COP27
What did Student Energy do at COP27? Here’s a rundown.
Student Energy Delegation at COP 27
Student Energy worked with key partners, including Sustainable Energy for All, the Government of Canada, and NYU Abu Dhabi, to make sure that youth can participate in person at COP 27 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Student Energy had a delegation of 16 young leaders who worked on side events, brought key messages to world leaders, and participated in programming throughout the conference. Countries represented include Canada, India, Jordan, Brazil, Paraguay, Nigeria, Trinidad, Uganda, Spain, UAE, Poland, and the UK.
SE team were speakers, hosts, and facilitators in various events during COP 27.
Meredith Adler – Executive Director
Helen Watts – Senior Director of Partnerships
Shakti Ramkumar – Director of Communications & Policy
Abdullah Khair – Partnerships Manager
Grace Young – Alumni & Community Manager
Eduarda Zhogbi – Student Energy Senior Advisor
Vaughn-Xavier Jameer – Chapters Associate
Oluwadabira Abiola-Awe – Partnerships Associate
Danielle Kehler – SevenGen Manager
Launch of the Energy Transition Skills Report Initial Findings
Student Energy, in partnership with Ørsted, launched initial findings from the Energy Transition Skills Report at COP 27. The report contains survey results and recommendations from around 5,000 young people globally on how to create accessible and inclusive entry points for youth to enter and stay in careers that accelerate the global energy transition. The findings were delivered by Shakti Ramkumar, Student Energy’s Director of Communications & Policy, at the Danish Pavilion last November 16th.
The Energy Transition Skills Project was launched this year to identify the needs of ready young people for energy transition jobs.
Launch of the Youth Impact Framework Initial Findings
With the recent developments of the Youth Impact Framework in place, Student Energy, with the Global Covenant of Mayors, shared the initial findings at COP 27. The findings were discussed by Shakti Ramkumar at the UNFCCC Innovation Zone last November 10th.
The Youth Impact Framework is a set of impact measurement tools and indicators to help youth climate advocates, project leaders, and founders measure and communicate the impact of their initiatives to incorporate youth-inclusive project design principles, by recognizing the impact of youth contributions to SDG 7 and across the Sustainable Development Goals.
International Student Energy Summit (SES) 2023 Abu Dhabi: Uniting the Energy Transition Announcement
More than 1,000 young people have already pre-registered for the International Student Energy Summit 2023 (SES 2023) during its first week since the launch. The Student Energy Summit team, led by Grace Young, announced the International Student Energy Summit 2023 at the UAE Pavilion last November 15th.
SES 2023 will be a transformative space for intergenerational collaboration in the energy sector. For the first time, the summit will come to the United Arab Emirates from November 9 – November 12, 2023, and will be hosted by New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). With the theme Reimagining the Future, 600+ young people, industry experts, and world leaders from over 100 different countries will gather in Abu Dhabi, making it the world’s largest youth-led energy conference hosted in the Middle East. In collaboration with local and global partners, SES 2023 will empower a new generation of energy sector leaders and highlight the success story and the vision of the UAE’s energy transition.
What else did we do at COP27?
We were hosts, speakers, and facilitators at COP27 events
For a full list of events, read our blog post.
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