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
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Thursday, 13 Dec |
13:15-14:15 GEIDCO & DESA COP 24 Pavillion, E34 |
The Concept of “Modern Biomass” In African Renewable Energy Initiative’s Guiding Principles Moderator- Nnimmo Bassey - Health of Mother Earth Foundation Speakers 1.Titilope Ngozi Akosa-Centre for 21st Century Issues (C21st) 2.Liane Schalatek – GCF CSO Active Observer for Developed Countries 3.Kwami Kpondzo, Friends of the Earth International 4.Coraina de La Plaza – Global Forest Coalition |
| Friday 14th Dec |
at 12.00 in the UN DESA Pavilion |
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
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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? |
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Tuesday 04 Dec 2018 |
9:00 and 2:30 and 4:30 AfDB Pavillion which is in the pink block H |
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| Wed 05 December |
11:30-13:00 room 4 |
Local climate actions: the practices behind the numbers 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! |
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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. |
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Friday |
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 |
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Friday 07 December
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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. |
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Friday 07 Dec |
10.30 – 11.30, UNDESA pavilion |
Strong voices from the South: how media can enhance sustainable development while combating climate change |
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Friday 07 Dec |
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Improving multi-level governance through better reporting: Accelerating renewable energy uptake Organized by REN21 |
Saturday, 8 December |
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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 |
Rethinking development finance for climate: An in-depth look at energy access in sub-Saharan Africa |
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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.
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| Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018 |
11:30—13:00 Venue: Room Pieniny, Area G |
Stronger Together: Showcasing Success of Renewable Energy Technologies 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.
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| 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:
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| 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:
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Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018 |
16.30 - 18.00, AfDB pavilion |
Inclusive policy and finance for sustainable energy access |
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
