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Add to Calendar 10/11/2016 17:00 10/11/2016 18:30 Africa/Casablanca Decarbonizing Electricity Systems: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead Marrakech , Morocco Climate goals agreed in Paris at COP21 can only be reached if a strong focus is put on the promotion of low-carbon electricity sources. Electricity generation is already the largest contributor to energy-related CO2 emissions and global demand for electricity is set to increase by another 40% to 2030. Despite encouraging signs such as record investment in rene... Marrakech , Morocco OCP Policy Center contact@ocppc.ma false DD/MM/YYYY
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 17:00 to 18:30

Decarbonizing Electricity Systems: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead

Marrakech , Morocco

Climate goals agreed in Paris at COP21 can only be reached if a strong focus is put on the promotion of low-carbon electricity sources. Electricity generation is already the largest contributor to energy-related CO2 emissions and global demand for electricity is set to increase by another 40% to 2030. Despite encouraging signs such as record investment in renewables last year and falling costs for key technologies such as storage, the road to full decarbonization of electricity systems is still long and full of challenges.

The aim of this session will be to discuss electricity decarbonization strategies and to identify areas for further international cooperation. Experts will try to suggests possible scenarios in order to give insights to policymakers on an issue that taking a central stage in the energy-related CO2 emissions’ discussion.

Agenda

17 :00 - 18 :30

- General Overview: The role of electricity in global decarbonization scenarios

- Session 1: Renewables and the electrification challenge

- Session 2: Decarbonizing Electricity Systems: The case of Morocco

- Session 3: The future of coal-fired power generation in emerging countries, the case of India

- Session 4: Next steps for mature electricity systems to become zero-carbon

Chair: Marie-Claire Aoun, Director of the Ifri Center for Energy

Speakers:

- Carole Mathieu, Research Fellow, Ifri Center for Energy

- Rachel Kyte, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sustainable Energy for All

- Tayeb Amegroud, Senior Fellow, OCP Policy Center

- Anil Razdan, Former Secretary Power, Government of India

- Simon Bennett, Analyst in the Economics and Investment Office of the International Energy Agency

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