Clean Energy Summit Iea

Without a major acceleration in clean energy innovation net zero emissions targets will not be achievable.

Clean energy summit iea.

The world has seen a proliferating number of pledges by numerous governments and companies to reach net zero carbon dioxide co2 emissions in the coming decades as part of global efforts to meet long term sustainability goals such as the paris agreement on climate change. Ministers from countries representing the vast majority of global gdp energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will take part in the iea s clean energy transitions summit on thursday 9 july gathering around a virtual table to discuss measures to boost economies create jobs reduce global emissions and make energy systems more resilient. Image courtesy of iea. Cop26 president alok sharma at clean energy transitions.

Speakers highlighted that the iea summit comes at a pivotal moment when the world faces urgent and shared challenges to build back economies create jobs and accelerate clean energy transitions. The iea with the support of the ministry of energy mines and environment of morocco will convene a virtual regional symposium on 21 september 2020 to discuss how best to accelerate clean energy transitions in north africa. The event will bring together energy leaders and other stakeholders to. On the 9 th july the iea held a high level ministerial meeting to discuss accelerating the transition to clean energy in the context of covid 19.

2019 saw us intensify our activities across our priority countries and regions and in each of our six work streams including the creation of a seventh. The summit was the culmination of a series of key iea activities in recent months. At our ministerial meeting in december i announced plans to hold an iea clean energy transitions summit in 2020. The summit was livestreamed across iea digital channels to a global audience that reached over 500 000 viewers.

Ministers from dozens of countries accounting for over 80 of the world economy took part in the international energy agency s first clean energy transitions summit. But there is. Ministers from countries representing the vast majority of global gdp energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will take part in the iea s clean energy transitions summit on thursday 9 july. The first two years of the clean energy transitions programme cetp have enabled the iea to serve its mission more effectively than ever working with major emerging economies to tackle their greatest obstacles to a clean energy future.

Ministers from countries representing the vast majority of global gdp energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will take part in the international energy agency s clean energy transitions summit on thursday 9 july gathering around a virtual table to discuss measures to boost economies create jobs reduce global emissions and make energy systems more resilient.