Technical Working Group 2: Energy Transition
Co-Leads: IRENA, UNEP and UN ESCAP
This theme will focus on energy sector decarbonisation strategies to dramatically increase the application of renewable energy and energy efficiency, including in end use sectors like transport (e.g. renewable powered electric vehicles), while ensuring a just transition, including strategies on coal phase-out.
Technical Working Group Meeting Summaries| Members | Titles & Affiliations |
|---|---|
| Ms. Faye Alhersh | Technology Specialist in Strategy, MASDAR |
| Ms. Ada Ámon | Senior Advisor Climate & Energy, City of Budapest |
| Mr. Daniele Agostini | Head of Low Carbon and Energy Policies, Enel |
| Ms. Safiatou Alzouma | Director, Africa Renewable Energy Initiative |
| Ms. Jaff Epse Bime Marilyn Bongmo | Rural Engineer, Ministry of Water Resources and Energy of Cameroon |
| Mr. Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao | PhD Student, Cornell University |
| Mr. Sören Dengg | Head of Division, Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany |
| Ms. Gabriela Prata Dias | Head, Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency |
| Ms. Tasneem Essop | Executive Director, Climate Action Network |
| Ms. Judith Franco | President, Argentinian Association of Renewable Energy and the Environment |
| Mr. Qin Haiyan | President, Chinese Wind Energy Association |
| Ms. Lucy Heintz | Partner, Actis |
| Ms. Ditte Juul Jørgensen | Director-General, DG Energy, EU Commission |
| Mr. Vladislav Kaim | Member of the UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change |
| Ms. Ngụy Thị Khanh | Executive Director, Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) in Vietnam |
| Mr. Ken Koyama | Senior Managing Director, IEEJ |
| Ms. Amélie Lougsami | Climate and Energy Policy Officer, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France |
| Ms. Madalena Callé Lucas | Senior Sustainability Advisor, EDP -Energias De Portugal SA |
| Mr. Grammenos Mastrojeni | Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean - Energy and Climate Action Division |
| Ms. Wanjira Mathai | Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, WRI Africa |
| Ms. Laura Martín Murillo | Director, Just Transition Institute, Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge |
| Mr. Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu | Lead Climate Change Specialist, Ministry of Environment of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Mr. Ricardo Ranieri Bernain | Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Mr. Karsten Sach | Director General, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) |
| Mr. Pablo Salas | Co-Lead, Economics of Energy Innovation and Systems Transition Project |
| Mr. Youba Sokona | Vice Chair, IPCC/The South Centre |
| Mr. Robert Stoner | Deputy Director, MIT Energy Initiative |
| Mr. Frank Qiankun Wang | Executive Director of North America Office, GEIDCO |
| Ms. Sheila Watson | Director of Environment and Research, FiA Foundation |
| Mr. Ali Zerouali | Director of International Coorporation & Development, Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy |
Status as of 2 February 2021
Note: In addition to the Members listed below, the technical focal points of UN-Energy organisations will by default participate in any of the Technical Working Groups, as and where relevant.