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ASTANA / WAM
Ministers and high-level officials from 85 countries have sent a strong signal in a statement adopted at the Ministerial Conference during the Eighth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development, which has opened in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Seven voluntary actions in the Ministerial Declaration outline ways to accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy system, from establishing national sustainable energy action plans, to developing internationally recognised minimum energy performance standards in all sectors, and advancing methods for public data collection and indicators on energy for sustainable development. The event was held under the auspices of EXPO 2017 ‘Future Energy,’ and for the eighth time, is co-organised by five UN regional commissions, coming full circle in Astana, where first forum was held in 2010.
High-level participants addressed sustainable energy challenges and opportunities in five ministerial dialogues covering sustainable energy, energy security, regional trade and infrastructure, the energy-climate-food nexus, renewable energy in Central Asia and promoting new technologies and innovations.