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31st Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy

21 September (10:00) - 23 September (17:00) 2022
Palais des Nations and virtual salle XVII Geneva Switzerland
31CSE

This year’s UNECE Sustainable Energy Week featured several hybrid events including the 31st session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy and the 18th session of the Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Systems .

The annual meeting featured panels and/or discussions on:  

  • Building resilient energy systems and achieving greater energy security, affordability, and net-zero in the UNECE region 
  • Achieving high performance in buildings 
  • Modernizing resource management  
  • Addressing methane management  
  • Enabling a hydrogen economy 
  • Understanding subsidies and carbon pricing  
  • Planning the future work programme of the Committee on Sustainable Energy 

 

The overview of the Week is available here and the detailed programme with speakers is here. 

For more information, please see the Final Report of the 31st session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy and other materials and presentations below. 

Practical Information and Map of Palais des Nations

Agenda

29233 _ ECE/ENERGY/142 - Annotated provisional agenda for the thirty-first session _ 369295 _ English _ 773 _ 359233 _ pdf
29233 _ ECE/ENERGY/142 - Annotated provisional agenda for the thirty-first session _ 369295 _ French _ 780 _ 359234 _ pdf
29233 _ ECE/ENERGY/142 - Annotated provisional agenda for the thirty-first session _ 369295 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359235 _ pdf

Documents

29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/143 - Final Report of the Thirty-first Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy _ 370964 _ English _ 773 _ 371715 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/143 - Final Report of the Thirty-first Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy _ 370964 _ French _ 780 _ 376579 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/143 - Final Report of the Thirty-first Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy _ 370964 _ Russian _ 864 _ 376580 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/1 - Draft programme of work of the sustainable energy subprogramme for 2023 _ 369296 _ English _ 773 _ 359545 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/1 - Draft programme of work of the sustainable energy subprogramme for 2023 _ 369296 _ French _ 780 _ 359546 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/1 - Draft programme of work of the sustainable energy subprogramme for 2023 _ 369296 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359547 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/2 - Provisional calendar of meetings of the sustainable energy subprogramme for 2023 _ 369298 _ English _ 773 _ 358103 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/2 - Provisional calendar of meetings of the sustainable energy subprogramme for 2023 _ 369298 _ French _ 780 _ 359073 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/2 - Provisional calendar of meetings of the sustainable energy subprogramme for 2023 _ 369298 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359074 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/31/2022/INF.1 - Outline of key components of the programme of work of Sustainable energy subprogramme for 2024 _ 370582 _ English _ 773 _ 368363 _ docx
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/31/2022/INF.1/FINAL APPROVED - Outline of key components of the programme of work of Sustainable energy subprogramme for 2024 – Approved 23 September 2022 _ 373168 _ English _ 773 _ 368379 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/3 - Revised publication plan for 2022 and draft publication plans for 2023 and 2024 - Proposed _ 369299 _ English _ 773 _ 358104 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/3 - Revised publication plan for 2022 and draft publication plans for 2023 and 2024 - Proposed _ 369299 _ French _ 780 _ 359092 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/3 - Revised publication plan for 2022 and draft publication plans for 2023 and 2024 - Proposed _ 369299 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359093 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/3F - Revised publication plan for 2022 and draft publication plans for 2023 and 2024 – As Approved 23 September 2022 _ 373165 _ English _ 773 _ 368370 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/4 - Final mandate and terms of reference of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition _ 369300 _ English _ 773 _ 358105 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/4 - Final mandate and terms of reference of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition _ 369300 _ French _ 780 _ 359094 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/4 - Final mandate and terms of reference of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition _ 369300 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359095 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/5 - Report on regional advisory services in sustainable energy _ 369301 _ English _ 773 _ 359548 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/5 - Report on regional advisory services in sustainable energy _ 369301 _ French _ 780 _ 359549 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/5 - Report on regional advisory services in sustainable energy _ 369301 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359550 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/6 - Sustainable management of critical raw materials required for the low-carbon energy transition – Draft for discussion _ 370630 _ English _ 773 _ 362017 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/7 - Resources as a Service: A catalyst to accelerate the energy transition, safeguarding climate action targets within the circular economy – Draft for discussion _ 370632 _ English _ 773 _ 362034 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/8 - A comprehensive and science-based terminology, classification and taxonomy for hydrogen _ 369303 _ English _ 773 _ 359551 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/8 - A comprehensive and science-based terminology, classification and taxonomy for hydrogen _ 369303 _ French _ 780 _ 359552 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/2022/8 - A comprehensive and science-based terminology, classification and taxonomy for hydrogen _ 369303 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359553 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/GE.4/2022/2 - Report of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition on its Seventeenth Session _ 370244 _ English _ 773 _ 362562 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/GE.4/2022/2 - Report of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition on its Seventeenth Session _ 370244 _ French _ 780 _ 362563 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/GE.4/2022/2 - Report of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition on its Seventeenth Session _ 370244 _ Russian _ 864 _ 362564 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/GE.8/2022/2 - Report of the Group of Experts on Gas on its Ninth Session _ 370245 _ English _ 773 _ 360908 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/GE.8/2022/2 - Report of the Group of Experts on Gas on its Ninth Session _ 370245 _ French _ 780 _ 360911 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/GE.8/2022/2 - Report of the Group of Experts on Gas on its Ninth Session _ 370245 _ Russian _ 864 _ 360912 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/139 - Best Practice guidance for effective management of Coal Mine Methane at national level: Monitoring, reporting, verification and mitigation _ 370249 _ English _ 773 _ 360918 _ pdf
29234 _ ECE/ENERGY/GE.3/2022/6 - UNRMS: Principles and Requirements _ 366679 _ English _ 773 _ 351646 _ pdf

Room Documents

29235 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.1 - Draft Conclusions and Recommendations of the Committee on Sustainable Energy at its 31st session _ 370496 _ English _ 773 _ 361688 _ docx
29235 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.2 - Building Resilient Energy Systems: Technical Considerations and Actions for Achieving Greater Energy Security, Affordability and Net-zero in the ECE Region _ 369731 _ English _ 773 _ 361644 _ pdf
29235 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.2 rev 1 - Building Resilient Energy Systems: Technical Considerations and Actions for Achieving Greater Energy Security, Affordability and Net-zero in the ECE Region _ 377820 _ English _ 773 _ 379092 _ pdf
29235 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.3 - Overview UNECE Sustainable Energy Week 19-23 September 2022 _ 370492 _ English _ 773 _ 362262 _ pdf
29235 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.4 - List of parliamentary and room documents _ 370605 _ English _ 773 _ 362555 _ pdf
29235 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.5 - Preliminary Programme 31st Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy 2022 _ 370559 _ English _ 773 _ 362395 _ pdf
29235 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.13 - Hydrogen Task Force - Draft ToR _ 370874 _ English _ 773 _ 362553 _ pdf
29235 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.14 - Proposed UNECE Platform on Resilient Energy Systems _ 370782 _ English _ 773 _ 362394 _ pdf
29235 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.15 - Proposed Definition of Resilient Energy Systems _ 370788 _ English _ 773 _ 362414 _ pdf
29235 _ Bureau Members of the 32nd and 33rd sessions of the Committee on Sustainable Energy _ 370591 _ English _ 773 _ 364278 _ pdf

Session Concept Notes

32522 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.6 - Building Resilient Energy Systems in the UNECE Region - Session Concept Note _ 370525 _ English _ 773 _ 361861 _ pdf
32522 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.7 - High Performance Buildings Initiative - Session Concept Note _ 370518 _ English _ 773 _ 362588 _ pdf
32522 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.8 - Modernizing Resource Management - Session Concept Note _ 370527 _ English _ 773 _ 361745 _ pdf
32522 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.9 - Enabling a Hydrogen Ecosystem - Session Concept Note _ 370528 _ English _ 773 _ 361746 _ pdf
32522 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.10 - Addressing Methane Management - Session Concept Note _ 370529 _ English _ 773 _ 361747 _ pdf
32522 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.11 - Technical Assistance under Committee - Session Concept Note _ 370530 _ English _ 773 _ 362817 _ pdf
32522 _ CSE-31/2022/INF.12 - Understanding Carbon Pricing and Subsidies - Session Concept Note _ 370594 _ English _ 773 _ 361909 _ pdf

Presentations: Agenda Item 2 - Building Resilient Energy Systems in the UNECE Region

32773 _ UNECE Secretariat, 21.09.2022 AM _ 370898 _ English _ 773 _ 362634 _ pdf
32773 _ CSE Expert Group Recommendations to Build Resilient Energy Systems in the UNECE Region - Jim Robb, NERC, Chair Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Systems, 21.09.2022 AM _ 370900 _ English _ 773 _ 363404 _ pdf
32773 _ Gajanana Hegde, UNFCCC secretariat _ 370901 _ English _ 773 _ 362638 _ pdf

Presentations: Agenda Item 3. Delivering on sustainable energy: subprogramme accomplishments since the thirtieth session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy

33105 _ Delivering on Sustainable Energy: Subprogramme Accomplishments Since the Thirtieth Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy _ 371232 _ English _ 773 _ 363726 _ pdf

Presentations: Agenda Item 4. Achieving high performance in buildings

33107 _ The Building Knowledge Hubs: Stimulating demand for skilled workers in the building sector - Dragomir Tzanev 2022-09-21 _ 371096 _ English _ 773 _ 363431 _ pdf

Presentations: Agenda Item 5. Modernizing resource management

33100 _ 1. Elisa Tonda Presentation ET UNECE event 21 Sept 2022 _ 371800 _ English _ 773 _ 365185 _ pdf
33100 _ 2. Julian Hilton RMS Sept 22 2022 _ 371801 _ English _ 773 _ 365186 _ pdf
33100 _ 3. Simon Michaux _ 371802 _ English _ 773 _ 365187 _ pdf
33100 _ 4. Ukraine_Geneva_22.09.22 Final _ 371803 _ English _ 773 _ 365188 _ pdf
33100 _ 5. LongSengTo_ModernizingResourceManagement_Sep2022 _ 371804 _ English _ 773 _ 365189 _ pdf
33100 _ 6. Frances Wall-UNRMS Resource as a service 22 Sept 22 _ 371805 _ English _ 773 _ 365190 _ pdf

Presentations: Agenda Item 6. Enabling a hydrogen ecosystem

33101 _ GIE Presentation_UNECE_Enabling a Hydrogen Ecosystem _ 371806 _ English _ 773 _ 365191 _ pdf
33101 _ Serge_van_Gessel-UNFC-Hydrogen_CSE31_20220922b _ 371807 _ English _ 773 _ 365192 _ pdf
33101 _ Yuri Melnikov - LowCarbon H2 production _ 371808 _ English _ 773 _ 365193 _ pdf

Presentations: Agenda Item 7. Addressing methane management

33102 _ US Environmental Protection Agency Update on Methane Mitigation Actions - Paul Gunning _ 371084 _ English _ 773 _ 363419 _ pdf
33102 _ GHGSat - Angel E Esparza _ 371085 _ English _ 773 _ 363420 _ pdf
33102 _ Kayrros - Christian Lelong _ 371086 _ English _ 773 _ 363421 _ pdf
33102 _ European Gas Research Group - GERG Projects _ 371087 _ English _ 773 _ 363422 _ pdf
33102 _ Clark Talkington _ 371088 _ English _ 773 _ 363423 _ pdf
33102 _ POTENTIALS GreenJOBS - A Krzemien _ 371089 _ English _ 773 _ 363424 _ pdf
33102 _ Karpus - Local Perspective on Just Transition _ 371090 _ English _ 773 _ 363425 _ pdf
33102 _ Gender issues in closure and transitions: impacts on women and girls - Bobbie Foot _ 371091 _ English _ 773 _ 363426 _ pdf

Presentations: Agenda Item 8. Understanding subsidies and carbon pricing

33103 _ Pricing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Jonas Teusch OECD _ 371082 _ English _ 773 _ 363417 _ pdf
33103 _ A Guide to Carbon Pricing and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform - Rajiv Wijeweera UNDP _ 371083 _ English _ 773 _ 364277 _ pdf

Presentations: Agenda Item 9. Technical assistance, regional outreach and collaboration activities

33104 _ CSE31 Regional Advisory Services - Oleg Dzioubinski _ 371092 _ English _ 773 _ 363427 _ pdf
33104 _ Artan Leskoviku - Albania _ 371093 _ English _ 773 _ 363428 _ pdf
33104 _ Energy Transition and the Post Covid-19 Socioeconomic Recovery: Role of Women and Impact on Them - Kankana Dubey _ 371094 _ English _ 773 _ 363429 _ pdf
33104 _ United States Technical Assistance Programs in the Energy Sector - Suriya Jayanti, USDOC _ 371095 _ English _ 773 _ 363430 _ pdf