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United Nations Forum on Energy Efficiency and Energy
Security for Sustainable Development: Taking Collaborative Action on
Climate Change
17-18 December 2007
Seoul, Republic of Korea
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The need to provide adequate, sustainable, and environmentally sound
supplies of energy to fuel global economic growth has created an
imperative for greater international cooperation to increase
efficiencies in energy production and use. Strategies that emphasize
energy efficiency can offer not only economic advantages but also social
and environmental co-benefits. Local, national, regional and global
policies that promote investments in energy efficiency can make
significant contributions to providing energy for sustainable
development and avoiding dangerous interference in the climate system.
Many energy efficient technologies and processes are available in
different economic sectors, including power generation, industries and
manufacturing, construction and buildings, household electrical
appliances, as well as in transportation systems. However, international
information sharing on energy efficient technologies and on national
policies to effectively promote their dissemination and application has
remained comparatively limited.
Against this backdrop, the United Nations Department of Economic and
Social Affairs (UNDESA), the Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI) and
the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) have co-organized the
international expert group meeting which provided a platform for wider
information and experience sharing, in particular among participants
from developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
The meeting has brought together government officials, experts from
energy, energy efficiency and energy conservation centers, environmental
experts, international organizations, financial institutions and
representatives from industry and other stakeholders.
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