The Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy
at COP 29

How Responsible Governance Can Catalyse Renewable Energy Financing

COP29 – Baku – Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 @ 10:30
Global Renewables Hub pavilion (C11/C9, Blue Zone)

Organizer: Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy
Co-organizer: Global Renewables Alliance (GRA)

As the world accelerates renewable energy adoption, it is vital to ensure this transition is equitable, inclusive and truly sustainable. The Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy invites policymakers, financiers, civil society, and industry leaders to explore the role of ethical principles – such as human rights, inclusion, and biodiversity – in shaping renewable energy investments and development. This dialogue is especially relevant as we seek to align financial strategies with ethical imperatives, ensuring that renewable energy’s growth brings benefits to ecosystems and communities.

Objectives:

1. Emphasize the importance of human rights, social inclusion, and biodiversity in renewable energy projects. Ethical considerations should form a core component of investment decisions and project implementation.
2. Connect Finance with Ethical Commitments: Examine the intersection of finance and sustainability, showing how socially responsible and inclusive investment can catalyze just renewable energy transitions. This approach will inspire the financial sector to prioritize projects that safeguard both communities and nature.
3. Foster Policy and Financial Innovation: Encourage policymakers and financial institutions to adopt frameworks and incentives that promote ethical standards in renewable energy. Through best practices and case studies, the event will illustrate how a sustainable industry can attract investment leading to long-term value and resilience.

Agenda Highlights:

• Introduction and Moderation
  Gianni Chianetta – Head of Secretariat of Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Chair of Greening the Islands Foundation
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• Announcement of the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) and Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy
  Julia Souder – Chair Global Renewables Alliance (GRA)
  Cristina Moral – Senior Analyst Climate Policies and International Alliances, Iberdrola
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• Opening remarks: the importance of a value chain fully sustainable in the Renewable Energy industry
  Rana Adib – Executive Director REN21
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• Launch of position paper of Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy for Human Rights & Inclusion
  Gianni Chianetta – Head of Secretariat of Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Chair of Greening the Islands Foundation
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• Panel for discussion
  Sai Navoti – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA)
  Raul Alfaro Pellico – Director Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
  Dean Cooper – Global Energy Lead, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) -TBC
  Asian Development Bank – TBC
  Federico Barbieri – President and Co-Founder, European Youth Energy Network
  Alyssa Pek – Strategy Director, Global Solar Council