Leveraging Climate Services to Build Climate Resilient Power Systems

We explore the crucial interplay between climate change and power system planning, highlighting the urgent need to integrate climate information into energy system studies systematically. With the global energy sector responsible for roughly two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions, Europe's strategy focuses on rapid decarbonization and high renewable energy penetration to meet the Paris Agreement and ambitious regional climate targets. However, replacing fossil fuels with renewables like wind, solar, and hydropower increases power systems' reliance on weather and climate, creating new vulnerabilities for grid stability and resilience.