Klima-, Energi- og Bygningsudvalget 2012-13
KEB Alm.del Bilag 146
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Parliamentary
Forum
International
cooperation
for
the
energy
revolution
The
role
of
regional
and
global
agencies
in
promoting
renewable
energy
and
new
grids
Brussels,
Belgium,
7th
–
8th
March,
2013
The
transition
from
fossil
fuels
to
renewable
energy
requires
close
cooperation
at
both
regional
and
global
levels.
Members
of
Parliament
have
a
key
role
in
generating
international
action
at
the
speed
and
scale
needed
to
prevent
dangerous
climate
change.
To
create
a
reliable
supply
of
clean
energy,
the
nations
of
each
major
world
region
must
share
their
resources
among
themselves
through
cross-·‐border
trading.
In
this
way,
everyone
can
be
connected
to
the
areas
where
solar,
wind,
hydro
and
other
renewable
energy
sources
are
most
abundant,
and
local
fluctuations
in
sun
and
wind
can
be
smoothed
out.
Regional
organisations
can
help
make
this
happen.
In
the
global
sunbelt,
where
most
of
the
world’s
poor
majority
lives,
bilateral
and
multilateral
development
agencies
have
an
important
role
to
play
in
enabling
access
to
clean
energy
for
everyone.
Members
of
Parliament
approve
the
budgets
which
fund
those
agencies,
and
need
to
monitor
their
work
on
behalf
of
their
constituents.
MPs
can
encourage
and
support
them
to
give
top
priority
to
accelerating
the
global
transition
to
a
low
carbon
economy.
This
Climate
Parliament
Forum
will
enable
legislators
to
question
agency
heads
and
senior
officials
from
the
African
Development
Bank,
the
Asian
Development
Bank,
the
European
Bank
for
Reconstruction
and
Development,
the
European
Commission,
the
European
Investment
Bank,
the
International
Energy
Agency,
the
International
Renewable
Energy
Agency,
the
OECD,
the
UN
Development
Programme,
the
UN
Industrial
Development
Organisation,
the
World
Bank
and
other
major
multilateral
and
bilateral
agencies
about
what
they
are
doing
–
or
not
doing
–
to
support
renewable
energy.
The
main
sessions
of
the
Forum
will
focus
on
the
key
tasks
facing
development
agencies:
●Fight
poverty
with
power
Finance
off-·‐grid
renewables
and
village
mini-·‐grids
to
enable
the
rural
poor
to
harness
their
local
energy
resources.
●Connect
to
the
richest
resources
Finance
cross-·‐border
“electricity
highways”
to
connect
everyone
to
the
places
where
solar,
wind
and
hydropower
are
cheapest
and
most
abundant,
and
large-·‐scale
renewable
power
generation
in
those
locations.
●Mobilise
private
investment
Risk-·‐sharing
for
renewable
energy
bonds
and
other
instruments
to
attract
investment.
●Build
political
will
Work
with
national
and
regional
legislators
to
strengthen
the
policy
framework
for
renewables.
“*”
indicates
those
speakers
yet
to
confirm
Thursday
7th
March
09:00
-·‐
09:50
Welcome
and
opening
comments
Sir
Graham
Watson
MEP,
Chair
of
Climate
Parliament
Hon.
Kuoyu
Tung,
Ambassador
to
the
European
Union,
Taiwan
Rajiv
Pratap
Rudy
MP,
Chair,
Climate
Parliament
India
Group
Ndèye
Lucie
Cissé
MP,
Chair,
Parliamentary
Energy
Committee,
Senegal
*
Gunther
Oettinger,
Energy
Commissioner,
European
Commission
Brief
round
of
introductions
Session
1:
Power
to
the
People
10:00
-·‐
10:30
Off-·‐grid
Renewables
&
Village
Mini-·‐grids:
Fighting
Poverty
with
Power
Speakers:
*
Dr.
Kandeh
K.
Yumkella,
Director-·‐General,
UN
Industrial
Development
Organisation
Mark
Radka,
Head
of
Energy,
United
Nations
Environment
Programme
10:30
-·‐
10:45
Discussion
in
plenary
10:45
–
11:00
Tea
and
coffee
11:00
–
13:00
HEARINGS
IN
REGIONAL
GROUPS:
AFRICA,
ASIA,
EUROPE
MPs
question
regional
and
global
agencies
based
in
or
active
in
their
region
about
their
work
to
support
small-·‐scale
renewables,
and
their
allocation
of
resources
for
energy
projects
13:00
-·‐
14:15
LUNCH
Speaker:
*
Dr
Ahmad
Mohamed
Ali,
President,
Islamic
Development
Bank
(IDB
has
confirmed
high-·‐level
participation,
awaiting
final
confirmation
on
speaker)
Session
2:
Connect
to
the
Richest
Resources
14:15
-·‐
14:45
Building
new
electricity
highways
and
large-·‐scale
renewable
installations
Speakers:
Sri
Mulyani
Indrawati,
Managing
Director,
World
Bank
Group
Donald
Kaberuka,
President,
African
Development
Bank
14:45
-·‐
15:15
Discussion
in
plenary
15:15
-·‐
15:30
Tea
and
coffee
15:30
–
17:30
HEARINGS
IN
REGIONAL
GROUPS:
AFRICA,
ASIA,
EUROPE
MPs
question
regional
and
global
agencies
based
in
or
active
in
their
region
about
plans
to
support
large-·‐scale
renewables
and
long-·‐distance
transmission
19:00
DINNER
Speaker:
Werner
Hoyer,
President,
European
Investment
Bank
Friday
8th
March
Session
3:
Mobilise
bond
markets
and
other
private
investment
09:30
-·‐
10:00
How
can
international
agencies
help
clean
energy
projects
gain
better
access
to
private
investment?
Speakers:
Rintaro
Tamaki,
Deputy
Secretary-·‐General
in
charge
of
Environment,
Development,
Green
Growth,
and
Financial
Affairs,
OECD
Josué
Tanaka,
Managing
Director,
Operational
Strategy
&
Planning
for
Energy
Efficiency
&
Climate
Change,
European
Bank
of
Reconstruction
&
Development
10:00
–
10:30
Discussion
in
Plenary
10:30
–
11:00
Tea
and
coffee
11:00
–
13:00
HEARINGS
IN
REGIONAL
GROUPS:
AFRICA,
ASIA,
EUROPE
MPs
question
regional
and
global
agencies
based
in
or
active
in
their
region
about
innovative
approaches
to
financing
and
risk-·‐sharing
for
clean
energy
generation
and
transmission
13:00
–
14:30
LUNCH
Speaker:
Philippe
Benoit,
Head
of
Energy
Efficiency
and
Environment,
International
Energy
Agency
Session
4:
Building
Political
Will
14:30
-·‐
15:00
Working
with
Parliaments
to
strengthen
the
policy
framework
for
renewables
Speakers:
Villa
Kulild,
Director
General,
Norwegian
Agency
for
Development
Cooperation
(NORAD)
*
Representative
of
United
Nations
Development
Programme
Nicholas
Dunlop,
Secretary-·‐General,
Climate
Parliament
15:00
-·‐
15:30
Discussion
in
plenary
15:30
-·‐
16:00
Tea
and
Coffee
16:00
-·‐
17:00
DISCUSSION
IN
REGIONAL
GROUPS
How
can
international
agencies
support
parliaments
in
advancing
the
energy
revolution?
17:00
–
18:00
Parliamentary
roundtable
discussion
19:00
DINNER
*Speaker:
Adnan
Amin,
Director-·‐General,
IRENA
Saturday
9th
March
Optional
field
trip
to
renewable
energy
installation/manufacturing
facilities
