The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) recently hosted a workshop in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The workshop kicked off negotiations on a global partnership to exchange information and services in the weather, water, and climate domains.
According to the organisers of the UAE-hosted workshop, the gathering served as a “key step” towards identifying the needs and objectives desired by the global Partnership.
“The outcomes include plans to produce accurate renewable energy maps, standardize monitoring data, and enhance collaboration between meteorological and hydrological services and energy organizations to drive the clean energy transition in line with the Paris Agreement,” said Professor Alberto Troccoli, Managing Director of the World Energy and Meteorology Council and Chair of the WMO Study Group on the Renewable Energy Transition about the gathering, which brought together experts from various fields, including energy supply chains, environmentally friendly energy systems, and climate.
Achieving climate goals requires an accelerated phase-out of fossil fuels and a ramped-up shift to renewable energy.
However, the world remains off-track and, according to IRENA’s latest figures, to achieve one of COP28’s key pledges, tripling renewables by 2030, the world must grow renewables capacity at a minimum 16.4 per cent rate annually.
Given that the transition relies on climate-dependent sources, organisers explained that the need for advanced weather, water and climate information and services has become “greater than ever before.”
“It will facilitate the planning and operation of a reliable, resilient, equitable, and affordable clean energy system,” said Troccoli speaking on the partnership.
The workshop identified four main themes necessary for implementing the global partnership, including scientific studies and innovation in the renewable energy sector to enhance energy production understanding and forecasting and effective resource management.
It also seeks to provide integrated and accurate operational services, including developing climate maps and signals and energy production forecasts to ensure informed decisions based on reliable data.
Likewise, training and workshops will be given to build and enhance the capacities of meteorological and hydrological services.
Organisers said that the Partnership also seeks to transform technical meteorological information into “actionable insights” to support decision-makers and strengthen partnerships to formulate policies that support the renewable energy sector with a strong structural framework.
It will address several key functions, they shared, including the integration of data, products, technologies and energy partners to create a global platform that supports WMO members, with a focus on developing countries.
The partnership will also leverage cutting-edge clean energy applications, best practices and emerging concepts, promoting them globally to narrow the technology gap between countries, and provide recommendations on energy transition policies and international plans, offering advice to support the renewable energy transition.