Technical Working Group 3: Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, Just Energy Transitions
Co-Leads: UN DESA, UN ESCWA, and WHO
This theme will focus on maximizing the positive impacts of an inclusive and just energy transitions on the achievement of the SDGs, including gender equality, job creation, youth empowerment, agriculture and food systems, health, education, water, and sustainable production and consumption, through coordinated multi-sectoral interventions.
| Members | Titles & Affiliations |
|---|---|
| Ms. Amani Abou-Zeid | Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission |
| Ms. Nawal Al-Hosany | Permanent Representative of the UAE to IRENA |
| Ms. Habiba Ali | Managing Director and CEO, Sosai Renewable Energies Company |
| Mr. Morgan Bazilian | Director at Colorado School of Mines |
| Ms. Joan Carling | Co-Convener of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group |
| Ms. Arianna Checchi | Manger, Relations with International Organizations, Public Affairs, Eni spa |
| Ms. Soma Dutta | Senior Technical Advisor, ENERGIA |
| Mr. Etienne Ehouan Ehile | Secretary General, Association of African Universities |
| Ms. Astria Fataki | Founder & President, Energy Generation |
| Ms. Alache Fisho | Legal Adviser at the Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate, The Commonwealth Secretariat |
| Mr. Devon Gardner | Programme Manager for Energy and Head of the Energy Unit, CARICOM |
| Ms. Irene Giner-Reichl | Chairperson, Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition |
| Mr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye | Coordinator at ILO |
| Mr. Harish Hande | Co-Founder, SELCO Foundation |
| Mr. Edwin Huizing | Executive Director, Hivos |
| Mr. Hans Olav Ibrekk | Policy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway |
| Mr. Mir S Islam | CEO & Founder, Em One |
| Ms. Aida Lorenzo de Juárez | General Manager, Association for Promotion of Renewable Fuels of Guatemala |
| Mr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic | Professor Emeritus, Vienna University of Technology |
| Ms. Reema Nanavaty | Director, Self-Employed Women’s Organization |
| Mr. Måns Nilsson | Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute |
| Ms. Asma Rouabhia | Sustainability Young Arab Leader for UNESCO |
| Mr. Ariel Scheffer da Silva | Head of Environmental Management, Itaipu Binacional - Brasil |
| Ms. Cherop Soy | Thematic Focal Point, UNMGCY SDG7 Youth Constituency |
| Ms. Leena Srivastava | Deputy Director General, IIASA |
| Mr. Kazuhiko Takeuchi | President, IGES |
| Mr. Anton Treuer | Professor at Bemidji State University |
| Ms. Dipti Vaghela | Manager, Hydro Empowerment Network |
| Ms. Deffous Wahida | Head of Office and SDG focal point for the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Algeria |
| Mr. Kandeh Yumkella | CEO, TENN |
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.
May 2021
Final Meeting of TWG3
The final meeting of the Group featured a concluding discussion on the draft report. READ MORE
March 2021
Annotated Outline of Thematic Report
The Co-Leads drafted an annotated outline for the Report of the TWG which has been shared with the Members of the Group for their review. READ MORE
February 2021
Secretariat Summary of the First Meeting
The meeting focused on how SDG7 can help advance the other SDGs with a particular emphasis on inclusion. READ MORE
Concept Note
The Co-Leads drafted a concept note for the work of the TWG which has been shared with the Members of the Group for their review. READ MORE