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Summary Report
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Third Vienna Energy Forum (VEF 2013)
28-30 May 2013 | Vienna, Austria
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 The Vienna Energy Forum (VEF) 2013 was held on 28-30 May 2013 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. The event brought together over 1621 participants from 116 countries, including 19 ministers, as well as policymakers, experts, and representatives from the private sector and civil society. Organized jointly by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the meeting addressed sustainable energy in the context of negotiating a post-2015 development framework, a process initiated at the June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20). Convening one year after Rio+20, VEF 2013 addressed the theme, “One year after Rio+20: the energy future we want.”
The three-day Forum included three ministerial and high-level dignitaries segments, two high-level panels, five plenary sessions and five parallel sessions addressing a range of issues including energy access, financing the energy future and the development of an energy sustainable development goal. Participants also considered the “Key Recommendations on Energy in the Post-2015 Development Framework” directed to the UN High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP).
The Forum also included special events of the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL) initiative, as well as a series of side events. Several memoranda of understanding were signed during the Forum, including between the East African Community, UNIDO and the Austrian Government, for an East African regional center on renewable energy and energy efficiency. More information.
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UNIDO resources
 VEF 2013 website
VEF 2013 programme
Member State briefing
VERF 2013 side events
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IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) - Global Forum for Sustainable Energy (GFSE) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) High Level Energy Forum, 29-31 October 2012, Accra, Ghana
IISD RS coverage of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Renewables and Islands Global Summit, 6-7 September 2012, Malta
IISD RS coverage of Rio+20: Third PrepCom and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), 13-22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IISD RS coverage oF the Fifth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2012, 16-19 January 2012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
IISD RS coverage of the Pacific Leaders Meeting and Second Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly, 13 and 14-15 January 2012, Abu Dhabi, UAE
IISD RS Summary Report of the Workshop on Renewables – Competitiveness and Innovation, and the Official Opening of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) International Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC), 6-7 October 2011, Bonn, Germany (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Workshop on the Occasion of the Official Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC) Inauguration, 6 October 2011, Bonn, Germany (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the High-Level Africa Consultative Forum on Renewable Energy, 8-9 July 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE
IISD RS coverage of the Sixth Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2011 - “New Business Models and Policy Drivers - Building the Low-Carbon Future”, 22-24 June 2011, Manila, Philippines
IISD RS Briefing Note of the Ministerial Meeting on Energy and Green Industry, 21-22 June 2011, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF) and Summary Report of the Vienna Energy Forum 2011 - “Energy for All – Time for Action”, 21-23 June 2011, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE) - “Energy between Danube and Caucasus” - The Role of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency as a Key Issue for Economic Development, 28-29 April 2011, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the Fifth Session of the Preparatory Commission for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and First session of the Assembly of IRENA, 3-5 April 2011, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
IISD RS coverage of the Fourth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2011, 17-20 January 2011, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
IISD RS coverage of the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010), 27-29 October 2010, New Delhi, India
IISD RS Summary Report of the First High-Level Meeting of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership, 14-15 September 2010, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Global Renewable Energy Forum - “Scaling up Renewable Energy,” 7-9 October 2009, León, Mexico (English: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Vienna Energy Conference 2009 - “Towards an Integrated Energy Agenda Beyond 2020: Securing Sustainable Policies and Investments”, 22-24 June 2009, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the Global Renewable Energy Forum, 18-21 May 2008, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
IISD RS Summary Report of the Seventh meeting of the Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE-7) - “Energy Efficiency for Developing Countries,” 21-23 November 2007, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Sixth meeting of the Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE-6) - “Africa is Energizing Itself,” 29 November - 1 December 2006, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Fifth meeting of the Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE-5) - “Enhancing International Cooperation on Biomass,” 11-13 May 2005, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF - TEXT)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Fourth meeting of the Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE-4) - “Energy for Sustainable Development: Reconsidering the Role of Incentive Measures,” 18-20 February 2004, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF - TEXT)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Tthird meeting of the Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE-3) - “Public-Private Partnerships for Rural Energy Development,” 27-29 November 2002, Graz, Austria (HTML - PDF - TEXT)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Seoncd meeting of the Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE-2) - “Energy Technologies: Cooperation for Rural Development,” 28-30 November 2001, Laxenburg, Austria (HTML - PDF - TEXT)
IISD RS Summary Report of the First meeting of the Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE-1) - “Rural Energy: Priorities for Action,” 11-13 December 2000, Laxenburg, Austria (HTML - PDF - TEXT)
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