Electricity security 2021: Climate resilience
This report provides an overview of the climate impacts on electricity systems with case studies around the world. Changing climate patterns and extreme weather events pose an increasing threat to electricity security. Impacts affect each segment of the electricity value chain – generation, transmission and distribution, and demand. A climate-resilient electricity system, which has the ability to anticipate, absorb, accommodate and recover from adverse climate impacts, brings multiple benefits to electricity security. It proposes a step-by-step application of measures for policy makers and key stakeholders to build the climate resilience of electricity systems.
This report proposes a step-by-step application of measures for improving the climate resilience of electricity systems. It consists of six steps: (i) Assess climate change risks and impacts; (ii) Mainstream climate resilience as a core element of energy and climate plans and regulations; (iii) Identify cost-effective resilience measures; (iv) Create appropriate incentives for utilities; (v) Implement resilience measures; (vi) and evaluate effectiveness and adjust resilience measures.