
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.
March 2022 | Virtual
BETD 2022: Insights from net-zero LTES for national energy planning
The side event brought together experts and national energy planners to explore how this plethora of net-zero LTES can be analysed and compared to produce useful insights for ambitious policymaking.
November - December 2021 | Virtual
Webinar series: 2nd series on national experience in long-term energy scenarios (LTES) use and development
Video recordings available
The webinar series featured 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 - December 2021 | Virtual
LTES Africa webinar series: Long-term energy scenarios (LTES) for developing national clean energy transition plans in Africa
Video recordings available
The LTES Africa webinar series mapped scenario planning practices in different African countries, to support knowledge exchange between government energy planners in the continent.
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.
(agenda)
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 Pathway
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.