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  • 24/6/2025
Foro de Energía de Bakú: ¿Puede la cooperación global alcanzar los objetivos climáticos?

En el Foro de Energía de Bakú, los principales funcionarios y directores ejecutivos del sector energético abordaron la urgente necesidad de acción multilateral, inversión e innovación para cumplir los objetivos climáticos y triplicar la energía renovable mundial para 2030.

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00:00Only 15% of renewable energy investments are made in developing countries,
00:05whereas that's where it's mostly needed, especially those which are not very resource rich.
00:11So if we could expand the reach of the treaty to these southern countries, it could bring benefit there.
00:19Hello and a very warm welcome to a special edition of Energy Frontiers,
00:31where you join me on the ground for the 30th edition of the Baku Energy Forum,
00:36where global energy CEOs and ministers have convened to discuss energy security, innovation and sustainability.
00:43Strong emphasis was placed on global collaboration and improved international dialogue at this year's Baku Energy Forum.
00:53Oil and gas majors and policymakers debated how to advance cross-border partnerships in both conventional and renewable energy.
01:02Calling for greater sector cooperation and transparency was the International Energy Charter,
01:07a voluntary platform for dialogue between energy producing, consuming and transit states,
01:13spanning more than 90 countries.
01:16I asked its Acting Secretary-General if the Energy Charter Treaty remains relevant today
01:21amidst growing calls for reform and concerns over its compatibility with climate goals.
01:30It's great to see you. Thank you for talking to me today.
01:32Oh, pleasure to speak to you, Rebecca.
01:34Some countries have already exited the treaty and others have announced that they are planning to.
01:39Tell me why and also what does this mean for the future of multilateral energy governance?
01:46Well, I do believe and I think it is shared belief by member countries of the treaty
01:53that especially in this age when there's a concern about the rise of unilateralism,
02:00the international cooperation and global universality is even more important.
02:06So I do think there's a value in our treaty, especially if it can be applied more to the developing energy,
02:13developing countries which are having less renewable energy investments.
02:19We have recently adopted amendments to the treaty.
02:22This happened just last December 2024.
02:27And what these amendments do is that now we cover new energy and materials such as hydrogen,
02:35ammonia, biogas, biomesan and synthetic fuels,
02:40as well as activities such as carbon capture, utilization and storage.
02:45These things didn't exist 30 years ago.
02:47I also had the chance to sit down with Gauri Singh of the International Renewable Energy Agency
02:53to find out how IRENA is facilitating the tripling of global renewable energy by 2030.
03:00Gauri, it's great to see you. Thank you for talking to me today.
03:03Pleasure. Pleasure to be here.
03:04Let me start by asking you about IRENA's facilitation of the tripling of renewable capacity by 2030,
03:12but also the doubling of energy efficiency.
03:14I imagine there's good news and there's bad news, but are we on track?
03:19Well, to put it simply, we are not. We are not on track.
03:23But there's some good news.
03:25And the good news is that we are seeing the deployment of renewables on the ground increasing year on year.
03:35Last year we had about 585 gigawatts, which was a growth of 23%.
03:43And also if you look at the investment that is now going into renewables,
03:47we did manage a substantial leap of about $100 billion,
03:54going to nearly $670 billion going into renewables.
03:59But to say if that is enough or not, I mean, unfortunately it isn't,
04:04because we need a deployment of nearly 1,000 gigawatts.
04:10So we're still not there.
04:12And in terms of investment, we need to reach about $1.5 trillion every year
04:18to be able to make to this target of tripling of renewables
04:22and to ensure that we stay on track on our climate goals that we have set for ourselves.
04:30In terms of where we're seeing the most rapid pace of renewable deployment,
04:36we're looking to China, EU, the United States,
04:39and the cost of capital and finance that we're mentioning has a great deal to do with that.
04:43Talk to me about other potential areas of growth.
04:46Where is rising up through the ranks and what do they need to do
04:49to make sure their deployment is faster?
04:51So clearly, you know, finance, as you said, is a very important factor.
04:57So you need to have not just the quantum that flows into countries
05:01other than the EU, China, and the US, where you're seeing the bulk of the deployment.
05:07But in the emerging countries like India,
05:11in many of the Southeast Asian countries, or in Brazil,
05:15you know, you want to see not just the quantum of finance being more,
05:21but you also want to see that the cost of capital comes down.
05:24Because of the higher perceived risks,
05:28unfortunately, you know, the cost of capital is not where we'd want to see it.
05:33And, you know, for renewables, it's already a well-established business case.
05:40What's your forecast on when that might happen, though?
05:43It's much talked about.
05:44But in terms of timelines,
05:45are you able to point to when it might be realistically happening?
05:49So, I mean, I see the next decade as being very important
05:52because that's when the foundation will be left.
05:56And it has to be a strong foundation for us to reach about zero
05:59kind of a time horizon that we've set for ourselves.
06:02And clearly, that will have to come with not just a focus
06:08on getting more renewables deployed, because that has to continue.
06:13But we need to also strengthen our grids.
06:16We need to strengthen the infrastructure around it.
06:18You mentioned grids.
06:19We know the limitations that are evident and there's massive investment needed.
06:24And even when that investment is made, there's a long lead time,
06:26there's a long lag time.
06:28What can we do to manage that in the interim,
06:30given the challenges that we have with demand?
06:33So, as we move into a more intermittent source of supply,
06:41which the solar and wind is,
06:43then the grids have to be strengthened
06:45to be able to take this from multiple sources.
06:50The second very important aspect is that the grid operators
06:54has to understand what the future is looking like
06:58and be able to look at digitization at a very rapid scale.
07:03Khoury, talk to me about the next generation of energy leaders.
07:07Are you encouraged by the talent pool?
07:09So, I think, you know, Rebecca, I've spoken to many CEOs.
07:14And one of the things that they will all tell you is that the big challenge they see
07:19is going to be the challenge of being able to attract the right talent.
07:24We attracted nearly 50,000 applicants who wanted to be, you know,
07:29to be a part of our assembly makes you feel that this younger generation
07:34is really preparing themselves for the future that they know they're going to be a part of.
07:42Our energy future is in safe hands.
07:43I would certainly hope so.
07:45I certainly hope so, too.
07:47Khoury, it's been a pleasure.
07:48Thank you so much for your time.
07:49Thank you so much.
07:50Well, that is a wrap of this special edition of Energy Frontiers.
07:54I hope you enjoyed the show and I'll see you again next time.

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