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Since May 2018, IRENA has organised a series of events that have gathered experts from around the world to exchange experiences and good practices regarding the development and use of long-term energy scenarios that support the clean energy transition.

The discussions at these events have touched upon a broad range of topics, from the institutional use of long-term energy scenarios to advanced modelling techniques that capture the complexities of the energy system.

More information about the events detailed below is available upon request at ltes@irena.org.

Upcoming events

October 2021 | Virtual
Webinar series: 2nd series on national experience in long-term energy scenarios (LTES) use and development
The webinar series will feature new members and partners who have joined the Network since 2020, to showcase experience and best practices from national institutions on the use and development of long-term energy scenarios.

November 2021 | Virtual
 LTES Africa webinar series: Long-term energy scenarios (LTES) for developing national clean energy transition plans in Africa
The LTES Africa webinar series will map scenario planning practices in different African countries, to support knowledge exchange between government energy planners in the continent.

Past events

June 2021 | Virtual
3rd International Forum on Long-term Scenarios for the Clean Energy Transition
Video recordings available
The International Forum on Long-term Scenarios for the Clean Energy Transition aims to bring together scenario practitioners in government, academia, technical institutions and the private sector to discuss how to strengthen the development and improve energy scenarios to guide the clean energy transition. It is the annual flagship event of IRENA's LTES Network and Clean Energy Ministerial LTES Initiative. (proceedings)

June 2021 | Virtual
CEM12: Governments and international think tanks on features of net-zero scenarios
Video recordings available
The IRENA - Agora Energiewende joint event explored national perspectives on the most critical energy transition features and how governments use LTES to spur the discussion and articulate the pathways to achieve carbon neutrality. Watch the recording here.

February 2021 - June 2021 | Virtual
Webinar Series: Long-term energy scenarios (LTES) for developing national clean energy transition plans in Latin America
Video recordings available
A joint initiative of IRENA, ECLAC and GET.transform to support knowledge exchange between government energy planners in Latin America.

December 2020 | Virtual
Planning with Net-Zero Scenarios: Moving from Political Ambition to Country-Level Pathways
Video recordings available
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) brought together global leaders and experts to discuss the importance of long-term energy scenarios (LTES) in guiding ambitious climate objectives, and how to better align them with the Paris agreement through long-term low emission development strategies (LT-LEDS).

December 2020 | Virtual
IRENA Insights – Scenarios for the Energy Transition: Global experience and best practices
Video recordings available
This webinar presented IRENA’s new report 'Scenarios for the Energy Transition: Global experience and best practices' and introduced IRENA’s Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) Network, a global platform for energy planners to share their experience and good practices in the use and development of LTES.

September 2020 | Virtual
Raising global climate ambition in uncertain times with long‐term energy scenarios
Video recordings available
This virtual pre-event held at the 11th Clean Energy Ministerial brought together high-level scenario practitioners and policymakers to discuss how mid‐ and long‐term energy scenarios (LTES) can aid policymakers to navigate through disruptive events and help guide short‐term decision making.

September 2020 | Virtual
Joint IRENA-JRC Expert Workshop on '“Benchmarking long-term scenario comparison studies for the clean energy transition”
Video recordings available
A joint IRENA–European Commission Joint Research Centre workshop that brought together various institutions to discuss their experiences of performing and utilising scenario comparison projects at the national, regional and global levels. 

March 2020 | Germany
International Forum on Long-Term Energy Scenarios for the Clean Energy Transition
Video recordings available
This virtual, second international forum gathered experts, technical institutions, academia, industry and the private sector to exchange experiences and good practices in the use and development of long-term energy scenarios to support planning for the clean energy transition. The event was organised by IRENA as a virtual event due to the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 outbreak.

January 2020 | United Arab Emirates
IRENA Assembly
A side event held during IRENA’s pre-Assembly day on “International dialogue on energy planning: Global best practices from the Long-term Energy Scenarios network and Roundtable Discussion on Strategic Energy Planning” aimed to assist government decision-makers in understanding how global good-practices and ongoing international dialogues on energy planning can help to develop robust national planning processes (agenda and proceedings).

October 2019 | Peru
III Regional Forum of Energy Planners for Latin America
IRENA showcased insights from the LTES campaign during a session on “Global practices in the use and development of long-term energy scenarios for the clean energy transition”. The event was organised by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and hosted by OSINERGMIN. It gathered energy planners from regional governments and intergovernmental organisations concerned with long-term energy planning in Latin America (agenda and notes).

September 2019 | United Arab Emirates
24th World Energy Council Congress
IRENA organised a high-level panel discussion on the "Role of scenarios and planning" in the context of energy transformation and regional integration of power systems as part of a side event organised by the Clean Energy Ministerial. A summary of the CEM side event can be found in the agenda and proceedings.

August 2019 | Brazil
Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week
IRENA organised a side event on "The relevance of long-term energy scenarios to climate policy making and NDC target setting in Latin America & the Caribbean" with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (agenda and proceedings).

July 2019 | Croatia
Workshop to exchange experience on energy systems modelling for planning
IRENA delivered a presentation on the “First-year findings of the CEM LTES campaign” and hosted a discussion session with government energy system modellers. The event was organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and hosted by the Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar (agenda).

June 2019 | China
World New Energy Vehicle Congress
IRENA participated in a session on “Integration issues of EVs and their role in long-term energy scenarios”. The event was hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the People’s Government of Hainan Province, while the session was organised by the Clean Energy Ministerial (agenda).

June 2019 | United Arab Emirates;
Seventeenth Meeting of the IRENA Council
IRENA organised a thematic session entitled “Planning the clean energy transition: How long-term energy scenarios can support decision-makers”, as a side event during its Seventeenth Meeting of the Council agenda and proceedings).

May 2019 | Canada
10th Clean Energy Ministerial
IRENA delivered a session on “Planning the clean energy transition: How long-term energy scenarios can support decision-makers” during a side event at the Tenth Clean Energy Ministerial meeting. The event was organized by IRENA and hosted by Natural Resources Canada (agenda and proceedings) .

April 2019 | Germany
Long-term Energy Scenario (LTES) Campaign: 2019 International Forum
The first international forum that gathered members and partners of the LTES campaign. The event was organised by IRENA and included a side event during the 2019  Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue in Berlin (agenda and proceedings) .

March 2019 | USA
Forum on Scenarios for Climate and Societal Futures
A session on “Renewable-based Electrification: How can we Improve Scenarios for Clean Energy Transition?”. The event was co-organized by IRENA and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis and was hosted by the University of Denver (agenda and proceedings).

February 2019 | Brazil
Long-term Scenarios for the Clean Energy Transition in Latin America workshop
A workshop on how “Latin American countries use, develop and build capacity for long-term energy scenarios”. The event was co-hosted by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Energy Research Office of Brazil (agenda and proceedings).

February 2019 |Germany
Bundling expertise, shaping politics - energy change now! Essence of the three basic studies on the feasibility of the energy transition until 2050 in Germany
A discussion session on “Lessons learnt on the use and development of scenarios for the clean energy transition in Germany”. The event was organised by the German Energy Agency (DENA) (agenda).

January 2019 | United Arab Emirates
World Future Energy Summit
A session on “Planning energy positive solutions”. The event was held at the World Future Energy Summit and hosted by Masdar – Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company.

November 2018 | Belgium
Global Science, Technology & Innovation Conference (G-STIC)
A session on “Practical examples and the impact of the application of long-term energy scenarios, and their better use/development”. The event was organized by VITO (agenda and proceedings).

November 2018 – March 2019 | Webinar Series
A series of Webinars on Long-term Energy Scenarios
A webinar series looking at “How to best use scenarios for decision making, improve scenarios for the clean energy transition and identifying approaches to building capacity in governments”. The initiative was organised by IRENA and hosted speakers form different institutions and governments participating in the LTES campaign.

November 2018 | Germany
The Energy Technology Systems Analysis Program (ETSAP) workshop A session on “ETSAP IRENA CEM collaboration: Innovation in long-term energy scenarios
The workshop was organised by the Energy Technology Systems Analysis Program (ETSAP) (Proceedings).

October 2018 | China
The third International Forum on Energy Transition at Suzhou city
A workshop on “China Power System Modelling Workshop: Enabling Transformation”. The workshop was organized by the Sino-German Energy Partnership (agenda).

September 2018 | Germany
IRENA Innovation Week 2018
Lunchtime Side Event – “Innovations and the future energy system: What’s missing in today’s long-term scenarios?”. The event was organised by IRENA (agenda and proceedings).

July 2018 | Croatia
Exchange of Experience with the Modelling of Energy Systems for Planning Purposes
Sessions on “Solutions to Analytical Challenges and Improving Analysis in Member States” and on “Relevance of Energy Systems Analysis for Policy in the Member States”. The workshop was organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and hosted by the Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar (agenda).

July 2018 | Sweden
The 37th Edition of International Energy Workshop
A side event on “Renewable energy and the future of long-term energy scenarios: Emerging practices and channels for policy impact”. The workshop was hosted by Chalmers University of Technology (agenda and proceedings).

June 2018 | Belgium
Fifth RGI future scenario exchange workshop
A session on “Modelling the clean energy transition – Clean Energy Ministerial campaign on long-term scenarios”. The workshop was organised by Renewable Grid Initiatives and hosted by ENTSO-E Headquarters (agenda and proceedings).

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