COP29 Presidency, Azerbaijan, joins IRENA to track consensus energy outcomes set at COP28

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  • The incoming COP29 Presidency, Azerbaijan, will partner with IRENA on the monitoring of progress towards tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, as called for in the First Global Stocktake concluded in the โ€˜UAE Consensusโ€™ at COP28.ย 

The collaboration was agreed between Azerbaijan’s Ministerย forย Energy Parviz Shahbazov and IRENAโ€™s Director-General Francesco La Camera on the sidelines of the Baku Energy Week. Both parties also agreed to host a joint launch event at Pre-COP taking place in Baku ahead of COP29. ย ย 

In May, COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber has officially tasked IRENA with the establishment of a special annual report series dedicated to monitoring progress and providing recommendations on achieving key energy goals of theย UAE Consensusย set at COP28.

Azerbaijan’s Ministerย forย Energy Parviz Shahbazov said: โ€œOur cooperation with IRENA will contribute to monitoring the energy results of the COP28 consensus and the promotion of countries’ actions on renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2030. Within the COP29, we are pleased to support this process and coordinate our efforts to achieve global energy and climate goals.โ€

IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera added: โ€œGiven the centrality of the Agencyโ€™s World Energy Transitions Outlook to the tripling of renewables and doubling of energy efficiency goals, IRENA and its 169-strong global membership are best placed to monitor progress towards the historic energy outcomes of COP28. Todayโ€™s cooperation between COP29 and IRENA will help ensure we have the continuity required to triple renewables and double efficiency by 2030 โ€“ from Dubai to Baku and beyond.โ€

The new annual tracking report, led by IRENA as official Custodian Agency, will be published each year from 2024 to 2030 and feature the latest data and projections concerning the tripling of renewables and doubling of energy efficiency by 2030, providing timely and accurate inputs to future COP engagements. The 2024 edition will be released by IRENA in cooperation with the Presidencies of COP28 and COP29, as well as the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA).

The call to triple renewable power capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 reflects vital components of the global response to address climate change and keep 1.5ยฐC within reach. The UAE Consensus calls for โ€œtransitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable mannerโ€ with the aim to achieve net zero by 2050.

Author: Bryan Groenendaal

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