Are National Energy Plans Ready to Address Global 1.5°C Overshoot? Global Principles for Democratic, Renewable-Centred Power Planning

​Rapidly scaling renewable energy is essential to limiting the scale and duration of a 1.5°C overshoot and bringing temperatures back below that threshold. This session will examine how countries can translate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), long-term net-zero goals, and international renewable energy commitments into credible power-sector plans. It will explore how renewables can become a foundation of national economic and industrial planning, supported by energy efficiency, storage, grids, and flexibility resources.

​The discussion will explore how countries can move beyond energy plans that lock in fossil fuel dependence and build renewable-centred pathways that are credible, resilient, and aligned with their NDCs and the 1.5°C goal. It will bring together perspectives on how civil society can push for transparent planning, realistic electricity-demand projections, and stronger government accountability, turning renewable energy pledges into a faster, fairer energy transition.