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How can regions collaborate to accelerate the global clean energy transition and achieve net-zero emissions?
This exclusive webinar, hosted by the Greenstat Center of Excellence for Hydrogen (COE-H), features insights from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and its Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC). Launched in 2010, GN-SEC has become a pioneering platform that empowers countries across Africa, the Arab region, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Central Asia to drive regional collaboration on renewable energy, green hydrogen, and sustainable innovation.
🎤 Keynote Speaker
Andrea Eras Almeida – Renewable Energy Expert at UNIDO, with over 15 years of experience in renewable energy, climate innovation, and energy efficiency. Andrea shared how GN-SEC bridges the gap between international climate agreements and national implementation, fostering policy harmonisation, capacity building, technology transfer, and green jobs.
Understand the GN-SEC framework for regional clean energy cooperation.
Learn from case studies in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.
Discover UNIDO’s multi-stakeholder approach through South-South and triangular cooperation.
Explore GN-SEC’s virtual maker-space model, driving capacity building, project development, and innovation.
See how Sri Lanka and other developing nations can leverage GN-SEC to advance their net-zero energy transition goals.
The GN-SEC initiative is a bold step in global capacity building for renewable energy and green hydrogen solutions. By harmonising policies, strengthening technical expertise, and mobilising investment, GN-SEC enables developing nations to pursue net-zero pathways, inclusive growth, and a just energy transition.
👉 Watch the full webinar recording now to learn how your country, institution, or business can partner with UNIDO’s GN-SEC and become part of the global clean energy community working towards sustainable, carbon-neutral futures.
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Explore our past Greenstat COE-H Webinars featuring global experts in green hydrogen, renewable energy, and net zero strategies.
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On 14 August 2025, the Greenstat Centre of Excellence in Hydrogen (COE-H) had the honour of hosting Professor Sir Jim Skea CBE FRSE FEI HonFSE, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), for an exclusive session on the state of global climate science and the path ahead.
About the Webinar
The IPCC plays a central role in shaping global climate policy by providing rigorous, science-based assessments of climate change. In this webinar, Professor Skea unpacked the key findings of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, explained their direct relevance to the Paris Agreement goals, and highlighted knowledge gaps that must be urgently addressed. He also shared insights into the Seventh Assessment Cycle, setting the stage for the next decade of global climate collaboration.
Key Takeaways
What the IPCC is and how it works.
Key findings from the Sixth Assessment Report critical for achieving net zero emissions and the Paris Agreement.
Where global climate knowledge gaps remain and how they can be addressed.
Plans and priorities for the Seventh Assessment Cycle.
One of the most striking points shared:
“To stay below 1.5°C, global emissions should have been halved during the 2020s. That hasn’t happened. This means 1.5°C is now almost out of reach. Even keeping warming under 2°C will require drastic action in the next decade.”
This urgent message reinforces that every fraction of a degree matters. Beyond 2°C, we face irreversible risks to coral reefs, forests, food security, and future generations.
Why Watch the Replay?
If you are a researcher, policymaker, or clean energy professional working in fields such as green hydrogen, energy transition, and capacity building for net zero emissions, this is a must-watch session. Professor Skea’s decades of leadership in energy innovation, just transition frameworks, and international climate policy offer unique insights to guide today’s action.
Watch the full recording now and join the global conversation on building a just, inclusive, and sustainable energy future.
This powerful session with Rosilena Lindo, Global Energy & Climate Advisor and former National Energy Secretary of Panama, explores why gender equality is at the heart of a just energy transition and how inclusivity can accelerate progress toward net zero emissions by 2050.
Rosilena, a globally recognised leader in renewable energy and climate policy, shares her insights on:
Why the energy transition is only achievable when women and men have equal opportunities inside and outside the sector.
How inclusive innovation drives diversification of sustainable energy technologies.
Why the next five years are critical to consolidating a new sustainable energy sector architecture, demanding radical collaboration.
💡 One point that truly stood out:
“Talent doesn’t have a gender. To triple renewable energy by 2030, we need ALL the talent — women and men — at the table.”
This is a powerful reminder that the energy transition is not just about technology—it’s about people. To build a greener, more just future, we must break biases, open opportunities, and ensure women have equal space in leadership, innovation, and decision-making.
The webinar also highlights how green hydrogen, renewable energy jobs, and capacity building can unlock opportunities for millions—if equality and inclusivity are embedded at every step.
👉 Watch the full recording now and be part of the global clean energy community shaping a just and sustainable future.
Greenstat Asia’s Chairman Sturle H. Pedersen recently met with Dr. Ashish Kannan, Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), for a high-level discussion aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two organisations.
The meeting marked an important milestone in Greenstat Asia’s mission to accelerate green hydrogen and renewable energy partnerships across Sri Lanka, Asia, and ISA’s global member countries. Both leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to supporting the sustainable energy transition, with a focus on innovation, technology transfer, and clean energy capacity building.
The discussions explored avenues to align Greenstat Asia’s green hydrogen expertise with ISA’s solar leadership to create synergistic projects in Sri Lanka and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Chairman Pedersen highlighted Greenstat Asia’s role in promoting renewable energy education, public-private partnerships, and pilot projects that can fast-track the commercialisation of green hydrogen in Sri Lanka. Both sides agreed that combining forces would provide greater momentum towards Asia’s energy transition goals, ensuring equitable access to clean energy technologies.
Chairman Pedersen expressed Greenstat Asia’s readiness to work closely with ISA to shape impactful actions that accelerate Asia’s energy transition, while contributing to global climate goals through sustainable and inclusive energy solutions.
Join us for an exclusive ADB-ISA Certified Training on Green Hydrogen, a collaborative effort with the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and Greenstat, Norway.
This pioneering program aims to equip stakeholders with essential knowledge and skills for safe GH2 production, storage, transportation, and application. Dive deep into GH2 properties, production technologies, safety regulations, and best practices. Be part of the green energy movement shaping tomorrow’s sustainable world.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to drive the green hydrogen revolution!
Background
Green Hydrogen (GH2) has been recognized as a pathway to deep decarbonization, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors. Several governments have announced GH2 policies, strategies, and targets. In addition, many global multilateral and private sector organizations have recognized GH2 in their near-to-midterm strategies. Although this emerging technology is gaining traction across industries, it faces certain challenges including, but not limited to, shortage of specialized manpower, high operational costs, lack of knowledge, underdeveloped infrastructure, absence of dedicated policy for GH2 and limited access to affordable financing. Interventions such as increased investment, government support, engineering development and skilled workforce development, are some of the critical levers for accelerating a smooth transition to GH2 economy.
ISA under the G20 India Presidency has created a virtual Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre (GHIC; www.isa-ghic.org) that will support the production, utilization, and trade of green hydrogen, besides providing a platform for knowledge sharing and building competency across the GH2 value chain. The GHIC will also provide opportunities to incubate Start-Ups, provide certified trainings, and host Expert Working Groups to support the scale-up of the green hydrogen ecosystem in member countries. This AI-integrated platform will serve as a dynamic One-Stop Gateway to provide access to the GH2 knowledge repository, country insights, developments in hydrogen space, global initiatives and missions, skill development, and community engagement.
The GHIC platform was launched at the Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting (ETMM), under the G20 India Presidency in July 2023, and subsequently, was included in the G20 Leaders’ Summit Declaration in September 2023.
ISA is being supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), under ADB’s Knowledge and Support Technical Assistance, in developing this Knowledge Platform.
Goal and Objective of the training programme:
The goal of this capacity building program is to help the stakeholders with the necessary knowledge and skills for the safe production, storage, transportation, and end application of GH2. The objective is to ensure compliance with current regulations, policies, safety standards, and certification procedures while promoting best practices in handling GH2 and compressed and liquid gases.
The program will cover the relevant aspects of GH2 production, storage, and transportation, including:
The program will consist of training sessions covering the following topics:
It is to be noted that the proposed workshop is first in the series of ISA-ADB Training workshops. The subsequent workshops planned later this year will cover advance training including topics mentioned below:
By implementing this comprehensive capacity building program, participants will gain the necessary expertise to handle GH2 safely and efficiently across various sectors. This program aims to promote a culture of safety, regulatory compliance, and best practices in the production, storage, transportation, and utilization of GH2 and related gases.
