Almaty, Kazakhstan – The second regional training on model-based energy and climate analysis organised by the European Union (EU) funded SECCA project took place on 11-13 December 2024. The young professionals from Central Asian countries, members of the Regional Group on Modelling, developed their skills in energy statistics and modelling analyses. They learned to select, collect, elaborate, utilise energy and non-energy statistics and data for quantitative analyses in the integrated energy and climate area.