The Seventh International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development was held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 18-21 October 2016. It has been jointly organized by the Government of Azerbaijan, the United Nations Regional Commissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2), and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The Seventh Forum combined a high-level session with plenary sessions, parallel workshops and site visits over four days. The Forum assembled over 500 international energy experts, government officials, and representatives from the business community, financial sector, academia and civil society to share perspectives on how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other aspirational pledges such as the Paris Agreement on climate change can be implemented. It also included an International Renewable Energy Conference and the annual sessions of the UNECE Group of Experts on Renewable Energy and Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency for the first time.
The objective of the Seventh International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development was to explore how to deliver on the national commitments, such as the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs, which would then become NDCs) in support of achieving the climate change mitigation and adaptation goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, including investment in renewable energy as a means of reducing the carbon intensity of the energy sector. The 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, as a major stepping stone in the history of this international fora process, was also discussed in the frame of Baku Forum.
7th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development
18 - 21 October 2016
Baku Azerbaijan
Documents
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| Concept Note of the Seventh International Forum | |||
| Statement of Common Action Sixth International Forum (2015) | |||
| Joint Statement Fifth International Forum (2014) | |||
| Documents of the 3rd Session of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency 18-19 October 2016 |
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| Documents of the 3rd Session Group of Experts on Renewable Energy 20-21 October 2016 |
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| 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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| Logistical Note |
Agenda
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| Provisional Agenda of the Forum as of 15 October 2016 | ||||||
| Workshop on Challenges and Prospects for Regional Electricity Cooperation and Trade in Central Asia and the Caucasus 18 October 14:00-18:00; 19 October 9:00-18:00 Co-organizers: ESCAP and EPC CIS |
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| Workshop Promoting Energy Efficiency in Azerbaijan and Other Countries of the Region (in the framework of the 3rd session of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency) 19 October 2016, 9:00-12:15 Co-organizers: UNDP, GEF and UNECE |
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| Workshop Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform and Progress in Accelerating Industrial Energy Efficiency (in the framework of the 3rd session of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency) 19 October 2016, 14:00-17:15 Co-organizers: UNIDO, C2E2 and UNECE |
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Regional Seminar on Enabling Policies to Promote Financing Renewable Energy Investments |
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Information Note |
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Agenda |
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| 20th session of the SPECA Thematic Working Group on Water, Energy and Environment 20 October, 14:00-18:00; 21 October, 9:00-13:00 |
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| Central Asia Regional Consultation Meeting (in the framework of the Third session of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy) 20 October, 14:00-18:00 Co-organizers: IRENA/UNECE |
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| Pathways to Sustainable Energy: National approaches to a global challenge Room TBC, Marriot Hotel, Baku 21 October 2016, 09.00-13.00 |
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| The Interplay between Renewable Energy and Fossil Fuels: the Post-Paris agenda (in the framework of the Third session of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy) 21 October, 10:00-11:15 Co-organizers: ESCWA/UNECE |
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| Workshop on the Role of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in Renewable Energy Planning (UNECE) (in the framework of the Third session of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy) 21 October, 14:00-15:45 |
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Presentations
| October 2016 | Presentations Title and Author | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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| Opening of the Forum (Yotube) | ||||
| 18-19 | UNECE Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency, 3rd session | |||
| 18 | Workshop on data quality and interpretation in the context of the Global Tracking Framework | |||
| 18-19 | Workshop on Challenges and Prospects for Regional Electricity Cooperation and Trade in Central Asia and the Caucasus | |||
| 19 | Workshop Promoting Energy Efficiency in Azerbaijan and Other Countries of the Region (in the framework of the 3rd session of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency) |
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| 19 | Workshop Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform and Progress in Accelerating Industrial Energy Efficiency (in the framework of the 3rd session of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency) |
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| 19-20 | Regional Seminar on Enabling Policies to Promote Financing Renewable Energy Investments Concluding Session (in the framework of the 3rd Session Group of Experts on Renewable Energy) |
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| 20 | UN SPECA Thematic Working Group on Energy, Water and Environment (UNECE/ESCAP), 20th session | |||
| 20-21 | UNECE Group of Experts on Renewable Energy, 3rd Session | |||
| 20 | Central Asia Regional Consultation Meeting (in the framework of 3rd Session Group of Experts on Renewable Energy) |
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| 21 | The Interplay between Renewable Energy and Fossil Fuels: the Post-Paris agenda (in the framework of the 3rd Session Group of Experts on Renewable Energy) |
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| 21 | Workshop on the Role of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in Renewable Energy Planning (UNECE) (in the framework of the 3rd Session Group of Experts on Renewable Energy) |
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| 21 | Pathways to Sustainable Energy: National approaches to a global challenge | |||
| Workshop on data quality and interpretation in the context of the Global Tracking Framework 18 October |
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| Vivien Foster, The World Bank | ||||
| Alejandro Moreno, Energy Specialist, The World Bank | ||||
| Scott Foster, Director, Sustainable Energy Division, UNECE | ||||
| Radia Sedaoui, Chief, Energy Section, Sustainable Development Policies Division, UN ESCWA | ||||
| Hongpeng Liu, Officer-in-Charge, Environment and Development Division, UN ESCAP | ||||
| Manlio Coviello, Chief, Natural Resources and Energy Unit, UN ECLAC | ||||
| Soteri Gatera, Chief, Industrialisation and Infrastructure Section, Regional Integration and Trade Division, UN ECA | ||||
| Olga Dovnar, Deputy Chairperson, National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus | ||||
| Gogita Todradze, Deputy Executive Director, National Statistics of Georgia | ||||
| Joseph El Assad, Advisor, Ministry of Energy and Water, Lebanon | ||||
| Mohamed Shaheen, Division Head, Central Bureau of Statistics, Palestine | ||||
| Eltag Musa, General Director, Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan | ||||
| Workshop on Challenges and Prospects for Regional Electricity Cooperation and Trade in Central Asia and the Caucasus ESCAP and EPC CIS, 18-19 October |
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Session 1: Presentations by the nominated experts and representatives of power sector companies |
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| R. Babakhodjaev and R. Zahidov (Uzbekistan), Uzbekistan | ||||
Kamila Rahimova, Ministry of Energy, Azerbaijan |
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| Igor Kozhukhovskiy, Russian Energy Agency, Russian Federation | ||||
| Oleg Klinkov, “FGC UES” OJSC, Russian Federation | ||||
| Wais Aria, Ministry of Energy and Water, Afghanistan | ||||
| Hai Wan, National Energy Administration, P.R. China | ||||
| Mahfooz Bhatti, Ministry of Water and Power, Pakistan | ||||
| E. Alpysbekova, Kazakhstan | ||||
| S. Kholmuhamadzoda, Tajikistan | ||||
| T. Baigaziev and J. Imankulova, "National Energy Holding Company" OJSC, Kyrgyzstan | ||||
| X. Aliev, G. Hamidov and A. Mamadzade, Azeris, Azerbaijan | ||||
| Session 2: Presentations by international organizations and financial institutions | ||||
| Johan Berge, Secretary General, EURELECTRIC | ||||
| Igor Litvinyuk, Energy Division, ESCAP | ||||
| Viktor Badaker, Sustainable Energy Division UNECE | ||||
| Iurii Lyskov, Executive Committee, EPC CIS | ||||
| Representative of Eurasian Economic Commission | ||||
| Junxia Li, One Belt One Road Initiative | ||||
| Chen Chen, Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO) | ||||
| Evgenii Shago, Eurasian Development Bank | ||||
| Kanat Botbaev, International Energy Charter | ||||
| Session 3: Round table discussion: Will common energy market emerge in Central Asia and the Caucasus? | ||||
| 1. Round table 1: Development of common energy market for Central Asia and the Caucasus: required conditions, proposed market architecture and trade mechanisms, obstacles towards their implementation, and means of facilitation of cross-border trade Moderator/Keynote Speaker: Mr. Sergey Tulinov, Energy Division, ESCAP |
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| 2. Round table 2: How can renewable energy (including hydropower resources) contribute to energy security improvement and facilitate trans-boundary electricity cooperation in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus? Moderator/Keynote speaker: Mr. German Trofimov, Kazakhstan |
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| Speakers from countries, international organizations and financial institutions, power grid operators, institutions and academia and energy experts | ||||
| Regional Seminar on Enabling Policies to Promote Financing Renewable Energy Investments UN ESCWA/UNECE, 19 October |
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| Viktor Badaker, UNECE and Mongi Bida, UN ESCWA | ||||
| Dhamir Mannai, Former Member of the Parliament of Tunisia, Parliamentary Advisor / Regional Director, Africa and Middle East - Climate Parliament | ||||
| Toufic Mezher, ESCWA Consultant for UAE | ||||
| Mostefa Ouki, Vice President Energy & Chemicals, Nexant, United Kingdom | ||||
| Ibrahim Abdel Gelil, KAPSARC Visiting Fellow | ||||
| Jamel Jaber, ESCWA Consultant for Jordan Case Study | ||||
| Joseph Al Assad, ESCWA Consultant for Lebanon Case Study | ||||
| Aurore Feghaly, General Director of Oil, Ministry of Energy & Water, Lebanon | ||||
| Mohammed El Dabbas, Ministers Advisor for Energy Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan | ||||
| Taoufik Laabi, ESCWA Consultant, Morocco Case Study | ||||
| Mohamed El Haouari, Director of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, National Agency for Development of RE & EE (ADEREE), Morocco | ||||
| Salaheldin Hassabelgabo Abdelrazig Ibrahim, Director, Department of Nuclear & Renewable Energy, Ministry of Water Resources & Electricity, Sudan | ||||
| Jianrong Wang, Deputy Marketing Director of International Department, China Power Engineering Consulting Group Co. Ltd. | ||||
| YI Yuechun, Deputy Director-General, CREEI, RE Development and Investment Experience of China: An Introduction | ||||
| Marita Arabidze,Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Division, Ministry of Energy of Georgia, Case Study of Georgia | ||||
| Milan Ristanovic and Miloš Banjac, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Serbia Case Study | ||||
| Maja Matejić, UNDP Serbia, UNDP/GEF PROJECT: „REDUCING BARRIERS TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BIOMASS MARKET IN SERBIA | ||||
| Roman Podolets, Head of Department of Energy Sector Development and forecasting Institute for Economics and Forecasting, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Biogas, Ukraine | ||||
| Kostiantyn Gura, Ukraine, Renewable Energy: Status, Opportunities and Perspectives in Ukraine | ||||
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Status, Opportunities and Perspectives in Ukraine | ||||
| UN SPECA Thematic Working Group on Energy, Water and Environment (UNECE/ESCAP), 20th session 20 October |
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| Viktor Badaker, Sustainable Energy Division, UNECE | ||||
| Annuka Lipponen, Environment Division, UNECE | ||||
| Mergen Yusupov, State Committee on Environment Protection and Land Resources, Turkmenistan | ||||
| Georgios Avgerinopoulos, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden | ||||
| Sergey Tulinov,Environment and Development Division, ESCAP | ||||
| Pathways to Sustainable Energy: National approaches to a global challenge 21 October |
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| Introduction, UNECE Secretariat | ||||
| Speakers and Group Discussions, UNECE Secretariat | ||||
| Jamil Malikov, Deputy Chairman Parvin Mammadzadeh, Economic Adviser, Azerbaijan | ||||
| Mohammed Abdel Fattah Mofleh Al Dabbas, Ministers Advisor for Energy Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan | ||||
| Sergiu Robu, Energy planning expert, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Institute of Energy, Republic of Moldova | ||||
| Matija Vajdic, Senior Engineer, Department for Renewable Energy Sources and Energy, Efficiency, Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar, Croatia | ||||
Forum outcomes
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| Baku call for action to achieve energy-related Sustainable Development Goals and contribute to the Paris Climate Agreement Adopted at the 7th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Report of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency on its third session | |||
| Report of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy on its third session | |||
| Recommendations of the UN SPECA Thematic Working Group on Energy, Water and Environment, 20th session | |||
| Forum Summary |
Media coverage
| Seventh International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development, Watch Andrey Vasilyev, UNECE's Deputy ES and Scott Foster, UNECE’s Director of Sustainable Energy, interview with AzTV (EN) 21 October 2016 |
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| Baku Call for action: governments and international partners are asked to work on implementation of energy-related Sustainable Development Goals UNECE Press Release, 21 October 2016 |
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| Energy For Sustainable Development - Are the solutions achievable? Expectations for the upcoming International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development. Oleg Dzioubinski, UNECE (Interview with Dukascopy TV, 19 September 2016) |
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| International Energy Forum will explore ways to implement the Paris Climate Agreement UNECE News, 17 October 2016 |