Preparing for the Second Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM2)
- UK Hosts Preparatory Meeting for CEM2
- Ministers, NGOs and Industry Leaders to Participate in Four Roundtable Discussions
- Ministerial Sessions Will Address Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency and Smart Public Finance
- IEA to Provide Update on the State of the Clean Energy Revolution
- Public Forum to Discuss Women’s Contributions to the Clean Energy Field
Initiative Updates
- Brazil Offers Access to Centers of Excellence in Bioenergy Research and Development
- C3E Charts Path Forward, Launches Local-Level Programs
- Clean Energy Solutions Center Portal to Launch on 6 April
- CCUS Action Group to Present Recommendations to Energy Ministers
- Electric Vehicles Initiative Gains Members, Announces International Demonstration Zone
- GSEP Launches New Working Groups, Plans Workshop and Kickoff of Pilot Program
- Brazil Hosts Sustainable Hydropower Conference, Contributes to Hydropower Roadmap
- ISGAN Develops Strategic Plan, Proposes Establishment of Implementing Agreement Under IEA
- SEAD Partners Meet to Accelerate Global Market Transformation
- SLED Builds on World Bank Group Work in Africa, Prepares to Initiate Activities in Asia
- Solar and Wind Working Group to Review Proposed Projects
Message from U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy David Sandalow
In several days, energy ministers and other leaders from around the world will convene in Abu Dhabi for the second Clean Energy Ministerial.
The Clean Energy Ministerial is a unique forum, in which ministers from the world’s major economies are driving progress on clean energy innovation and deployment. Participating governments account for 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and more than 70 percent of global gross domestic product. They also fund the vast majority of public research and development in clean energy technologies.
The Ministerial’s 11 initiatives cover a broad range of clean energy technologies—from energy-efficient appliances, to electric vehicles to wind and solar power. Each of these initiatives is empowering energy decision makers around the world and facilitating international cooperation to support and amplify national government clean energy programs.
The potential for these initiatives is enormous—eliminating the need to build more than 500 mid-size power plants in the next 20 years; bringing improved energy services to more than 10 million people without access to electricity by 2015; promoting rapid deployment of renewable energy, carbon capture and storage and electric vehicles; and encouraging young women to pursue careers in clean energy.
In Abu Dhabi, we’ll highlight the concrete progress already made through the initiatives and discuss the path forward to the third Clean Energy Ministerial (London 2012) and beyond. This year’s ministerial will also feature several public-private roundtables, at which governments will more deeply engage with industry and other stakeholders on how the Ministerial process can best help them deploy clean energy technologies.
I encourage you to browse through the rest of our website to learn more about the Ministerial initiatives and how they are accelerating the world’s transition to clean energy.
Sincerely,
David Sandalow
Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
U.S. Department of Energy
for the Clean Energy Ministerial Secretariat
Upcoming Events
- Second Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM2), 6–7 April 2011, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Follow us on Twitter beginning 6 April at #CEM2 - First International Electric Vehicles Pilot Cities Forum and Third Electric Vehicles Initiative Advisory Group Meeting, 21–22 April 2011, Shanghai Auto Show, Shanghai, China
- World Bank/Clean Energy Ministerial event "International Partnerships to Implement Smart Mitigation Policies," May 2011 (dates to be determined), Washington, DC, USA
- Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP) workshop, May 2011, Washington, DC, USA
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Super-Efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative workshop "Advanced Procurement Specifications as Drivers of Efficiency," May/June 2011, Europe (location to be determined)