Energy day at Rio+20

The Rio+20 Energy Day took place on June 19th 2012 as a part of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The day was organized by UN-Energy in cooperation with the Secretary-General's High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. The Sustainable Energy for All initiative, and the subsequent High-level Group, were launched in 2011 by the Secretary-General to generate collective and global action towards three ambitious objectives on energy access, energy efficiency and renewables by 2030.

Featuring a diverse selection of international renowned academics, policy makers, business leaders and civil society representatives, the 12 interactive sessions will examine the important synergies arising from this unique multi-stakeholder approach, with a special emphasis on generating action oriented solutions for the future.

Programme Sessions:

Opening Session: Achieving Sustainable Energy for All

Session 1: Commitments to Action

Session 2: Financing Energy for Sustainable Development

Session 3: Country-Level Actions for Energy Access

Session 4: Sustainable Energy Solutions: Efficiency and Renewables

Session 5: Energy Enabling the MDGs: Water and Food Security

Session 6: Energy Enabling the MDGs: Health and Women’s Empowerment

Session 7: Energy Monitoring and Planning for Sustainable Development

Session 8: Local Actions to Advance Sustainable Energy

Session 9: Actions to Stimulate Innovation and Leverage Private Capital for Sustainable Energy Solutions

Session 10: Financing Actions to Scale up from the Ground

Special Session: Launch of the Global Energy Assessment

A detailed summary of the event is available for download as a pdf file in the side bar of this story along with additional links.