International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT)
The International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT) is a group of independent, non-profit think tanks dedicated to working on the energy transition to achieve the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.
Founded in 2020, INETTT leverages the collective knowledge and expertise of our member think tanks from across the globe who carry out research and form fact-based policy proposals to accelerate energy transition debates into implementation. At both national and international levels, INETTT provides a trusted dialogue space to share knowledge, build capacities, form strategic positions, and conduct research and policy advice on accelerating the energy transition towards climate neutrality.
The UNFCCC COP29 is being held this year in Baku, Azerbaijan. Like last year, INETTT and its diverse global membership of think tanks will provide their expertise on global energy transitions to the discussions on how to advance global climate action.
INETTT will host the side event ‘Towards ambitious, just and implementable NDCs: The role of think tanks in facilitating the co-production of the enhanced climate and energy targets’, taking place on Wednesday 13 Nov at 13:45-14:45 at the Regional Climate Foundations Pavilion. The meeting will bring together INETTT members, who will provide their valuable insights into the important role think tanks can play in improving and ramping up the ambition of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – or country-level climate targets. This is a particularly crucial time to address this question, one year ahead of the United Nations’ 2025 NDC submission deadline.
Evidence suggests that governments could develop more implementable NDCs if they cooperate closely with think tanks and other civil society organisations (CSOs) by involving them in the drafting of NDCs at their initial stages. This would mark a significant departure from the current model, which is based largely on top-down processes.
Networks of think tanks such as INETTT can provide evidence-based analysis and insights into the distributional impacts of the NDCs, improving the NDC drafting process.
This 60-minute exchange between INETTT members from six countries (REI/Japan, IESR/Indonesia, PARI/South Africa, SDPI/Pakistan, E+/Brazil, IDEA/Mexico) will provide ideas and perspectives on improving NDC development, presenting and discussing the current situation as well as future options in two sessions:
State of play: What does the current climate target consultation process look like in these six countries ahead of the 2025 submission deadline?
Desired improvements: How can governments and CSOs/thinks tanks co-develop future NDCs?
Speakers:
Moderated by Lidia Wojtal, Project Lead, INETTT Secretariat
Luisa Sierra Brozon, Instituto de Desarollo Energía y Ambiente (IDEA), Mexico
Dr. Marlistya Citraningrum, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Indonesia
Dr. Tracy Ledger, Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI), South Africa
Yuri Okubo, Renewable Energy Institute (REI), Japan
Dr. Rosana Santos, E+ Energy Transition Institute, Brazil
Dr. Khalid Waleed, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan
UNIDO event: Why industrial decarbonisation matters in the NDC 3.0 process
INETTT will also contribute to an event hosted by the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). The event will explore the importance of decarbonising industry as countries look to develop their next round of NDCs. Lidia Wojtal, Project Lead at the INETTT Secretariat, will set the scene, exploring opportunities for industrial decarbonisation, including current trends, available technologies, policies and measures.
Participants from across the globe and UNIDO representatives will discuss how supporting institutions can help countries overcome technical and financial challenges in aligning their industries with net-zero targets. The event will take place take place on Friday 15 November at 11:00-12:00 at the NDC Partnership Pavilion.
9-13 September 2024
The INETTT Annual Meeting and international conference, Warsaw/Poland
From 9-13 September 2024 the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT) will hold its Annual Meeting in Poland. Hosted in Warsaw by its Polish member – Forum Energii – the meeting is set to delve into the realities of supporting just transitions in INETTT member countries. It also aims to facilitate global exchange on the topic through an international conference on the multi-faceted nature of just transitions (taking place on 12 September) with the participation of government representatives from Poland and other countries. Attendees will also witness change in the making through a study tour to Europe’s biggest lignite power plant in transition.
About INETTT and Forum Energii
INETTT spans four continents and 16 countries, working with 20 independent, non-profit think tanks on accelerating sustainable energy transitions and supporting collective progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. The network leverages its members’ knowledge and experience, with think tanks conducting thorough analysis and developing sound policy recommendations. In addition, INETTT develops and implements institutional and thematic skills-sharing programmes to allow its community of energy professionals around the world to collaborate and learn from each other.
Forum Energii, a founding member of INETTT, was established in Warsaw in 2016 with the mission to use data and analysis to facilitate the development of a clean, innovative, safe and efficient energy sector in Poland. Forum shares its knowledge and recommendations through research activities and by supporting a wide range of expert and public dialogues on the future of the Polish energy sector.
Focus on a Just Transition
The gathering in Warsaw in September 2024 is the network’s third Annual Meeting, following previous meetings in Johannesburg, South Africa (2023) and Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt (2022) on the occasion of the COP27 climate summit. This year’s leading theme is “Just Transition(s).” The meeting will foster international exchange on many facets of the challenges as well as solutions that address the diversity of social, economic and energy contexts of the transformation towards net-zero. This includes discussions on the drivers of transitions, energy access and affordability, power system specificities, coal, and industry sector transformation, as well as on the necessary financial support and developing sector strategies both at national and regional levels.
Poland’s role and future prospects
During their visit to Poland, members of the network will have the opportunity to gain insights into the Polish energy transition and be able to reflect on the country’s challenges compared to those in their own, identifying similarities, synergies and possibly also common solutions. These discussions will be facilitated by a study tour to Bełchatów, Europe’s biggest coal-fired (lignite) power plant with 5 GW of installed capacity.
The role of Poland as host country is important not only because of the acceleration of renewables’ deployment and coal phase-out, but also for its upcoming role as the EU Presidency in the first half of 2025. Poland will lead the 27 EU member states in their discussions on their 2040 climate goal – a crucial part of the EU’s climate plan – its Nationally Determined Contribution – under the Paris Agreement. All parties must submit this plan to the treaty ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil in 2025.
Furthermore, the INETTT Annual Meeting in Poland is designed to create momentum for two events. The first is the inaugural convening of the INETTT Executive Board, a new network institution evolving from the need of its members to co-create and steer the development of this exceptional community.
The second is the international conference "Many pathways, one goal. How to achieve the just transition globally and locally" which brings together international think tanks and governments from four continents to discuss the diversity of challenges but also potential cooperation venues at the international level. The conference will gather both technical and high-level insights on managing transitions in a just way and is intended to feed into political agendas at the European and global levels. The event’s various formats will foster international exchange among a spectrum of energy transition stakeholders, including governments, think tanks, academia, businesses and civil society.
21 March 2024
BETD 2024 Partner Event: Between CBAM, equity, and ambition – finding a just way to reach climate targets
This in-person, interactive partner event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2024 is hosted by INETTT and will be a discussion on the impact of CBAM in the form of a dialogue between EU and non-EU countries.
Head to the event page to register to attend the event in person.
Between vision and reality: navigating the JETPs in South Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam
The webinar hosted by the INETTT with experts from South Africa (PARI), Indonesia (IESR), and Vietnam (VIET) discusses the status quo and role of Just Energy Transition Partnerships in addressing challenges faced by their respective countries in implementing a just energy transition.
This Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2023 partner event is hosted by the INETTT and will explore the planning, implementation, and components of national clean energy transitions in Vietnam, Poland, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and Brazil. The event will also unpack the planning and implementation processes of the European Green Deal and its possible role in fostering international cooperation.
At COP27, INETTT members will discuss multi-contextual challenges and practical solutions for developing ambitious net-zero scenarios. Watch the side-event in person at the COP27 or live-streamed on our website.
Industrial value chains in the time of energy and climate crisis - state of play and recommendations
How can industrial value chains be decarbonised in the context of the ongoing energy and climate crises? Join representatives from INETTT and ClimateGroup at COP27 to find out.
03 November 2021
Insights by INETTT on COP26
This video showcases the work and ways how INETTT influences the decision-making processes in their countries to achive the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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Instituto de Desarrollo, Energía y Ambiente (IDEA)
Mexico
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Founded by the French National Bank Caisse des Dépôts and the French Development Agency, the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) is a non-profit research organisation that provides independent policy analysis on climate change mitigation and adaptation. I4CE promotes climate policies that are effective, efficient and socially fair. I4CE engages with national and local governments, the European Union, international financial institutions, civil society organisations, and the media. I4CE’s work covers three key transitions – energy, agriculture and forest – and addresses six economic challenges: investment, public financing, development finance, financial regulation, carbon pricing and carbon certification.
IESR is an independent energy and environmental think tank based in Jakarta. Founded to focus on the power sector under the original name Working Group on Power Sector Restructuring (WGPSR) in 2001, it was re-named and formally established as IESR in 2007. IESR works toward a low-carbon energy system by advocating data-driven and science-based public policies, establishing strategic partnerships with stakeholders, and providing capacity development assistance to provincial governments and other policy actors.
Based in Islamabad, IPS is an independent non-profit dedicated to evidence-based policy research. IPS has worked on energy issues since 1971, and provides a forum for informed discussion and dialogue on national and international issues.
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The SHURA Energy Transition Center was created in 2016–2017, and is based in Istanbul. SHURA supports the energy transition of Türkiye from a traditional import-dependent and carbon-intensive structure to an innovative low-carbon system that is cleaner, more affordable, and more secure. Working as a think tank, SHURA convenes different perspectives from energy stakeholders and publishes research that increases the understanding of both problems and solutions in the transition, and how these link to the wider economy and national policy goals.
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Institute du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales (IDDRI)
France
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Climate: resilient and low carbon societies
Biodiversity and ecosystems: identifying levers of change
Ocean: strengthening cooperation for the sustainable and equitable management of marine resources
Governance innovations for sustainable development
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Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC)
Phillipines
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Established in 2010 in Cape Town, GreenCape is a trusted centre of expertise on the green economy and markets in South Africa. The organisation works at the interface between business, government, and academia. GreenCape works to reduce information asymmetries by providing non-biased, free-access information that supports decision-making and investment by both government and companies. The 2020 edition of GreenCape’s Intelligence Report has been downloaded more than 25,000 times around the world. With over 2,000 green economy project partners GreenCape also works directly on development projects that can catalyse the large-scale uptake of green economy solutions and infrastructure.
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The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
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