{"id":50557,"date":"2018-04-17T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T14:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=50557"},"modified":"2018-08-16T13:15:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T17:15:51","slug":"first-review-of-sustainable-energy-sdg-at-un-high-level-political-forum-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2018\/04\/first-review-of-sustainable-energy-sdg-at-un-high-level-political-forum-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"First Review of Sustainable Energy SDG at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ High Level Political Forum 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Media Advisory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>High-Level Briefings to Member States<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Wednesday, 18 April 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Universal access to energy, increased energy efficiency and expanded use of renewables \u2014 targets of Sustainable Development Goal 7 \u2014 are central to the achievement of both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and countries will be reviewing progress on this goal in July at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ High Level Political Forum 2018 .<\/p>\n<p>The briefings are part of an effort to scale up actions to achieve SDG7, which are also critical for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The multistakeholder SDG7 Technical Advisory Group, convened by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Department of Economic and Social Affairs, will launch the publication \u201c<strong><em>Accelerating SDG7 Achievement: Policy<\/em> <em>Briefs in support of the first SDG 7 review at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ High Level Political Forum 2018<\/em><\/strong>\u201d at the briefing to Member States on 18 April.<\/p>\n<p>What: High-Level Briefing to Member States and Launch of the publication \u201c<strong><em>Accelerating SDG7 Achievement: Policy<\/em> <em>Briefs in support of the first SDG 7 review at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ High Level Political Forum 2018<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Where:\u00a0 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters, New York<\/p>\n<p>When: Wednesday 18 April, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Who: Experts from government, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ organizations, international organizations<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information on the Programme: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 \u2013 12:45: Technical Briefings on SDG7 Policy Briefs (Conference Room 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A series of technical panels of experts will feature members of the multi-stakeholder SDG7 Technical Advisory Group (SDG7-TAG) and other contributors to the 27 SDG7 Policy Briefs, to share key policy messages from the briefs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>14:45 \u2013 17:00: High-Level Briefings and Interactive Dialogues (ECOSOC Chamber)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Following the ceremonial launch of the SDG7 Policy Briefs as well as high-level remarks, senior representatives of Member States and multi-stakeholders are invited to share their perspectives in an interactive open dialogue session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Further details:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Multistakeholder SDG7 Technical Advisory Group: <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/topics\/energy\/adhocgroupgoal7\">https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/topics\/energy\/adhocgroupgoal7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SDG 7: <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/sdg7\">https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/sdg7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>High-level Political Forum 2018: <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/hlpf\/2018\">https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/hlpf\/2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Available for interviews:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA<\/li>\n<li>Sheila Oparaocha, Executive Director, ENERGIA, Co-Facilitator of the Multi-stakeholder SDG 7 Technical Advisory Group<\/li>\n<li>Hans Olav Ibrekk, Policy Director, Energy and Climate Change, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Co-Facilitator of the Multi-stakeholder SDG 7 Technical Advisory Group<\/li>\n<li>Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵECE<\/li>\n<li>Fekitamoeloa Katoa \u2018Utoikamanu, High Representative, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-OHRLLS<\/li>\n<li>Rabia Ferroukhi, Deputy Director, Knowledge, Policy and Finance, IRENA<\/li>\n<li>Laura Cozzi, Head, Demand Outlook Division, World Energy Outlook, International Energy Agency<\/li>\n<li>Sheila Watson, Director &amp; Director of Environment and Research, FIA Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-OHRLLS<\/li>\n<li>Maria Neira, Director, Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, WHO<\/li>\n<li>Vivien Foster, Global Lead for Energy Economics, Markets and Institutions, World Bank<\/li>\n<li>Marcel Alers, Head of Energy, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP<\/li>\n<li>Rakshya Rajyashwori Thapa, Energy and Climate Specialist, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF<\/li>\n<li>Minoru Takada, Sustainable Energy Team Leader, DSDG, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ DESA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Media contacts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Department of Economic and Social Affairs<\/p>\n<p>Matthias Klettermayer, T: +1(212) 963-8306 | E: <a href=\"mailto:klettermayer@un.org\">klettermayer@un.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Department of Economic and Social Affairs<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Smith, T: 1-207-357-8404 | E: <a href=\"mailto:smitht@un.org\">smitht@un.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div 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