Second Annual Sustainable Energy for All Forum - “Financing Sustainable Energy for All”

This session discussed several multi-stakeholder initiatives that aim to contribute towards the SE4All goal of doubling of the
global rate of improvements in energy efficiency by 2030. L-R: Clay Nesler, Vice-President, Corporate Sustainability, Johnson
Controls; Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public and Government Affairs, Philips Lighting; Bruno Berthon, Vice-President, Sustainability, Accenture; John Lee, Deputy Director, Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency, New York City Mayor’s Office of Long
Term Planning and Sustainability; and Sheila Watson, Executive Secretary, FIA Foundation.

Participants listening to Clay Nesler’s final remarks.

Representatives from international funding organizations discussed how project development facilities help create bankable projects.

Members of the IRENA Coalition for Action discussed strategies to improve communication of the benefits of renewable energy.
The session also showcased the new IRENA virtual market place for renewable energy projects in Africa.

L-R: Kate Steel, Power Africa; Daniel Schroth, AfDB; Pietro De Martin Topranin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy;
Roberto Ridolfi, European Commission; Aboubakari Baba Moussa, Director, Department of Infrastructure and Energy,
African Union Commission; and Simon Trace, CEO, Practical Action

Thierry Van Landegem, Vice-President, Open Innovation, Bell Labs, before the start of the dialogue.

Speakers presented progress on energy efficiency accelerator projects across different sectors, including lighting, district energy systems, buildings, appliances, industry and vehicle fuel efficiency. L-R: Josue Tanaka, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); Clay Nesler, Vice-President, Corporate Sustainability, Johnson Controls; Harry Verhaar, President, Global Off-Grid Lighting/add Philips; Bruno Berthon, Vice-President for Sustainability, Accenture; Steven Kukoda, Vice-President, International Copper Association; Felming Voetmann, Head of Public Affairs and Leadership Communication, Danfoss; Pradeep Monga, Director, Energy and Climate Change Branch, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); Sheila Watson, Executive Secretary, FIA Foundation; and Jigar Shah, Executive Director, Institute for Industrial Productivity (IIP).

Panelists discussed regional integration of infrastructure and markets in Latin America to address uneven distribution of
energy resources in the region. L-R: Pedro Ruiz de Oliveira Jatobá, Eletrobras; Jose Antonio Vargas Lleras,
Vice-Chair for the Latin American and the Caribbean Region, World Energy Council (WEC); Francesco Giorgianni, Enersis;
and Hamilton Moss, Vice-President for Energy, Development Bank of Latin America.

Participants discussed findings, following the launch of The State of the Global Clean and Improved Cooking Sector report.
The dialogue considered ways to overcome challenges to scaling up the clean cooking sector.

Radha Muthiah, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

Participants during the dialogue.

Ruby Wynn-Williams, Melbourne Girls College, addressed participants

Faris Hasan, Director, Corporate Planning and Economic Services, OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)

Participants during the dialogue.

The EU’s Electrification Financing Initiative, ElectriFI, is launched in front of a standing-room-only audience.

Participants addressed the potential of mini-grids to improve energy access.

L-R: Stuart Neil, Senior Director for External Affairs and Communications, World Energy Council; Victoria Healey, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Morten Dyrholm, Vestas Wind Energy; Peter Storey, Global Coordinator, Climate Technology Initiative Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI PFAN); Chris Trimble, Energy Specialist with the World Bank’s Global Practice for Energy and Extractives; and Barry Worthington, Executive Director, US Energy Association (USEA)

This multi-stakeholder dialogue discussed innovative approaches to address the food-health-energy-livelihoods nexus in humanitarian settings.

The dais during the dialogue

Gabriel Visconti, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), addressed participants

The dialogue considered the conditions needed to enable financing of renewable energy in islands.

Participants during the dialogue.

Panelists discussed the Sustainable Bioenergy High-Impact Opportunity (HIO) partnership designed
to facilitate the development and deployment of sustainable bioenergy solutions to aid SE4All in reaching its goals.

Participants during the dialogue.

The dialogue highlighted the growth of the renewable energy sector in the last decade
and considered future opportunities and possible barriers.

Panelists discussed a methodology developed by Project Surya and the Gold Standard Foundation
to quantify and monitor emissions reductions from black carbon.

Joseph John Runzo, City of Toyama, addressed participants before the start of the dialogue.

The dais during the dialogue

The discussion addressed the potential of public-private partnerships, considering issues such as subsidies and results-based investment.

Panelists compare best practices in their regions.

Participants during the discussion

Representatives from leading foundations discuss the role of philanthropy in financing and deploying clean energy.

The dialogue addressed the substantial growth of renewable energy in the power sector, noting the slower progress in transport and heating sectors and suggesting ideas for the way forward.

In this session, civil society emphasized their role developing on-the-ground solutions, and their ability
to assist government energy planning efforts in participatory planning processes.

Panelists focused on energy efficiency challenges and opportunities at the local, city and sub-regional levels.

Panelists discussed a variety of clean cooking technologies available and ways to deploy them using market forces.

Participants discussed that often areas that need access to energy also have adaptation and resilience planning needs.

L-R: Rachel Kyte, Vice-President and Special Envoy For Climate Change, World Bank; Nawal Al-Hosany, Masdar;
Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General; Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Coal, Power and New and
Renewable Energy, India; Isabella Lövin, Minister of International Development Cooperation, Sweden;
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Chief Executive, SE4All;
and José Manuel Entrecanales, CEO, Acciona