Global Race to Decarbonization and Debunking Misconceptions on Key Technologies

In this two part event on the sidelines of HLPF 2024, SDSN partnered with thought leaders to speak to the real opportunities and challenges in the global energy transition. The first session started with a discussion on the role of cooperation and progressive industrial policy to ensure the capacity for the energy transition in terms of resources, knowledge and financing are adequate to rapidly build and maintain the energy system of the future globally. Then, following this session, expert panelists will dive into some common misconceptions held about the technical capacity of large-scale renewables penetration, the speed and scale of their implementation, the limitations of intermittent variable renewables, and the reality of global energy interconnection and grid expansion efforts.
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