Sustainable Energy

This year’s Sustainable Energy Expert Week (5 – 8 October 2021) is taking actions on recommendations from the 30th session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy that will be held on 22-24 September 2021.

The Sustainable Energy Expert Week is jointly organised by the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy  and the Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Systems  and is supported by the Group of Experts on Gas, the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency, the Expert Group on Resource Management and the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane.

The Sustainable Energy Expert Week will feature a series of sessions on:

• Increasing the renewable energy uptake 
• Integrating the renewable energy into energy system  
• Financing decarbonisation of energy system 
• Improving understanding about hydrogen potential
• Attaining carbon neutrality
• Digitalizing energy system 
• Circular economy and material supply chains
• Managing methane emissions 

Register here and join us in Geneva or online for a discussion on delivering concrete, near-term outcomes in achieving the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. 

Renewable Energy 
The 8th session of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy will be held from 5-6 October.

Cleaner Electricity Systems
The 17th session of the Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Systems will be held from 6-8 October.

International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development
11th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development 

How is the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) working with countries to attain Carbon Neutrality in the ECE Region?

Many countries in the ECE region are embracing carbon neutrality recognized as the first milestone towards sustainable energy, with leaders like Canada, Denmark, France, and the United Kingdom, said Olga Algayerova during a C2GTalk interview with Janos Pasztor, Executive Director. Executive Secretary calls for countries to recommit to the future, “We are really running out of time and urgent action is needed”. Highlighting that UNECE provides a platform for technology-neutral dialogue and are keen to work with C2G to help countries get better informed about new emerging technologies that could play an important role in fighting climate change in the future.

For more information see recent UNECE recent reports CCUS technology brief and Geologic CO2 storage in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia An initial analysis of potential and policy.