05 July 2021 - 07 July 2021
Virtual event
The VEF 2021 is designed to facilitate a multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder and interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable energy for inclusive development and productive capacities. Guided by the motto “Where Action Meets Ambition” and designed as the first virtual VEF, the 2021 edition will include a Youth Day on the 5th of July 2021, followed by the VEF on the 6th and 7th of July 2021.
As a flagship platform designed to spur action, this year’s edition will bring together key stakeholders and experts to explore and deliberate on the key topics that advance sustainable development in the energy domain. Senior government representatives and leading experts will discuss key priorities, offer local perspectives, and highlight opportunities and potential solutions that also contribute to global climate action.
The sessions will delve into key priorities, showcase projects, and highlight the action-oriented steps required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, helping to forge an inclusive pathway that leaves no one behind as we work to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
IIASA is a member of the VEF Steering Committee and this year, IIASA leadership and several researchers will participate in various sessions - see below a few highlights. The institute will also be hosting a digital exhibition booth featuring interactive presentations and videos covering a range of topics relating to sustainable energy and forging an inclusive pathway that leaves no one behind on the road to net-zero emissions by 2050.
Click here to download the VEF 2021 agenda.
05 July 2021, 12:30-13:30 CEST (TBC)
“Youth for VEF” event: Reaching net-zero with youth: technology and policy for a just energy transition
Panel includes Shonali Pachauri, Research Group Leader, Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions Research Group, Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
06 July 2021, 09:00-10:00 CEST
Speakers include Leena Srivastava, IIASA Deputy Director General for Science; LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); Alexander Schallenberg, Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs; and Leonore Gewessler, Austrian Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology.
06 July 2021, 12:00-13:00 CEST
IIASA side-event: What does a commitment to net zero imply and how can we get there?
Speakers include:
07 July 2021, 14:30-15:30 CEST
IIASA side-event: Importance of finance sector analysis in transformation assessments
Includes panel discussion led by Bas van Ruijven, Research Group Leader, Sustainable Service Systems Research Group
07 July 2021, 10:30-11:30 CEST
Side-event organized by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay: Towards Zero Carbon Industry Futures
Speakers include Bas van Ruijven, Research Group Leader, Sustainable Service Systems Research Group
CONTACT DETAILS
Program Director and Principal Research Scholar Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Principal Research Scholar Integrated Assessment and Climate Change Research Group - Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Principal Research Scholar Pollution Management Research Group - Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Principal Research Scholar Sustainable Service Systems Research Group - Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
CONTACT DETAILS
Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scholar Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions Research Group - Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Principal Research Scholar Sustainable Service Systems Research Group - Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Principal Research Scholar Integrated Assessment and Climate Change Research Group - Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
CONTACT DETAILS
Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scholar Sustainable Service Systems Research Group - Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Principal Research Scholar Integrated Assessment and Climate Change Research Group - Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Principal Research Scholar Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions Research Group - Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Research Partner
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