Sustainable Energy
Introduction
UNECE’s work on sustainable energy is designed to improve access to affordable and clean energy for all and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the carbon footprint of the energy sector in the region. It promotes international policy dialogue and cooperation among governments, energy industries and other stakeholders. The focus is on energy efficiency, cleaner electricity production from fossil fuels, renewable energy, coal mine methane, natural gas, classification of energy and mineral reserves and resources, and energy security. Read more
Key areas of work
In focus
2020 Sustainable Energy Week: Pursuing carbon neutrality to advance the energy transition
The 2020 Sustainable Energy Week united the 29th session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy and the 16th session of the Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Systems in their quest to pursue carbon neutrality to advance the ongoing energy transition.
Policy Brief on Accelerating achievement of SDG7 in the time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in decades. It is threatening to undermine the momentum of the clean energy transformation and universal energy access. We cannot let that happen. Energy access, renewable energy and energy efficiency investments need to be at the centre of the economic recovery packages, ensuring sustainability, energy security and a just and inclusive energy transition, to leave no one behind. This was a key message of the policy brief prepared for the High-Level Political Forum 2020 by the SDG7 Technical Advisory Group. The chapter on Achieving Access to Clean and Affordable Energy in the UNECE Region is on pages 94-100.
Highlights
Hydrogen in Europe: Russia’s friend or foe? Водород в Европе: друг или враг России?
29 October 2020 – Hydrogen is a bridge to achieving carbon neutrality. It is not zero-carbon today, but should be in the future. To achieve that, good planning is key. Some member States have already developed a hydrogen strategy, some are working on it. Who does what on hydrogen and how UNECE could help the member States coordinate their efforts is in the presentation that was given on 29 October 2020 at the online conference: “Development of renewable energy sources in the European Union and the assessment of their effectiveness”, organized by the Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University R.E. Alekseeva.
Sustainable Energy Subprogramme Quarterly Report 4th Quarter 2019 (October-December 2019)
UNFC-related papers presented at SPE ATCE-2019
How can we achieve energy for sustainable development?
LinkedIn article by Scott Foster, Director, Sustainable Energy at UNECE, 21 February 2019 Read more articles
Applying UNFC to Solar Energy - An Introduction
This video provides a short introduction to the application of UNFC to solar energy and the benefits it will bring in particular to investors in energy projects.
Events
16th Session of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane
03 - 04 March
Tempus 2, Palais des Nations , Geneva
03 - 04 March
Tempus 2, Palais des Nations , Geneva
