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This page records the latest updates from the PAC project, including the consortium's participation in third-party events, project news and press reporting. Please get in touch at info@pac-scenarios.eu with any queries.

Latest News


Joint Statement

The consortium partners of the Paris Agreement Compatible (PAC) Scenarios for Energy Infrastructure project deplore the use of military forces by...

Pathways to optimising energy and empowering nature - PAC at RGI/IUCN annual conference

By transforming current energy systems to become based entirely on renewable energy sources, we will face numerous challenges and opportunities...

The PAC project at COP26 in Glasgow

The PAC project featured in a COP26-side event held by RGI, ABB and the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and Water Management.

PAC is back! Consortium re-joins forces to launch PAC 2.0

The NGO-based consortium of RGI, CAN Europe, EEB and REN21 has re-joined forces for the implementation of the PAC scenario.

A call for an open source culture in energy system modelling

If you have a good hand of cards, you shouldn’t fear playing them face up – the establishment of an open source culture offers an effective way of...

Engaging Civil Society in the Energy Transition: the Role of Grids

Demand for electricity will increase as we switch away from using fossil fuels, especially in heating and transport. This growth in electricity use...

Policy Brief based on exchange with TSOs and NGOs released

This policy brief by the Renewables Grid Initiative synthesises key takeaways from discussions that took place on November 18, 2020 as part of ‘100%...

PAC Consortium releases Co-creation Report on collaborative work on scenarios

A central objective of the PAC Project was to learn how working on scenarios can become a more collaborative process. This Report introduces and...

Translating numbers into action: Join the presentation of the PAC policy brief

CAN Europe and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) have extracted key recommendations for lawmakers from the PAC scenario, which will be presented...

Virtual PAC exchange event held with European TSOs and NGOs

This policy brief by the Renewables Grid Initiative synthesises key takeaways from discussions that took place on November 18, 2020 as part of ‘100%...

PAC in the public debate

The PAC project is a collaborative effort which has not been seen before in this field and is increasingly cited in publications, news outlets and independent media. Below you will find a selection of recent media which directly references the PAC consortium and our work.

EU Observer: "Gas and nuclear: a lose-lose scenario for Eastern Europe"

The Paris Agreement Compatible Scenario produced by EEB and CAN Europe shows that an immediate leap-frogging from coal to renewable electricity...