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B. POLICY DIALOGUES: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY |
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| Opening of the meeting / Welcome remarks |
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| Nazir Ramazanov, Vice-Chair Committee on Sustainable Energy (CSE) |
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| Andrey Vasilyev, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE |
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| Scott Foster, Director, UNECE Sustainable Energy Division |
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| Agenda Item 3: Defining the gap to attain sustainable energy |
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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? |
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| Sigurd Heiberg, Chairperson, Petronavit a.s. / representing the Expert Group on Resource Classification |
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| Ray Pilcher, President, Raven Ridge Resources, Inc. / Chair, Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane |
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| Agenda Item 5: Energy and environment in a green economy |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Mikhail Malashanka, Vice Chairman, Head of Department for Energy Efficiency, State Committee on Standardization of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Agenda Item 6: International Fora on Energy for Sustainable Development and Energy Ministerial |
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| Opening of the session and introductory remarks |
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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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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 |
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| Clark Talkington, Vice President, Advanced Resources International, Inc., United States |
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| Agenda Item 7: Complexity and decision-making in conditions of uncertainty |
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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 |
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| Agenda Item 8: Energy efficiency in the built environment |
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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? |
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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 |
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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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