Climate change can be defined as a statistically significant deviation of climate from its mean or variability. The large variations in the current climate are likely due to human activities that trigger climate change through an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Various human sectors emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and to cite a figure related to the energy sector, global energy-related CO2 emissions were 33.0 Gt in 2021. However, the increasing use of large amounts of renewable, non-programmable power generation (wind and solar PV) will have significant implications for future energy systems, particularly in adequacy and resilience assessment. Indeed, electricity generation from RES is subject to large fluctuations and is therefore unable to provide stability and continuity of supply that can meet the overall energy demand.

In addition, changing environmental conditions as well as extreme weather events, floods, droughts, and storms will continue to influence both energy demand and available generation capacity. For example, changes to the water cycle have an impact on hydropower, and warmer temperatures increase the energy demand for cooling in the summer while decreasing the demand for heating in the winter. This may affect energy services like heating, cooling, and energy management needs, determining the existence of critical operating conditions from the perspective of energy system adequacy and resilience, especially for developing countries.

In this context, all key dimensions such as security, adequacy, quality of service, resilience, and efficiency, which are affected by the transition to renewable energy, need to be closely monitored to properly manage the energy system.

This Research Topic is therefore intended to encourage academic and industrial researchers to present their latest findings on advanced technologies and theories, ideas, adequate models, approaches, tools, and solutions for future power systems able to cope with RES increasing, in the case of extreme climate situations and natural catastrophes.

The main topics of interest for this Research Topic include, but are not limited to:

- Role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change.
- Climate change impacts on energy systems
- Renewable energy sources impact analysis and integration on modern energy systems
- Renewable energy policies and finance for climate change mitigation
- Demand - response impact and integration on modern energy systems under climate change.
- Advanced solutions for control of power systems with a high share of RES under climate change.
- Advanced solutions for improving the stability, flexibility, and adequacy of modern energy systems.
- Advanced solutions for improving energy system reliability and resiliency.
- Energy system planning and operation to cope with the adverse impacts of extreme climate situations and natural catastrophes.
- Advanced energy management system.
- Investigating the operations, planning, and economics of electrical power and energy systems under climate changes
- Risk analysis and modeling for extreme climate situations and natural catastrophes.
- Meteorological variables modeling and forecasting for extreme climate situations and natural catastrophes.

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