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Business News/ Companies / News/  GE, IRENA sign collaborative agreement at COP27 to tackle global climate crisis
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GE, IRENA sign collaborative agreement at COP27 to tackle global climate crisis

E and IRENA have agreed to cooperate across several specific pillars including decarbonization, thought leadership, and adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy

Climate change has led to devastation in the form of several nature-based occurrences. (Stock image)Premium
Climate change has led to devastation in the form of several nature-based occurrences. (Stock image)

NEW DELHI: GE on Wednesday said it has signed a framework agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to collaborate on a plan which will help fight climate crisis and and offer energy security.

According to a press release, GE and IRENA have agreed to cooperate across several specific pillars including decarbonization, thought leadership, and adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy. COP27 provides the right context and platform for the agreement to move forward.

The agreement was signed by Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA and Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer of GE at the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Egypt.

“Any near-term shortfall in action will further reduce the chance of keeping 1.5°C within reach. We are acutely aware that scaling up renewable energy investments and decarbonization technologies is more important today than ever. Our collaboration with GE underlines how partnerships within the industry can – and must – serve our mission of supporting countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future. Together with forward-looking multinationals such as GE, we hope to accelerate progress and fuel global ambitions to achieve net zero," said Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA.

“GE knows that partnership is critical to solving climate change and energy security. We are thus honored to partner with IRENA as a key stakeholder to achieve the shared goal of a just and ambitious energy transition," said Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer, GE. “As a company whose equipment helps generate one-third of the world’s electricity, GE is rising to the challenge of innovating technology to decarbonize the energy sector while making energy more reliable, affordable, and sustainable for the 750 million people who lack access."

“The United States strongly supports private sector-led industrial decarbonization efforts, and we look forward to working closely with GE and other cutting edge industry players to advance these initiatives," said Geoffrey Pyatt, US Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary.

Following the signing of the agreement, GE and IRENA will explore how to jointly support decarbonization efforts in critical markets and sectors, including onshore and offshore wind, bio energy with CCUS, hydro, green hydrogen, energy storage, electrification, and the latest grid modernization technologies.

The organizations plan to collaborate on identifying thought leadership, events, and knowledge exchange opportunities with strategic stakeholders and partners to promote the continued growth of the renewables sector.

The partners will also consider technical cooperation, exploring collaboration on technical solutions and capacity-building that support regional and country-level stakeholders. This agreement demonstrates GE and IRENA’s commitment to achieving climate change goals while focusing on the three pillars of the energy trilemma –reliability, sustainability, and affordability, added the release.

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Published: 16 Nov 2022, 01:43 PM IST
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