[COP31 | RCF Pavilion | In-Person] Energy crises, electrification and the path to a just energy transition: lessons from Climate Transparency

As COP31 turns attention toward implementation, this session will present key findings from the Climate Transparency (CTI) briefing paper “G20 responses to the energy crisis: the role of electrification in the transition away from fossil fuels”, which compares how a selection of G20 countries have responded to successive energy crises since COVID-19.

Following a short overview of the key findings, panelists will bring national perspectives to the discussion, reflecting on whether these responses have reinforced fossil fuel dependence or contributed to cleaner and more resilient energy systems, and how affordability, equity and just transition considerations have been incorporated.

The session will draw out lessons for implementing NDCs and the energy outcomes of the first Global Stocktake, including the transition away from fossil fuels.

Speakers

Moderators:

Mariana Gutiérrez, CTI Secretariat Coordinator, Diplomacy and Transparency Manager (ICM)

Jorge Villarreal, CTI Director, Director of Climate Policy (ICM)

Panelists: to be defined within the CTI Partners & organizations that contributed to the elaboration of the briefing paper

Fabby Tumiwa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR), Indonesia,

William Wills, Technical Director, Centro Brasil no Clima (CBC), Brazil

Jan Burck, Senior Advisor – Low-Carbon Strategies & Energy, Germanwatch, Germany

Madlen Peter, Senior Advisor – Low-Carbon Strategies & Energy, Germanwatch, Germany

Ümit Şahin, Head of the Climate Change Program, Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), Türkiye

Organizers

Climate Transparency (CTI)