Climate Data to Action: Enhancing Clean Energy Resilience and Mitigation with Climate Services

This session will explore how climate-informed renewable energy strategies can enhance clean energy resilience amid growing climate variability. Drawing on insights from the joint WMO–IRENA 2024 Year in Review, it will examine how shifts in temperature, rainfall, and wind patterns are reshaping renewable energy generation and demand across regions. Building on this evidence, the discussion will turn to how seasonal forecasts, hydrometeorological data, and regional climate services are being integrated into energy planning and risk management to anticipate and address these changing conditions. Country representatives and technical experts will then share practical lessons from implementation efforts across the full value cycle that demonstrate how climate information can be translated into actionable energy investment decisions. Finally, the session will look ahead to emerging opportunities for expanding access to climate data, close knowledge gaps, strengthening regional collaboration, and aligning long-term energy priorities more closely with national development strategies.  

Agenda

10:30 – 10:45 UTC-3
Opening Remarks

10:45 – 11:05 UTC-3
Publication Launch: When Weather Shapes Power: 2024 Insights on Climate Impacts to Global Energy Systems followed by Questions and Answers (Q&A)

• Prof. Alberto Troccoli, Co-Founder and Managing Director, World Energy Meteorology Council (WEMC)

11:05 – 11:40 UTC-3
Panel Discussion on Weathering the Transition: Climate Impacts on Renewable Energy and Adaptation Pathways   moderated by Ms. Sylvie Goyet

11:40 – 12:00 UTC-3
Q&A and Closing