COP 24 Energy Events

Introduction

This page lists all the energy events happening at COP 24 from 3-14 Dec 2018.

This page is a work in progress and will be updated regularly:

Next Energy Events

Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018	11:30—13:00 Room 5 Venue: Room Pieniny, Area G ISES	Stronger Together: Showcasing Success of Renewable Energy Technologies Working Together Renewable energies (solar, wind, biomass, hydro & geothermal) are a real and ready solution to combat dangerous climate change facing the world today. They also provide jobs, improve health and support local economic development. This event will showcase strength of renewables working together. Speakers: • Hans Josef Fell, President Energy Watch Group, Germany • Mathis Rogner, International Hydropower Association, UK • Remigijus Lapinskas, World Bioenergy Association, Lithuania  • Tanay Sidki Uyar, World Wind Energy Association, Turkey  • Beata Kepinska, Polish Geothermal Society, Poland  The session will be moderated by Prof. Eicke Weber, Director, Vice President, International Solar Energy Society.
11 December 2018,	14.00 – 14.45 German Pavilion (E11)	Green People’s Energy for Africa: Empowering people to generate their own renewable energies Renewable energy produced and productively used by citizens offers a secure and sustainable energy supply and new opportunities for local economies. 600 million people in Africa have no access to electricity. 75% of them live in rural areas. Whether urban or rural, development is not possible without energy. This growing energy demand in Africa can be served by renewable energy sources in a more beneficial way to the environment, climate, and health of the population than by fossil fuels. Energy expansion in Africa is possible without further carbonisation. Africa has the chance to be the first continent with a self-sufficient renewable energy supply. The necessary technologies already exist. In many parts of Africa, decentralized renewable energy is even the most cost-efficient option. Through the “Green People’s Energy for Africa” initiative, community groups, cooperatives and municipalities are empowered to generate and productively use decentralized energy supplies of solar, water, wind and biomass to produce light or to run water pumps, mills, air conditioners, refrigerators, dryers and more. Small electricity grids owned by community groups have the potential to generate sources of income and jobs. Furthermore, by interconnecting these small grids a secure provision of electricity can be achieved, thereby strengthening the communities they serve. Such an approach would at the same time address several of the sustainable development goals. How can community groups, cooperatives, associations and municipalities gain access to decentralized energy from the sun, water, wind and biomass, and at the same time ensure a stable, low-emission energy supply that permits economic development? Where do such decentralized energy suppliers already operate? How do they serve the affected populations? Ms Bärbel Höhn, the BMZ Special Representative for Energy in Africa, will share updates on Federal Minister Müller’s „Green People’s Energy for Africa” initiative. Examples from Africa demonstrate how energy production and jobs creation are connected and why small, decentralized structures provide relevant alternatives to large power stations. Bärbel Höhn, BMZ Special Representative for Energy in Africa and former State Minister of Environment and Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia as well as Manuel Araújo, Mayor of Quelimane, Mozambique and Member of ICLEI’s Global Executive Committee They will provide insights from the “Green People’s Energy for Africa” Initiative and showcase examples from Africa on how such decentralized energy suppliers can operate.
Tuesday, 11 December,	16:45 – 18:15, Room Bug SEforALL	“Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2018” Our side event will feature a presentation of key findings from Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2018, the latest report arising from Sustainable Energy for All’s (SEforALL) groundbreaking research partnership with Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). The report provides first-of-a-kind, systematic analysis of finance flows into two key areas of energy access, electricity and clean cooking, in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia with the world’s largest energy access deficits. Rachel Kyte, SEforALL CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, will provide opening remarks, which will be followed by a presentation of the report's key findings. SEforALL will then engage a panel of leading global financiers and policymakers at the forefront of innovation in a discussion of the policies, institutions and financial instruments necessary to spur the global energy transition and meet Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) targets by 2030. PANELISTS: Mr. Shegun Bakari, Advisor to HE Mr. Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Togolese Republic Dr. Barbara K Buchner, Executive Director, Climate Finance, Climate Policy Initiative Mr. Abyd Karmali, Managing Director, Climate Finance, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Mr. K S Popli, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Moderated by Olivia Coldrey, Lead Finance Specialist, SEforALL
Tuesday, 11 December,	16:45 to 18:15, Room Pieniny REEEP	Mobilising Investements for Off-grid Energy Solutions in African countries Thee Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia has helped over 330,000 people gain access to clean energy in its first 15 month of operation. This event will analyse leranings, discuss plans for future expansion, and stress the opportunities availabel to commercial investors in the off-grid clean energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. Speakers: Lars Ronnås – Climate Ambassador of Sweden Harriet Zulu - Ministry of Energy, Zambia   Representative from the Government of Liberia (t.b.c.) Helle Lindegaard – Vice President, Head of Trust Funds and Climate, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) Martin Hiller – Director General, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) Website of the Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia
Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018	16.30 - 18.00, AfDB pavilion Energia/HIVOS	Inclusive policy and finance for sustainable energy access Panelists and discussants will discuss different approaches to channeling financing to where it is needed and in the form that is needed (e.g., financial instrument, terms of financing), as well as policy and institutional changes to scale-up finance and reach local (women) entrepreneurs. In order to scale-up deployment as well as to maximize the socio-economic benefits of off-grid renewable energy solutions. Speakers: Minister Kaag - Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, The Netherlands; Amadou Hott –Vice President for Power, Energy Climate and  Green Growth, AfDB; Tareq Emtairah- Director of the Energy Department, UNIDO; Keriako Tobiko - Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Government of the Republic of Kenya (tbc); Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven - Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Government of the Federal Republic of Germany; Tosi Mpanu Mpanu– Vice-chair LDC REEEI , board member GCF, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Wednesday, 12 December	9:00–10:00 SDG Pavilion E-34	Building Global Energy Interconnection to Accelerate Sustainable Development Organized by GEIDCOand UN DESA
Wednesday, 12 Dec 2018	11:30—13:00 Room 3	Bringing socio-economic benefits through enhanced deployment of renewable energy Participants from climate vulnerable countries will discuss how they can achieve energy decarbonisation through enhanced deployment of renewables and what socio-economic benefits the deployment can bring to these countries. Speakers: Speakers will be Ministers and senior Government officials from climate vulnerable countries such as the Marshall Islands, the Philippines, Costa Rica and Ethiopia. (to be confirmed)
Wednesday, 12 Dec 2018	13:15—14:45 Room 1	Accelerating clean energy transitions and mobilizing investment to implement Paris Agreement goals This event will showcase how countries, in partnership with international organizations, financial institutions and private sector, are accelerating clean energy transitions. One important means is by shifting and scaling up investments towards low-carbon energy. Speakers: High-level representatives of governments, MDBs, international organizations, and private sector.
Wednesday 12 Dec	Meet-the-Expert 14.00 - 16.00, EU pavilion	Meet the colleague Rita Poppe (@ritapoppe) to learn about Hivos' work on decentralized renewable energy for energy access. HIVOS
Wednesday, 12 Dec	14:30 – 16:00 UK Pavillion	LOW CARBON COOLING: SCALING-UP INNOVATION, FINANCE AND DEPLOYMENT The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), in cooperation with the University of Birmingham, will hold a side event on the urgency for scaling up innovation, finance and deployment of low carbon cooling technologies. An SEforALL senior representative will participate in the panel discussion and share findings and insight from our Cooling for All work.
Wednesday, 12 Dec 2018	15:00—16:30 Room 5	Mobilising Investment for Off-Grid Energy Solutions in African Countries Energy access is key to building prosperity and resilience. Governments need to deploy public funding in a smart way to mobilise private finance and develop services for the poor. Beyond the Grid Fund Africa achieves this through blended finance, data analytics, capacity building and policy support. Speakers: Government Representatives of Zambia; Mr. Lars Ronnås, Swedish Ambassador for Climate Change; Mr. Martin Hiller, Director General, REEEP; Ms. Helle Lindegaard, Vice President, Head of Trust Funds and Climate, NEFCO.
Wednesday, 12 Dec 2018	17:00 Booth no 132	Energypedia Meetup Meet fellow energypedians and discuss more about knowledge sharing and management at booth no 132 at 17:00.
Wednesday,  12 Dec 2018	18:30 – 20:00, Room TBD	UN ENVIRONMENT SIDE EVENT: “COOLING-OFF WITHOUT COOKING THE PLANET. This high-level panel on cooling will highlight the need for, and showcase progress on, adopting more energy efficient and climate-friendly refrigeration and air conditioners. An SEforALL senior representative is also expected to participate in this event.
Friday 14th Dec	at 12.00 in the UN DESA Pavilion SDG Pavilion E-34	Energy ACCESS coalition Practical Action, WWF, ACCESS coalition This session looks at how energy access can support agricultural adaptation to climate change. It draws on a policy paper Practical action recently wrote, which looks at the potential of solar-powered irrigation in Southern Africa to enable smallholder farmers to thrive. I will share a link to this paper as soon as it becomes available, for those of you who are interested.

Previous Energy Events

Date	Room	Event
Monday 03 Dec 2018	15:00-16:15 Pavilion E, Ground Floor, NR 18.	How can multilateral institutions support innovators to ramp-up the implementation of clean and efficient solutions?
Tuesday 04 Dec 2018	9:00 and 2:30 and 4:30 AfDB Pavillion which is in the pink block H	AFDB energy-day: Unlocking Commercial Finance for Small-scale Renewable Energy in Africa: The “Facility for Energy Inclusion” (FEI) , Event Time: 9:00am - 10:30am Partners: Lions Head Global Partners Asset Management  Lead: AfDB Desert to Power: Harnessing the Sun to Power the Sahel Region Event Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm Lead: AfDB Energy efficiency: lessons for Africa Event Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm Partners: AfDB Lead:  UNEP
Wed 05 December	11:30-13:00 room 4	Local climate actions: the practices behind the numbers incl. GERES This side-event will bring together climate experts and political leaders to discuss how “Locally and Regionally Determined Contributions” could be fully recognised and integrated into global processes. Looking beyond the numbers, several tools and methods will be presented and will demonstrate the diversity of approaches already being taken.
December 6th, Thursday	16:30 to 18:00 at WWF Pavilion #PandaHub.	“How to accelerate universal access to sustainable energy in Africa, for the benefit of climate, people, and nature? “to take place on  from 16:30 to 18:00 at WWF Pavilion #PandaHub. The present energy system in Africa exacerbates poverty, deforestation and nature loss, health issues, and thus prevent from real sustainable development in the continent. Achieving universal access to sustainable energy in Africa supposes to consider the poor communities, for them to have access to clean, reliable and affordable energy solutions. For this to become a reality, we have to create an enabling environment through targeted financial flows, a conducive policy environment, and social acceptance of renewable energy solutions. Come and be part of our exciting journey towards Universal Energy Access by 2030!
December 6, Thursday	17:00 – 18:15 | Benelux pavilion	Innovative Energy Systems for Refugee Settlements An interactive session aiming to find lasting solutions to clean energy access for refugees. Providing energy for the growing number of refugee settlements around the world comes at a high cost - for humanitarian organisations, for the users, and for the environment. The current approach, based on short-term grants and donations, is not sustainable. This session explores innovative ways to promote market-based solutions that increase the use of clean energy sources. SNV’s experiences from Kenya show how sustainable and commercially viable supply and distribution models for quality cookstoves and PicoPV can be maintained in an approach that includes both the refugees and the host communities, generating employment, local entrepreneurship opportunities, and improved livelihoods.
Friday 07 December	9:00–10:00 Venue: SDG Pavilion E-34	Achieving universal energy access in the context of the wider sustainable development agenda. Organized by IEA
Friday 07 December	10:00 – 14:30 EU pavilion	Agriculture’s Future: Energising agriculture This session will explore the role of agriculture in reaching net-zero emissions globally. It will debate the key levers for a low carbon, resilient farming sector and barriers to change including presentations on both supply and demand side measures, The session will specifically address opportunities and challenges related to trade policy, engagement with producers, working with small holders and consumption.
Friday 07 Dec	10.30 – 11.30, UNDESA pavilion	Strong voices from the South: how media can enhance sustainable development while combating climate change This session invites journalists from Malawi, Zimbabwe and Nepal that report on issues like clean cooking, deforestation, the extraction of fossil fuels and the uptake of decentralized renewable energy. They will share their experiences with writing about the topic and the way they have contributed to the debates on climate action.
Friday 07 Dec	13:30–14:30 SDG Pavilion E-34	Improving multi-level governance through better reporting: Accelerating renewable energy uptake Organized by REN21
Date	Room	Event
Saturday, 8 December	9:00–10:00 SDG Pavilion E-34	Session TitleTBC Organized by the Multi-StakeholderSDG7-TAG/ DESA
Saturday, 08 Dec 2018	11:30—13:00 Room 1	Powering Ambition: Energy & Technology Solutions To Build Low-Carbon Economies The private sector is driving local & national action to help countries improve energy productivity, build a diverse low-carbon electricity portfolio & net zero-carbon buildings, strengthen resilience & develop bio-based products. Hear how smart policy and investments create jobs and grow economies. Speakers: Business executives from global technology providers & thought leaders from a broad cross-section of economy, to include: advanced bio-products, carbon capture storage & utilization, clean energy, corporate sustainability, emissions offsets, energy efficiency & productivity & net-zero-carbon bldgs.
Monday,10 December	11:30–12:30 SDG Pavilion E-34	Rethinking development finance for climate: An in-depth look at energy access in sub-Saharan Africa Organized by OECD (GEIDCO)
Monday 10 Dec	12.00 - 13.30, EU pavilion	Innovative climate finance to escalate private sector investment in decentralized energy access The session will focus on how to address the barriers, such as the lack of adequate finance, that hamper the uptake of off-grid and mini-grid renewable energy solutions. New research by IIED on public climate finance and aggregation of finance will be discussed as well as experience of Lithuania on climate finance for renewable energy. Speakers include Lina Ceicyte, Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania; Felice Zaccheo, Head Sustainable Energy and Climate Change at DG International Cooperation & Development, European Commission; and Marcus Wiemann, Executive Director Alliance for Rural Electrification.

Further Information

• Official page of UNFCCC
• Here you can find an overview of the side events organized by SNV: www.snv.org/cop24
• Practical Action is involved in a number of events at COP this and next week, summarised on their website: https://policy.practicalaction.org/cop24