The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Mogens Lykketoft, will convene this high-level thematic debate on achieving the SDGs as one of three high-level events during UNGA 70. [ more details @ http://energy-l.iisd.org/events/unga-high-level-thematic-debate-implementing-commitments-on-sustainable-development-climate-change-and-financing/ ]

This conference will explore the challenges of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Germany, with a particular focus on natural resources and sustainable consumption and production. Through interactive panel discussions and parallel dialogue forums, the event will assess the role of partnerships for collaboration and mutual learning to achieve the SDGs within and outside Germany, including regarding core issues such as efficient resource use, food security and nutrition, bioenergy, land use, the rural-urban continuum, and follow-up and review. The event is co-hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V. (IASS), the Stockholm Environment Institute, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), Germanwatch e.V. and the World Centre for Sustainable Development (RIO+Centre). [ more details @ http://energy-l.iisd.org/events/jump-starting-the-sdgs-in-germany-natural-resources-and-sustainable-consumption-and-production/ ]

This conference will meet under the theme ‘Transforming Development through Inclusive Green Growth' and is being convened as part of Global Green Growth Week 2016, to be held from 5-9 September 2016 in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. It will highlight research and policy considerations affecting pro-poor inclusive green growth and strengthen the Green Growth Knowledge Platform's (GGKP) objective of delivering pro-poor, socially inclusive green growth through best policy practices and strategically aligned efforts by international organizations. The conference will focus on links to policy outcomes and practical applications for delivering inclusive green growth in developing countries and emerging economies. It will bring together researchers, practitioners and policymakers in plenary and parallel sessions to: discuss the latest findings on policies and practices that stimulate inclusive green growth; identify priorities for action by stakeholders to pursue the most promising policies and practices; and build practitioner skills and define future research, knowledge sharing and collaboration opportunities. More specifically, sub-themes and session topics will address: strategy and policy, including distributional impacts from transitioning to green growth, inclusive green growth strategies, the informal economy, and tracking progress with green growth metrics and indicators; participation and empowerment, such as gender-balanced participation in green growth initiatives, skills and capacities for transitioning to green growth, green social enterprises, and information and communication technologies as catalysts for green growth; fiscal policy and finance, including fiscal reform, inclusive finance and impact investing, and insurance solutions; and sectors, including pro-poor natural resources and land use management, green cities as green growth drivers, investments for green energy access, and inclusive water management and governance. [ more details @ http://energy-l.iisd.org/events/fourth-annual-conference-of-the-green-growth-knowledge-platform/ ]

During the month of June 2016, the European Commission will be hosting the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2016, which will promote energy-saving initiatives and the generation of power from clean, secure, efficient and renewable sources. The event includes a Policy Conference, to be held from 14-16 June 2016, during which approximately 60 sessions on sustainable energy policy will take place, with stakeholders debating new policy developments, best practices and sustainable energy ideas. A second component of EUSEW is the Networking Village, where an exhibition and networking area gives attendees the opportunity to meet. In addition, a number of Energy Days organized by local public and private organizations will raise awareness about energy efficiency and renewables, such as through workshops, competitions or tours of power plants. Lastly, during the Policy Conference, an Awards Ceremony will be held to recognize outstanding innovation in energy efficiency and renewables with prizes awarded from an expert jury and European citizens. [ more details @ http://energy-l.iisd.org/events/eu-sustainable-energy-week-2016/ ]