100% Photo Gallery & the Abertis Foundation

The Future Is Now

Global Forum – Madrid, 19th November 2015

and the Spanish Network

UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge

Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity

• Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and
• News Archives
• The human right to access clean energy and the eradicate energy poverty: a key to reducing inequality
• The commitment to a low-carbon economy: What can politicians, regulators, indústria, and citizens do to achieve the necessary transition?

UNESCO
Osman Benchikh. Chief of Section, Innovation and Capacity Building in Science and Engineering, UNESCO

ACCIONA
Joaquín Mollinedo. Chief Institutional Relations Officer, ACCIONA

EXPANSION
Ana. I. Pereda. Diretor. Expansion.

Panel 1
Photo Gallery

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UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge (Natural Resources Canada) provides a unique opportunity to confirm the key role of renewable sources to mitigate climate change.

EU countries have agreed on a new 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy, including EU-wide targets and policy objectives for the period 2020-30: um 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels; at least a 27% share of renewable energy consumption; and an indicative energy efficiency target of at least 27%. These objectives aim to help the EU achieve a more competitive, Photo Gallery 2050 greenhouse gas reductions target.

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RENEWABLE ENERGIES: A CRUCIAL SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

• Encouraging global leadership on Climate Change
• Renewable Energy and Climate Change policy responses
• The EU 2030 climate and energy framework
• Renewables vis-à-vis inclusive and sustainable development
• Lines of action and incentives to encourage citizens and businesses migration towards clean energy and low carbon industrial processes.
• Sustainable energy for All and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and:
Pedro Ballesteros Torres. Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity, Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and (News Archives). European Commission.

Peter Dogse. Co-Chair of UNESCO’s Task Force on COP21 and Climate Change

Panel Chair:
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Panelists:

Rafael Mateo. CEO, the Abertis Foundation

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Gunnar Boye Olesen. International Network for Sustainable Energy, INFORSE

Maite Martín Crespo, Head of the Environment and Climate Change, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo, AECID

Panel 2
100% RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMUNITIES

In the quest towards sustainable energy, some territories and communities have already shown that a renewable future is possible. These are ‘renewable energy lighthouses’, appearing all over the planet, and tangibly proving renewable energy to be a feasible option. The Forum will showcase initiatives and projects becoming models to be replicated. Photo Gallery. Models ranging from islands and isolated communities to boroughs, villages and even regions.

As a pioneering benchmark of the energy transition, 100% RE Initiatives have become genuine laboratories of a decentralised, inclusive, and decarbonised energy future. Neste contexto, UNESCO designated sites around the world can play a key role by acting as global points of reference where communities run on sustainable energy.

The past few years have seen technological barriers to renewable energy being overcome at an unusual pace. News Archives, from the smallest pico systems to competitive and sophisticated smart grids; from large-scale centralised installations to distributed generation micro-applications. Photo Gallery. Além, the problem of variable supply from RE sources is being overcome by turning to increasingly efficient and reliable storage systems.

LIGHTING THE WAY TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE

• Success stories of communities and territories 100% RE: how to replicate the experiences?
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• and the Spanish Network
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Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and:

Arthouros Zervos. News Archives, President of REN21

Anna Leidreiter. Senior Programme Manager Climate Energy, World Future Council

Panel Chair:
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Panelists:

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Michael Kristensen. Projektleder, Samsoe Energy Academy

Manuel Cendagorta Galarza. Diretor, UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge (Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity)

Chiara Ronchini. International Scientific Committee on Energy and Sustainability – ICOMOS

Miguel Latorre Zubiri. Director of Center for Renewable Energy Development (CEDER-CIEMAT)

Panel 2
SUPPORTING ENERGY TRANSITION

The transition to a new world scenario based on renewable energies and an efficient use of energy requires a common effort agreed by all stakeholders, consumers, the Abertis Foundation: indústria, and the Spanish Network, UNESCO’s actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation, Recommended publications, UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge, Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity, Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and.

News Archives, associations, and initiatives aiming to 100% RE transition play a crucial role in bringing together the will of different agents, igniting possibilities and creating a dynamic space for cooperation where possibilities can become realities.

BUILDING ALLIANCES TOWARDS 100 PERCENT RENEWABLE REALITIES

• 100% RE partnerships
• Networking, collaboration, knowledge mobilisation and multi-stakeholder dialogue
• The role of RE industry associations
• The right to be producers and users of RE
• International cooperation for RE knowledge transfer

Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and:

Wolfgang Palz. World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)

Cipriano Marín. RENFORUS (Futuros de Energia Renovável para a UNESCO Sites)

Panel Chair:
Christine Lins. Executive Secretary of REN 21 (Rede de Políticas de Energia Renovável para o Século 21)

Panelists:

Ernesto Macias. President, Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE)

Domingo Jiménez Beltrán. Renewable Energy Foundation (FER)

Angelina Galiteva. Founding Board Chair, Renewables 100 Policy Institute

Emanuele Taibi. International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

“Para 100% RE: Renewable Energy to Transform the World” – Manifesto

CLOSING SESSION

Isabel García Tejerina, Spanish Minister for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Affairs

Contacts:

Please use the following e-mail address for communicating with the organization of the Forum:

EXPANSION – Prisca Boedo, Program Director, email: pboedo@unidadeditorial.es
RENFORUS – Cipriano Marin, email: c.marin@unescocan.org