The approach to the co-benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency is a tool that allows decision-makers, as well as experts in climate change and energy, to visualise the positive effects derived from sustainable energy projects.

These co-benefits go beyond greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, as renewable energy projects can have a positive impact on the social, economic and environmental spheres. This could be by generating jobs and savings, increasing investments and the well-being of the population, education or training, to name but a few.

In this way, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, through the project Enhancing the Coherence of Climate and Energy Policies in Mexico (CONECC) at the invitation of the Tamaulipas Energy Commission (CETAM), took part in the presentation of the results and lessons learned from the co-benefit quantification exercise of the Bicentennial Photovoltaic Park project, in Ciudad Victoria, which is part of the quantification pilot programme.

The event was held within the framework of the Tamaulipas Solar Week 2021. In this meeting, Antonieta Gómez López, head of the CETAM office, provided a welcome emphasising the importance of the co-benefits approach and its quantification to ensure a fair transition to more sustainable energy.

The event took place on September 27 with more than 200 attendees. You can find out more details and results of the co-benefits quantification of the Photovoltaic Park through the following disclosure sheet.