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25th Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy

28 - 30 September 2016
Salle XII, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

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25th Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy resumed
19 January 2016, Salle XII, Palais des Nations, Geneva

 

Considering the fundamental role of energy in the post-2015 development agenda, the Committee on Sustainable Energy will continue its dialogue on “Energy for Sustainable Development”.  The agenda features a reality check on the energy transition, energy efficiency, renewable energy and fossil fuels in the context of the energy-related Sustainable Development Goals.

The prime objective of the 25th session of the Committee is to explore how to deliver on the national commitments in support of the Sustainable Development Goals and to discuss potential solutions to be agreed at an Energy Ministerial at the outset of the Eighth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 11 June 2017.

 

 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:     PARTICIPATE
 
  • Dr. Volker Krey, Deputy Program Director, Energy Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): How big is the gap?
     
  • Graeme Maxton, Secretary General, Club of Rome: Energy and environment in a green economy: bringing actors together.
     
  • Amory Lovins, Chairman, Rocky Mountain Institute: Reinventing Fire, Winning the Oil Endgame and a "negawatt revolution". (video link)
     
  • Prof. Dr. Kevin Anderson, Deputy Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research: The Duality of
    Climate Science
    . (video link)
     
  • Prof. Dr. Lex Hoogduin, CEO, Global Complexity Network (GloComNet): Dealing with complexity and uncertainty
    in the energy transition.

     
  • Prof. Mark Howells, Energy Systems Analysis Group of the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH-dESA): The cost of rapid decarbonisation in sustainable energy pathways.
     


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The Weekly Overview
 

The Provisional Draft Agenda

 

As an enabler for achievement of all of the Sustainable Development Goals, "sustainable" energy embraces the environmental, economic and social dimensions. To pursue diverse development pathways efficiently, countries need to understand the implications of what has been agreed both in their own national contexts and from others’ perspectives. The Committee will exchange views about market realities in light of continuing low oil and gas prices, diversification towards green economies and about decision-making in times of risk and uncertainty.

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Documents

Document Title & Symbol ENG FRE RUS
I. Opening and introduction      
Agenda Item 1: Opening and adoption of the agenda      
Annotated provisional agenda for the twenty-fifth session
ECE/ENERGY/106
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II. Policy dialogues: Meeting the challenge of Sustainable Energy      
Agenda Item 4: Report on how the subsidiary bodies contribute to meeting the energy-related Sustainable Development Goals      
Mapping of the sustainable energy subprogramme processes and activities that support countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
ECE/ENERGY72016/16
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Agenda Item 6: International Fora on Energy for Sustainable Development and Energy Ministerial      
Pathways to sustainable energy
ECE/ENERGY/2016/7
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Draft outcome document of the Seventh International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development
ECE/ENERGY/2016/8
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Concept note and draft outcome document of the Eighth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development and Energy Ministerial
ECE/ENERGY/2016/9
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Agenda Item 7: Complexity and decision-making in conditions of uncertainty      
Pathways to Sustainable Energy
ECE/ENERGY/2016/7
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Agenda Item 8. Energy efficiency in the built environment      
Energy efficiency standards in buildings-Concept note on the principles-based energy performance standards in buildings
ECE/ENERGY/GE.6/2016/5
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III. Future work of the Committee on Sustainable Energy      
Agenda Item 9: How can the Committee best respond to the needs of member States going forward?      
Draft proposal for the programme of work for the ECE sustainable energy subprogramme for 2018-2019
ECE/ENERGY/2016/10
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Provisional calendar of meetings for 2017
ECE/ENERGY/2016/11
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Draft publication plan for 2018-2019
ECE/ENERGY/2016/12
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Budget and resourcing of the ECE sustainable energy subprogramme
ECE/ENERGY/2016/13
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Report on regional advisory services in sustainable energy
ECE/ENERGY/2016/14
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Cooperation and coordination with other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
ECE/ENERGY/2016/15
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Agenda Item 10: Approval of Documents      
Draft Work Plan of the Group of Experts on Gas for 2014-2017
ECE/ENERGY/2016/1
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Unofficial translation
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Unoffical translation
Methane management in extractive industries - update
ECE/ENERGY/2016/2
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Bridging document between the Oil and Fuel Gas Reserves and Resources Classification of the Russian Federation of 2013 and the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC-2009)
ECE/ENERGY/2016/3
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Specifications for the application of UNFC-2009 to renewable energy resources
ECE/ENERGY/2016/4
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Specifications for the application of UNFC-2009 to geothermal energy resources
ECE/ENERGY/2016/5
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English only
   
Specifications for the application of UNFC-2009 to injection projects for the purpose of geological storage
ECE/ENERGY/2016/6
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Report of the Seventh Session of the Expert Group on Resource Classification
ECE/ENERGY/GE.3/2016/2
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Report of the Third Session of the Group of Experts on Gas
ECE/ENERGY/GE.8/2016/2
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Item 12: Adoption of the report and close of the meeting      
Report of the Committee on Sustainable Energy of its twenty-fifth session
ECE/ENERGY/107
AS ADOPTED ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2016

Room Documents

Room Document Title & Symbol ENG FRE RUS
Conclusions and Recommendations
CSE-25/2016/INF.1
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Room documents
CSE-25/2016/INF.2
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Weekly overview
CSE-25/2016/INF.3 
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Timetable
CSE-25/2016/INF.4
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Session structures
CSE-25/2016/INF.5
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Bureau nominations
CSE-25/2016/INF.6
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Biographies of Speakers
CSE-25/2016/INF.7
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Transcript A. Lovins
CSE-25/2016/INF.8
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Introduction Complexity
CSE-25/2016/INF.10
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Questionnaire for the Programme Performance Assessment 2015-2016
CSE-25/2016/INF.11
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Batumi commitments - Energy analysis
CSE-25/2016/INF.12
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Duality in Climate Science
CSE-25/2016/INF.13
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Project Proposal UNFC
CSE-25/2016/INF.14
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Project Proposal- A Holistic Building Standard Framework
CSE-25/2016/INF.15
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Presentations

Presentation Title & Author ENG FRE RUS
Agenda Item 1 & 2
B. POLICY DIALOGUES: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
     
Opening of the meeting / Welcome remarks      
Nazir Ramazanov, Vice-Chair Committee on Sustainable Energy (CSE)      
Andrey Vasilyev, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE       
Scott Foster, Director, UNECE Sustainable Energy Division      
Agenda Item 3: Defining the gap to attain sustainable energy      
Keynote: How big is the gap?
Volkey Krey, Deputy Program Director, Energy Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
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Panel: How do the Committee on Sustainable Energy and its subsidiary bodies meet the energy-related Sustainable Development Goals?      
Sigurd Heiberg, Chairperson, Petronavit a.s. / representing the Expert Group on Resource Classification PDF    
Ray Pilcher, President, Raven Ridge Resources, Inc. / Chair, Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane PDF    
Agenda Item 5: Energy and environment in a green economy      
Keynote: Energy and environment in a green economy: bringing actors together.
Graeme Maxton, Secretary General, Club of Rome
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Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference: Energy-related commitments of the Batumi Initiative on Green Economy (BIG-E)
Scott Foster, Director UNECE-SED
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Panel: Energy and environment in a green economy      
Keynote: Astonishing Energy Futures
Amory B. Lovins, Cofounder, Chief Scientist and Chairman Emeritus, Rocky Mountain Institute
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Natalia Jamburia, Chief Specialist, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Division, Ministry of Energy of Georgia PDF    
Mikhail Malashanka, Vice Chairman, Head of Department for Energy Efficiency, State Committee on Standardization of the Republic of Belarus PDF    
Agenda Item 6: International Fora on Energy for Sustainable Development and Energy Ministerial      
Opening of the session and introductory remarks         
Her Excellency Ms. Zhanar Aitzhanova, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Expo 2017: Future Energy, Astana, Kazakhstan
What to expect from Astana Expo 2017


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YouTube
   
Keynote: The Duality of Climate Science
Prof. Dr. Kevin Anderson, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester
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Energy ministerial: Messages and recommendations and the role of the United Nations Regional Commissions      
Clark Talkington, Vice President, Advanced Resources International, Inc., United States PDF    
Agenda Item 7: Complexity and decision-making in conditions of uncertainty      
Keynote: Dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the energy transition
Prof. Dr. Lex Hoogduin, CEO/Funder Global Complexity Network (GloComNet), Professor for complexity and uncertainty in financial markets and financial institutions, Groningen University
MP3    
Agenda Item 8: Energy efficiency in the built environment      
Keynotes:      
Proposal to the Committee: Holistic Building Standards - A Proposal for Global Transformation of Buildings in the Built Environment   
Prof. James Freihaut, Department of Architectural Engineering, Penn State University
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Agenda Item 9: How can the Committee best respond to the needs of member States going forward?      
Opportunities for Greater Cooperation among CSE Subsidiary bodies
Raymond C. Pilcher, Chair, Raven Ridge Resources
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Agenda Item 10: Approval of Documents      
Update on EGRC and its activities to further develop UNFC
Igor Shpurov, General Director, State Commission of mineral reserves of the Russian Federation
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Questionnaire PPA 2015-2016

Questionnaire for the Programme Performance Assessment 2015-2016 (online) at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PPA1516

Questionnaire for the Programme Performance Assessment 2015-2016 (paper version