1. PAC

Paris Agreement Compatible Scenarios for Energy Infrastructure

 

OUR GOAL

The PAC project – “Paris Agreement Compatible Scenarios for Energy Infrastructure”– has been established to develop a future energy scenario for Europe which is compatible with the Paris Agreement. The scenario, under development by civil society organisations, shall guide European energy infrastructure planning and help to ensure that we are planning and building the infrastructure necessary for a future low carbon, renewables-based energy system.

The PAC scenario will be guided by three goals:

  • A 65% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
  • Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
  • 100% renewables in Europe by 2040 in all sectors

News

PAC project consortium meets for Annual Meeting in Brussels

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Summary Report for the PAC Scenario updated results launched in Brussels

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Policy Brief: Grid capacity needs to more than double by 2035 to meet the EU’s Paris Agreement Goals

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PAC in the news

EU News: Europe has enough land for renewables, agriculture, and nature: study by the European Environmental Bureau

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Euractiv: EU renewables compatible with food production, nature protection – and maybe humans

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REGlobal: Replacing nuclear with renewables in France, Belgium and Spain

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Our Workshops

Stakeholder Engagement in Energy Planning: Across All Voltage Levels

Diving into the different aspects of energy planning, REN21, RGI and IRENA co-organised a Long Term Energy Scenarios Workshop under the PAC Project.

Expert Exchange Workshop: Flexing EU’s pathway to net-zero

In the frame of the Paris Agreement Compatible Scenario project (PAC), the workshop brought together more than 35 experts to discuss the role of...

Expert Exchange Workshop: Closing the Circle – Supply chains and circularity approaches for delivering a decarbonised energy system

Organised within the framework of the PAC project, RGI organised a workshop to convene a diverse group of experts dealing with supply chains and...

Modellers’ Exchange Workshop: Charting Our Course to 2040 – Decarbonisation Scenarios for Delivering Climate Targets

Organised within the framework of the PAC project, the workshop brought together more than 20 experts to discuss decarbonisation pathways and related...

Laurent Schmitt, ENTSO-e Secretary-General, on the importance of the PAC project for the TYNDP scenario building process

We asked Laurent Schmitt, Secretary-General of ENTSO-e about the importance of the PAC project for the TYNDP process, stakeholder-consultation for scenario-building and the future of the PAC project in the context of decarbonisation of the EU economy.

Claude Turmes, Luxembourgish Minister for Energy and Minister for Spatial Planning and MEP, on planning for an energy system based on renewables

The message was recorded on the occasion of the ENTSO-E 10 Year Anniversary Conference 2019.

 

 

This project has been financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action with two rounds of grants realised in the timeframe of: 2018-2020 and 2021-2024.