UPCOMING EVENT: “Making the Renewables Revolution a Reality: Challenges & opportunities in Asia and the Pacific (REN21 Virtual Academy 2020)”

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15.00-16.30 (Thailand time), Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Carl Middleton from CSDS will moderate this panel.

 This panel discussion will address the challenges of the renewable energy transition in the Asia and the Pacific region, hosted as part of the REN21 Virtual Academy 2020. The panel will address the following four topics: 1) Tackling Asia’s coal investments to meet nationally determined contributions (NDCs) as committed in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and mitigate air pollution; 2) Providing low-cost and effective sustainable energy options to eliminate energy poverty; 3) Accelerating regional connectivity for sustainable energy; and 4) Applying energy-water-food nexus lens in sustainable energy planning and investments.

The panelists are:

  • Ms. Monica Yamin Wang, Director, REpowering Asia, WWF

  • Mr. Abhishek Jain, Director, Powering Livelihoods, Council on Energy, Environment and Water

  • Dr. Akbar Swandaru, Lead Researcher, ASEAN Center for Energy

  • Ms. Bridget McIntosh, Country Director for Cambodia, Energy Lab

Following brief framing presentations by each speaker, all session participants are invited into an interactive online space to discuss the four topics outlined and to interact with the speakers.

To learn more about and register for the REN21 Virtual Academy 2020, please visit here: https://www.ren21.net/2020-ren21-academy/

Read more about CSDS's research on the water-food-energy nexus here.