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Our colleagues @ifal78.bsky.social and #RodrigoBórquez wrote a post with the main takeaways of our MCET Pre-COP30 Seminars! blogs.edf.org/markets/2025...

#JustEnergyTransition #PowerSystems #SwitchModel #SouthToSouth #EnergyEconomics

MCET Pre-COP30 Seminars: Shared Pathways Toward a Just Power Sector Transition - Market Forces This blog was authored by Rodrigo Bórquez, economist of the Multi-Country Electricity Transition (MCET) network and the Climate Action Teams (CAT) initiative, and by Environmental Defense Fund economi...

Co-wrote a blog with Rodrigo Bórquez on last week's
@mcet-network.bsky.social seminars

Global South countries presented energy transition work, demand response, territorial justice, pricing equity
The insight? Technical modeling is necessary but not sufficient

blogs.edf.org/markets/2025...

📢 Reminder: This Thursday, Oct 30, at 11 AM ET
Join the @envdefensefund.bsky.social Environmental Economics Seminar as we discuss our @natcomms.nature.com commentary on achieving a #JustLaborTransition.
With @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, & @ct-economics.bsky.social

EDITS Webinar - EIEE - European Institute on Economics and the Environment Integrating Demand-side Solutions for Accelerated Decarbonization of Power Supply System: Insights from Bangladesh and Thailand   Speaker: Firuz Ahamed Nahid, Post Doctoral Researcher, Asian Institute...

🔔 Join our MCET colleague for an EDITS webinar!🔔
Dr. Firuz Ahamed Nahid (SMARTS Center, AIT) will present on integrating demand-side solutions to accelerate the decarbonization of power supply systems—insights from Bangladesh and Thailand.
📅 November 5, 2025
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CET
🌐 Online

📄 Full slide decks here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/...

Shoutout to all the teams making energy transitions both technically sound AND socially just 🌱

Clean ≠ fair (but it should be)

The big insight: energy models give us tech pathways, but just transitions need to connect to real economic impacts—jobs, wages, regional disruption, fiscal effects

Decarbonization affects workers, communities, entire economies. Models need to reflect that reality

YouTube video by Environmental Defense Fund MCET Pre-COP30 Seminar | Americas – Shared Pathways for a Just Power Sector Transition

🌎 Americas session:

Manuel Portilla (Vinken) on how demand response can democratize Chile's electricity market while boosting renewables

Paola Acevedo (Sustenta Honduras) showed how to protect Indigenous territories and conservation areas in energy planning
📽️ youtu.be/lKuABJyY_jA

YouTube video by Environmental Defense Fund MCET Pre-COP30 Seminar | Asia – Shared Pathways for a Just Power Sector Transition

🌏 Asia session highlights:

Thuy Doan (Fulbright Vietnam) compared pricing schemes in Vietnam—TOU vs CPP and their impacts on households and emissions

Tarun Sharma (IIT Roorkee) modeled demand pricing that syncs with India's solar generation peaks

📽️ youtu.be/QiguBU4gTVk

⚡️ Just wrapped MCET Pre-COP30 seminars on power transitions in Asia & Latin America

Main question: How do we make clean energy transitions actually fair?

Global South countries tackled demand response, territorial justice, & embedding equity into energy planning models

Thread with key takeaways 👇

Hi Jeff! As Matthias mentioned, the Multi-Country Electricity Transition (MCET) Network brings together researchers working on clean energy planning and modeling across Asia, Latin America, and Africa—exactly what you're looking for! 🌍⚡https://www.mcet-network.org/

🇮🇳 Prof. Tarun Sharma (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) - Demand-responsive pricing for India's power sector

🇻🇳 Dr. Thuy Doan (Fulbright University Vietnam) - presenting on Electricity Retail Pricing as Incentives for Load Optimization in Vietnam

Catherine Leining presented the
@mcet-network.bsky.social, and illustrated our core strategy:

Agenda:

Happening now! MCET Pre-COP 30 Seminar Series (Asia-Friendly Session) as part of our
@envdefensefund.bsky.social
Economics Seminar Series

Process and Policy Insights from Intercomparing Electricity System Capacity Expansion Models: Greg Schivley; Michael Blackhurst; Patricia Hidalgo-Gonzalez; Jesse Jenkins; Oleg Lugovoy; Qian Luo; Michael J. Roberts; Rangrang Zheng; Cameron Wade; Matthias Fripp

Featured Projects:
- Demand Response Implementation in Chile, Colombia, and Vietnam (Vinken team, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
- Integrating Territorial Justice into Long-Term National Energy Planning Models for Honduras (Sustenta Honduras)

Americas-Friendly Session
Time: October 14, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Link: edf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Featured Projects:
- Modeling Demand-Responsive Pricing for India's Power Sector (Prof. Tarun Sharma, IIT Roorkee)
- Electricity Retail Pricing as Incentives for Load Optimization in Vietnam (Dr. Thuy Doan, Fulbright University Vietnam)

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: MCET (Asia). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The EDF Economics Team is pleased to announce a special Multi-Country Electricity Transition (MCET) Pre-COP 30 Seminar Series featuring recent research advances from our network.We will present an ove...

Asia-Friendly Session
Time: October 14, 12:00 AM – 1:30 AM ET (Asia afternoon/evening)
Link: edf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We will present an overview of the MCET project, followed by 2 research presentations showcasing recent grant outcomes, and conclude with a discussion on network achievements, challenges, and opportunities for strengthening our collective role in addressing the energy transition:

📊We are pleased to announce a special MCET Pre-COP 30 Seminar Series featuring recent research advances from our network.

1/ 🌍🚨 Overcoming five key challenges to make the energy transition a just labor transition — now in @natcomms.nature.com. w/ @sharanburrow.bsky.social, @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @ct-economics.bsky.social, @mauropucheta.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, @terzibus.bsky.social + colleagues

Fantastic research from MCET colleagues @ifal78.bsky.social & Suzi Kerr in @natcomms.nature.com!
Their paper outlines how to overcome 5 key challenges for a just labor transition. We need proactive, inclusive planning that puts workers and communities first.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Boosting the Energy Transition in the Dominican Republic - Market Forces Spanish translation below. This blog was authored by Francisco Pinto and Rodrigo Bórquez, economists of the Climate Action Teams (CAT) initiative, and by Environmental Defense Fund economist Luis Fern...

"Boosting the Energy Transition in the Dominican Republic:" Our partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Mines has successfully modeled electricity scenarios through 2050, helping identify viable emission reduction pathways while maintaining economic stability. blogs.edf.org/markets/2025...

MCET Network Powering the Global Energy TransitionBuilding a Decarbonized Future Together

Hello @bsky.app! The Multi-Country Electricity Transition Network is joining the conversation here. We're a global alliance of energy modelers and policymakers from 10 countries that have been working since 2022 to power the global energy transition.
#EnergyTransition #MCET www.mcet-network.org