Additionally, diversifying energy sources was stressed as means of ensuring energy security for developing communities and countries. The urgency of public-private partnerships was highlighted throughout by panellists to drive investment, spur innovation, and ensure coordinated efforts to expand energy grids and energy storage.

The session concluded by reaffirming the significance of expanding energy grids and storage solutions as key drivers to help guide a pathway toward a reliable, resilient, renewables-powered future. In her closing remarks, Deputy Director of IRENA’s Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC), Norela Constantinescu said, “The solution to enable the power system to grow is to continue to integrate more renewables into the energy grid. Learning from the experiences shared and by taking into account the market and business models needed, we can support the growth of grid storage solutions to expand infrastructure to enable the energy transition.”

Meeting SDG7 and climate ambitions through renewables-based clean cooking

Bringing together government leaders, developmental bodies and international organisations, this session’s aim is to highlight the urgent need to accelerate clean cooking solutions to meet SDG7 and climate targets.

Renewable-based clean cooking has transformational impact on health and climate worldwide. A recent IRENA report assesses countries’ access to renewables-based electric cooking to understand their current status and establish associated priorities to support the energy transition.

Welcoming everyone during her opening, Deputy Director-General Gauri Singh said “We need to move faster if we are to reach universal access to clean cooking by 2030. On the one hand we have countries that recognise the importance of clean cooking access in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), on the one hand there are more countries that need to do that, and we must support them. We recently launched an initiative on clean cooking finance with the generous support of Denmark and Norway. This allows us to move the work forward. So I really encourage all members to use this opportunity to integrate clean cooking in their updated NDCs.”

As a champion of clean cooking, Kandeh Yumkellah, Chairman of the Sierra Leone Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security underlined that there is still a lot of work to be done at the political level, but also to enhance the discussion, to mainstream clean cooking issues in the climate change discourse. "It’s a major issue in gender empowerment, as well as women and children health, as I can see personally in my own country;" he added. "We need to drive and expand the market, to make sure clean energy solutions to cooking is scalable and affordable for the people. Let’s make clean cooking a priority by putting more attention and funding to solving this major issue.”

The event participants discuss how to achieve cross-sectoral collaboration in energy access and climate space to meet the twin goals of SDG7 and climate action. They also explore the role of climate finance in enabling developing countries to achieve their clean cooking targets in NDCs and National Clean Cooking strategies. Providing an example of successful implementation of clean cooking in Ghana, Mr. Seth Mahu, Director of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Ghana underlined that “Women are in the centre of clean cooking. We placed women in centre and increased the local participation in the value chain”. her intervention was followed by Dr. Faith Wandera, Director Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya, who brought up an example from his country: "Clean cooking is fully integrated in climate change and other national policies. Clean cooking contributes the highest greenhouse gas emission reductions at 28% among six decarbonization pathways identified in Kenya’s Energy Transition and Investment Plan."

In conclusion, the discussions underscored that renewable-based technologies and proven business models exist, but insufficient policies and finance impede progress in introducing clean cooking.

Read more about Clean Cooking in NDCs Offer Opportunities to Reach SDG7 and Climate Goals.

Energy Transitions across the Mediterranean: Enabling Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

The Mediterranean region is at a critical juncture in its energy transition, with an many opportunities to leverage its abundant solar and wind resources and strategic location. With renewable energy potential exceeding 2300 GW by 2050 and falling costs of solar and wind technologies, the Mediterranean could meet its own energy demands and emerge as a major exporter of renewable energy. In addition, green hydrogen and its derivatives is poised to play an important in the future, given the region's optimal conditions, strategies and declining production costs. Realizing this vision requires addressing key challenges and opportunities regarding policies, infrastructure development, manufacturing capacity needs, supply chain constraints, and cooperation frameworks and mechanisms to foster regional collaboration and investment.

Stakeholders from governments in the Mediterranean, international organisations and the private sector gathered today to promote and advance this shared vision. Their discussions focus on critical policy, regulatory, market, and financial conditions as key to unlock investments in the region and encourage a coordinated way to advance renewable energy development regionally.

The session delivered clear conclusions: by strengthening interconnections, attracting clean technology manufacturing, and mobilizing partnerships, the Mediterranean can unlock its renewable energy potential and become a major renewable energy hub, ensuring energy security, affordability, and market integration.

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Innovative Renewables Risk Mitigation Instruments

This session is organised jointly between IRENA and the Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) partners and focuses on the pressing need for innovative risk mitigation strategies tailored to address specific macroeconomic and structural challenges in EMDEs, that can unlock greater investments.

IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook estimates that over USD 5 trillion in annual investment will be required to meet the 1.5°C climate goal by 2050.

While investments have significantly increased in some regions, emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) remain starkly underfunded. Currently, half of the world’s population, representing one-third of global GDP, received just 10% of the world’s energy transition investments. Africa has received less than 1% of global energy transition financing in recent years, highlighting the stark geographic disparity in capital flows.

Risk mitigation is critical to closing the investment gap. The session participants discuss how high capital costs, currency volatility, and other risks deter investments in many EMDEs and explore the limits of traditional financing tools – like grants, concessional funding, and currency hedging – in challenging economic environments.

Speakers also discuss policy and financing approaches that reduce risk, encourage investment, and foster international cooperation to close funding gaps in high-risk areas. In doing so, they underscore the critical role of public-private partnerships in advancing sustainable energy development.

Global Coalition for Energy Planning: Shaping the Agenda for Action

The G20’s proposal for a Global Coalition for Energy Planning (GCEP) emphasises the need to enhance national energy planning worldwide.

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H.E. Alexandre Silveira, Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil opened this crucial discussion by acknowledging Brazil’s leadership role for BRICS and COP30, as the nation remains committed to strengthening global governance, particularly in renewable energy. Indicating the investment gap in developing countries, he added: “developing nations must actively participate to ensure a balanced and inclusive energy transformation. A sixfold increase in investment is necessary in these nations, and this goal is achievable with the international partnerships. Brazil has taken the first step by proposing the Coalition for Energy Planning."

During this session, speakers highlighted the importance of cooperation, capacity building, and best-practice exchange, building on existing platforms like IRENA’s Global Network on Long-Term Energy Scenarios. For more background information, read the Energy Planning Programme Highlights and the latest report: A just and inclusive energy transition in emerging markets and developing economies: Energy planning, financing, sustainable fuels and social dimensions.

Environmental Impacts and Benefits of Renewables

With the UAE consensus agreed at COP28 in 2023 calling for a tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, it is essential for policymakers and stakeholders to be aware of and understand the potential impacts and benefits of renewables. Measures should be adopted to avoid, minimise and mitigate negative impacts and promote practices that enhance environmental benefits, ensuring a sustainable energy transition.

This session convenes policymakers, experts and industry stakeholders to discuss the available solutions, experiences and examples of ways to maximise local benefits and reduce potential local environmental impacts in renewables projects.

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H.E. Mr Bojan Kumer, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy, Slovenia delivered a scene-setting presentation, providing examples form his country. He underscored that Slovenia is stepping up its efforts in newly adopted national plans, increasing renewable energy goals, knowing that we need to carefully navigate environmental impacts. Harnessing benefits is central for energy strategy and international cooperation is vital in reaching the goals.

In his keynote speech, Stewart Maginnis, Deputy Director-General, IUCN COP26 recognised climate crisis and biodiversity crisis are interlinked. When it comes to energy transition, there is a fantastic opportunity for renewable energy to address the climate crisis and energy poverty but to also have a positive contribution to restoration of nature. He concluded that a just, sustainable and nature-positive energy future is not only possible but is a societal imperative.

The following discussion underlines the importance of targeted policies and measures that address existing barriers, emphasising a need for collaboration among regions. Participants agreed with Antonella Battaglini from the Renewables Grid Initiative that the real planning of the energy transition must go hand in hand with nature protection, mitigation and restoration. The discussion continued with Ms. Hanne Jersild, Chief Advisor, Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, Denmark moving focus to the importance of community acceptance, She provided an example of the wind turbines project being substantially smaller before, and therefore directly engaging the community. Today, the projects are much larger in scale, and often the community acceptance isn’t there due to no participation.

In conclusion, the participants highlighted that strong policy frameworks, technological advances, and best-practice sharing are crucial for addressing concerns and promoting positive environmental outcomes of energy transition.

Empowering Lives and Livelihoods with Renewables

Since the launch of the Empowering Lives and Livelihoods: Renewables for Climate Action initiative at COP28 in 2023, IRENA has been working with 12 countries to promote productive use of energy, five of which are focusing specifically on integrating renewable energy solutions into the healthcare sector.

In this session, participants spotlight the critical role of reliable, sustainable energy access in healthcare, especially in remote areas. Integrating renewable energy solutions, such as solar, could enhance essential services like emergency care, immunisation, and medical equipment operation. Read more in the new report on Electrification with renewables: Enhancing healthcare delivery in Mozambique.

In their discussions, public and private stakeholders highlighted the transformative impact of reliable, sustainable energy in fostering prosperity, particularly for healthcare in remote communities. Access to renewables helps bridge the gap in the Global South, requiring collective action to expand healthcare services. Socio-economic benefits include clean cooking solutions that reduce air pollution and the powering of irrigation systems, demonstrating the diverse ways renewables empower communities.

The panel emphasized innovative approaches taken by the developing countries, where small, decentralized systems and mini-grids cut costs while ensuring secure energy access. They agreed that international coordination, transparent financing, and sustainable funding models are essential to long-term success and robust private-sector engagement.

Ultimately panelists agreed that expanding renewables for healthcare outcomes relies on cross-sector cooperation and aligning deployment with socio-economic objectives, enabling timely interventions that uplift lives. By focusing on equitable access and local ownership, these approaches can spark resilient healthcare infrastructure and drive lasting community prosperity.

Today’s sessions highlighted the urgent need for transformative, ecosystem-wide actions – beyond just energy – to address job creation, clean industry, healthcare and inclusive prosperity. Through coordinated policies, innovative financing, robust private-sector and governmental involvement at national and international level, closing the energy access gap can be achieved to ensure that nobody is left behind in the energy transition and all can prosper.

Public-Private Dialogue: Building community support for the energy transition

This event, organised by the IRENA Coalition for Action, a global network comprising over 150 non-governmental stakeholders, aims to identify ways to strengthen community engagement strategies for an inclusive, just energy transition.

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The event is moderated by Melinda Crane and the scene-setting presentation on Building public acceptance for tripling renewable power is delivered IRENA Deputy Director-General, Gauri Singh who started by saying that the energy transition is not only about technology, it is about people. She underscored that "The energy transition must be guided by fair and inclusive processes with adequate information provision and consultation. We need to listen to the citizens and understand their needs and concerns. A dialogue, inclusive policy making, and fair distribution of benefits and costs give legitimacy to policy decisions. It is essential to include marginalised groups, women, Indigenous communities, and youth."

Hon Lisa Rene Cummins, the Minister of Energy and Business, Barbados provided an overview of the country’s activities towards bringing community on board when it comes to the energy transition on the ground. She underlined the importance of investors, project implementers and community cooperation. She stated that in 2025, Barbados is planning to focus on projects for low-income and vulnerable communities that are experiencing energy poverty not because of access to electricity but due to the energy cost. “It is not only about procedural justice, but also financial inclusion so that the community members can share the benefits,” she concluded.

H.E Christinne Liesbeth Van der Straeten, Minister of Energy Belgium underlined that indeed, what people need is access to affordable energy whether they are in Belgium or Barbados and continued outlining strategies for gaining public support for renewable energy projects.

Read more about the Community Energy Benefits: Powering Universal Wellbeing.

The Members of the Coalition for Action took the floor after the government representatives. They underlined that it is important for communities to clearly see the benefits of the energy transition, including financially: “They must see it on their electricity bill’ said Mr. Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, Vice-President, European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF).

Ms. Rana Abid, Executive Director, REN 21 emphasized the urgency of climate action and the need for a rapid, collective energy transition. She also noted that most citizens are concerned about energy costs but often overlook the source of energy. Therefore, we need to promote the socio-economic benefits of the energy transition and improve storytelling to effectively communicate these benefits.

In conclusion, the speakers emphasised the importance of forging partnerships among governments, the private sector, and civil society to broaden perspectives, build consensus, and uncover collective solutions for the energy transitions.

Youth Forum
Youth for Accelerating a Renewables-powered Energy Transition: Innovation, Action and Impact

This sixth IRENA Youth Forum provides a platform for delegates to engage in intergenerational dialogue with youth, amplifying youth voices in global energy policy and supporting youth-led innovations.

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Opening the high-level event themed, “Youth for Accelerating a renewables-powered energy transition: innovation, action and impact,” Ms. Lydia Lozano, IRENA Youth Council said, "These conversations have been filled with ambition, companionship, hope, determination, undeniable and unstoppable energy to continue to drive forward together as we meet our energy goals for a climate-secure future,” When reflecting on the ambitions and opportunities that members of the youth forum have had to further the goals of an inclusive, energy transition.

"Engage with youth – not just as the leaders of the future, but as the leaders of today – by inviting them to the table and truly listening to their innovative ideas." Said Jennifer Eldridge, Senior Climate Officer, United States State Department’s Bureau of International Organization Affairs. She emphasised the need to empower young people so that they are not just the leaders of tomorrow, but active participants of the energy transition today by honing their talents, fresh viewpoints and innovative mindset to accelerate the energy transition and craft an inclusive, renewables based sustainable future.

"Investments in youth is an investment in all of our futures, as the future belongs to those who think and act beyond perceived boundaries and challenges – recognizing them as the true guardians of our planet." Said H.E. Khalid Al Nuaimi, Director of the Federal Youth Authority, United Arab Emirates, emphasising the need to empower young minds and harness their innovative spirits and ambitions to drive a global renewable energy transition and build a sustainable future that benefits the planet and its people.

“We firmly believe that it is the youth who have the commitment, vitality, and courage to achieve these honorable goals. Your innovative ideas and active engagement in forums like these demonstrate that the youth are not only ready to meet the challenges but are also pivotal in scaling renewable energy solutions worldwide,” said Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General of IRENA, underscoring the essential role that young leaders play in coming up with fresh solutions to lead collaborative efforts in the energy transition.

The panel discussions concluded with youth participants breaking out into several group, discussing technology, finance, governance, society and the environment, engaging with policy makers, government representatives and industry leader. These small sessions allowed the young leaders of tomorrow to gain insights across various fields with a priority on turning their curiosity and ambition into action, empowering participants post the IRENA youth forum to scale up their initiatives for a just and inclusive energy transition.

Enablers for scaling up trade in green commodities

Bringing together participants from governments and the private sector, this panel aims to highlight the vital role of strategies in advancing green hydrogen and hydrogen derivative commodities as critical for decarbonising heavy industry and transport.

The discussion centred on IRENA’s new joint publication with the WTO, Enabling global trade in renewable hydrogen and derivative commodities, launched at COP29. Representatives exchange insights on enabling measures for the development of international markets and showcase experiences from exporting and importing countries, underscoring the importance of supportive policy and regulatory frameworks to support trade in green commodities.

Also today, IRENA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). It provides a cooperation framework to deliver a new Regional Renewable Energy Roadmap, advance collaborative activities on regional energy planning and long-term Energy Scenario (LTES) development for the SAARC region.

IRENA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with KAZENERGY Association. This MoU provides a framework for cooperation and knowledge-sharing onrenewable energy technologies, policies and strategies, water-energy nexus and access to renewable energy and youth and education activities to promote renewable energies.