3rd Meeting of the Global Commission on the Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation
Following the inauguration of the Commission’s work in April 2018, the second meeting continued discussions on the content of its final report.
Following the inauguration of the Commission’s work in April 2018, the second meeting continued discussions on the content of its final report.
The SIDS Lighthouses Initiative was launched at the 2014 UN Climate Summit to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) energy system transformation and facilitate co-ordinated support through partnerships with public, private, intergovernmental, and non-governmental stakeholder organisations. The Initiative, co-ordinated by IRENA, brings together 36 SIDS and 21 development partners, and takes a holistic approach that considers all relevant elements from policy and market frameworks, through technology options to capacity building.
An inception meeting to kick-start a scoping study for the Solar Component of the WACEC implementation agenda, aims to promote 2GW of Solar by 2030 in West Africa
This meeting inaugurated the work of the Global Commission, following its launch at the 8th Session of IRENA’s Assembly in January 2018.
Comprising two sessions, the Coalition for Action Mid-Year Strategy Meeting convened Coalition members to discuss the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the renewable energy sector and inform preparations for the Coalition for Action 2021 Annual Strategy Meeting.
An IRENA delegation visited Finland to discuss potential cooperation with Business Finland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
The Energy Transitions Working Group established the groundwork for policies on key issues such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, access to affordable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean, the reduction of inefficient subsidies on fossil fuels, making information on energy transparent, and the digitalisation of energy markets.
The successful integration of high shares of renewables was the focus of the recently concluded Collaborative Framework on ‘Enhancing the Dialogue on High Shares of Renewables in Energy Systems’.