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Student Energy at the Ministerial Thematic Forums for #HLDE2021

June 21 – 25: Ministerial-level Thematic Forums

In the lead up to the United Nations High-level Dialogue on Energy in September 2021, ministers from national governments, leaders from business, cities, civil societies, and youth organizations gathered virtually for Ministerial-level Thematic Forums. The goal of this week-long program, taking place from June 21st-25th, is for stakeholders to have a chance to showcase solutions and partnerships, and set out voluntary commitments and actions.

Student Energy’s Announcement: Launching the Solutions Movement

Our big announcement this week was the Launching the Solutions Movement Energy Compact! Amidst Energy Compacts announced by large organizations like Google, the IKEA Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, and member states like Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and others, we announced our ambitious, youth-led Energy Compact which aims to:

  • Launch 10,000 youth-led clean energy projects by 2030.
  • Directly fund and support young people around the world to scale their clean energy projects, by providing access to capital, mentorship, and skills training.
  • Raise $10 million this year, and $150 million by 2030, to support this goal.

Young people at the #HLDE2021

Young people, including many from Student Energy’s global network, were a strong presence at the Ministerial segments throughout the week. These are some of the places we showed up:

Monday, June 21: Energy Access

Mihskakwan James Harper, Vice-Chair Sponsorship, SevenGen Council

Special guest speaker, Grand Opening Ceremony

Chibunna Ogbonna, Student Energy Global Youth Energy Outlook Regional Coordinator for Sub-saharan Africa

Remarks from Ministers and global leaders: Energy Access Leadership Conversation Panel

Isha Kulkarni, Associate at RMI India (India), Eduarda Zoghbi, Energy and Gender Consultant at SEforALL (Brazil), Kevin Shema, Co-founder and CEO at UMUTI Packaging (Rwanda)

Student Energy Compact: Launching the Youth Solutions Movement

Tuesday, June 22: Innovation, Technology and Data

Kayla Choi, Student Energy Global Youth Energy Outlook Regional Coordinator for OECD Pacific 

Remarks from Ministers and global leaders: Innovation, Technology and Data Leadership Conversation Panel

Wednesday, June 23: Energy Transition

Helen Watts, Senior Director of Global Partnerships, Student Energy

Presentation of the Theme Report on Innovation, Technology and Data (Side-event)

Remarks from Ministers and global leaders: Leadership Conversation on Energy Transition

Vladislav Kaim, Member of the UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, Student Energy Alumni

Panel 2: International cooperation and regional integration to advance the energy transition

Thursday, June 24: Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, Just Energy Transitions

Shakti Ramkumar, Director of Policy and Communications, Student Energy

Remarks from Ministers and global leaders: Leadership Conversation on Inclusive, Just Energy Transitions

Friday, June 25: Finance and Investment

Kabir Nadkarni, Climate Finance Advisor, Student Energy, Meredith Adler, Executive Director, Student Energy

Ministerial Segment: Energy Compact Showcase

Oluwadabira Abiola-Awe, Ventures Associate, Student Energy

Remarks from Ministers and global leaders: Leadership Conversation on Finance and Investment

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