ADA: Sustainable Energy for All – But for Whom First? 

On 29 November, 2012, IIASA Energy program researcher Shonali Pachauri spoke about her work at an event hosted by the Austrian Development Agency. She joined Rose Mensah-Kutin of ABANTU for Development and Austrian energy experts to discuss challenges and potentials for improving energy access around the world, in light of the UN's Sustainable Energy for All Initiative.

The panel discussion addressed the challenges of energy programs and projects to combine the three dimensions of sustainability - economic feasibility, ecological sustainability and social inclusiveness: How do we ensure that resources are directed to develop a suitable mix of energy solutions for different target groups? What is the role of research in this context? Can sustainable development best be achieved by focusing on the energy supply for economic centers? Should rural supply be given preference in order to promote universal access to energy? How realistic is the vision to deliver energy services for everyone based on sustainable and renewable energy sources?

For more information, visit the Austrian Development Agency Web site.

At a panel discussion on 29 November, IIASA's Shonali Pachauri spoke on a panel of experts on energy access and sustainable development. From left: Rose Mensah-Kutin, Shonali Pachauri, Martin Lugmayr, Karin Reiss ©Mr. T.Winkler/EU-Infothek

Program

Welcome

Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer, Managing Director of the
Austrian Development Agency

Peter Traupmann, Managing Director of the Austrian Energy Agency

Panel Discussion

Martin Lugmayr, Renewable Energy Expert of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) at the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)

Rose Mensah-Kutin, Director of the Accra-based West-African Regional Office of ABANTU for Development, Advisory Group Member of ENERGIA

Shonali Pachauri, Senior Research Scholar, Energy Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Moderator: Karin Reiss, Austrian Energy Agency

Details

Date 29.11.2012

Location Haus des Sports, Spiegelsaal, Prinz-Eugen-Straße 12, 1040 Vienna

Time 17.00 - 19.00

Last edited: 11 December 2012