Announcing Future Energy Outlook (FEO) at COP28
London, 17 November 2023 – Join TransitionZero at COP28 in Dubai, UAE for the beta launch of its flagship tool, the Future Energy Outlook (FEO), an open source energy systems modelling platform which today covers 201 nodes across 163 countries representing 99% of the global population.
Learn about FEO beta and our global report, ‘Cables To Change The World’ at the following events:
2 December, 2023 - Future Energy Outlook (FEO) Beta Launch
13:30 - 14:00 GST at the SDG7 Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP28 Expo II Livestream also available here
Join TransitionZero’s CEO Matthew Gray and CTO Lucas Kruitwagen for the beta launch of TransitionZero’s flagship energy systems modelling suite, Future Energy Outlook (FEO). As part of the of SDG7 Pavillion’s “Newsmakers” section, we’re demonstrating the FEO platform and hosting a discussion on the vital role of open data and tools in enhancing capacity for energy transitions in developing countries, featuring a panel of current TZ partners:
Maria Tiuseco, Esq - Undersecretary of Finance, Republic of the Philippines
Brian Dean - Director for Energy Transition, SEforAll
Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink - Director of Product Impact, Google.org
3 December, 2023 - Global Green Grids: The Case for Inter-Continental Power Interconnection
10:00 - 11:30 GST at the Hotel Voco - Bonnington Dubai, Jumeirah Lake Towers || Register here (Hybrid event)
The role of interconnection in meeting Paris goals Abhishek Shivakumar, our Head of Energy Systems Modelling will be presenting findings from the ‘Cables To Change The World’ report in partnership with CCG, Dartmouth College and Simon Fraser University. He joins a panel discussion assessing the crucial role of interconnection and the political, financial and economic challenges that need to be addressed to support a Paris-aligned energy transition:
Marcus Stewart - Lead, Green Grids Initiative
Chilombo Chila - Ministry of Energy, Zambia
Michele Akute - CMP/EPRA, Kenya
Ana Diaz - Climate Bonds Initiative
Steve Pye - Climate Compatible Growth (Moderator)
4 December, 2023 - Uncovering the Black Box: Ensuring transparency in Systems Modeling and AI-based tools for planning and decision-making
17:00-18:00 GST at MR36, Mobility Zone 2, Blue Zone, COP28 Expo || Livestream also available here
As part of the UNFCCC’s Together4Transparency Initiative, the session and its speakers will look at the ways efforts to open the black box have achieved global and widespread datasets that aid in decision-making, how these tools are brought into the planning process, and the approaches and solutions that can enhance transparency frameworks for open source systems modelling and AI-based tools. TransitionZero’s CTO Lucas Kruitwagen will be joined by other experts thinking working on these issues:
Maria João Sousa - Executive Director, Climate Change AI
Sarah Goodenough - Head of Policy, Climate Policy Radar
Wilson Ricks, Zero-carbon Energy systems Research and Optimization Laboratory (ZERO Lab), Princeton University
About TransitionZero
TransitionZero is a climate analytics not-for-profit established in 2021. We build open energy transition products without usability compromises and partner with mission-aligned organisations to help scale a global standard for energy transition planning. For more information on how your organisation or initiative can access our data and analytics, visit our website or contact us.
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