Global Energy Interconnectivity and Transition for the SDGs

An official UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) Side Event, Co-hosted by GEIDCO, SDSN, UNECE, ESCAP, ESCWA, OLADE

Accelerating the global energy transition and promoting clean, low-carbon electricity development are critical measures in urgently addressing climate change. The top priority is to hasten the worldwide adoption of clean energy and to advance the green, low-carbon development of the electricity sector. This side event aims to summarize the substantial progress and practical cases of the global energy transition. Exchanging experiences from around the world has never been more important.

Expected outcomes from this event are multifaceted: to further encourage innovative electric power development, to enhance the efficiency of energy transitions in different countries, to advance the development of clean electricity, to eliminate energy poverty, to contribute to the urgent efforts needed for climate change mitigation, and to offer effective solutions and pathways for achieving the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Featured Speakers Include:

Mr.Xin Baoan, Chairman of GEIDCO
H.E.Dr. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Egypt
H.E.Mr.Liu Zhenmin, China Special Envoy for Climate Change
H.E.Mr. Fu Cong, China's Permanent Representative to the UN
H.E.Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, the UN
H.E.Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary,UNESCAP
H.E.Ms. Rola Dashti, Executive Secretary, UNESCWA
H.E.Ms. Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary,UNECE
H.E.Mr.Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary,UNCEPAL
H.E.Mr. Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director, United Nations Office for Project Services
Prof.Jeffrey Sachs, President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
H.E.Andrés Rebolledo, Executive Secretary, Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE)
H.E.Mr. Munir Akram, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Pakistan Mission to the United Nations in New York
H.E.Mr.Philip Ochen Andrew Odida, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Uganda Mission to the United Nations in New York.
Prof.Daniel Kammen, Director of Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL), Professor in the Energy and Resources Group Energy and Resources Group (ERG),Professor of Public Policy Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California
Prof.Wang Yong, Deputy Director of the Institute of New Structural Economics, Peking University
Mr.Chen Daobiao, General Manager of State Grid Brazil Holding S.A, Chairman of State Grid Brazil CPFL Energia
Dr. Georgina Izquierdo Montalvo, Director General of National Electricity and Renewable Energies, Mexico

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