Energy: Joint e7-UNDESA Workshop on Market-driven Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies

7 May 2003

Joint e7-UNDESA Workshop on Market-driven Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies
UN Millennium Hotel, New York, USA

As a side-event of the eleventh session of the CSD, the e7, composed of nine leading electricity companies from G7 nations, and DESA organized a workshop to consider the preliminary results of the work of the e7 Technology Diffusion Working Group to assess the barriers to and opportunity for improving the diffusion of energy technologies for sustainable development in developing countries. Drawing upon case studies of projects involving the diffusion of renewable energy technologies to underserved populations, the results included recommendations to help electricity stakeholders address the barriers constraining electrification and sustainable development. The workshop was an opportunity to vet these results with energy experts from developing nations attending the CSD session and with international organizations involved in technology diffusion.

May 8 2003

Joint e7-UNDESA Luncheon on Market-driven Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies
Delegates Dining Room, United Nations Secretariat, New York, USA

This luncheon was organized to inform delegations from developing countries to the eleventh session of the CSD and international organizations about the results of the Workshop on Market-driven Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies, including recommendations to help electricity stakeholders address the barriers constraining electrification and sustainable development.