Geneva, March 19, 2012– A summary report from the WBCSD/ Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Washington D.C. dialogue event on access to energy has now been published. Video excerpts from the event are also available here.
The dialogue highlighted examples from leading companies, including WBCSD members GDF SUEZ, AEP and Novozymes. Contributors discussed how they are tackling associated challenges, and their perspectives on the role of public policy, regulation and financing to catalyze business investment in this domain.
Participants identified the need for:
l Effective public-private partnerships and cross-sector collaborative approaches between key stakeholders to achieve universal access to energy;
l cooperative governments and well-designed, stable policy and regulation as critical enabling factors;
l Public and private financing structures that include participation by local banks and other lending sources to ensure adequacy of capital and evaluation of risk; and
l Real world examples to encourage optimism that collaboration between large businesses and local entrepreneurs can successfully deliver energy to those without.
The event also included the local launch of the new WBCSD publication Business Solutions to Enable Energy Access for All by Matthew Lynch, Program Manager of the WBCSD’s Development Focus Area. It was attended by nearly 80 representatives of companies, civil society, investment funds, inter-governmental organizations, NGOs, and academic institutions
- CBCSD and Members Participated and Suggested on the Project for Technical Regulation on Low-carbon Pilot Community
- CBCSD and Members Participated in the APEC Cooperation Network Construction Forum of Green Supply Chain
- Calculation Method of CO2 Emissions in Petroleum and Natural Gas Exploitation Enterprises & Calculation Method of CO2 Emissions in Water Network of Chemical Enterprises
- CBCSD Attended the Workshop for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development and Delivered Introductions
- WBCSD: Tackling the Challenge, How to Make Informed Choices on Forest Product?
- The National New-Type Urbanization Plan Released, Board Members of CBCSD Help the Sustainable Development of Cities
- Board members of CBCSD Actively Participated in the Carbon Trading and International Climate Change Process
- Two industrial Standards Compiled by CBCSD Passed Examination
- Widespread Use of the Achievements Businesses Energy Saving and Greenhouse Gas Management
- CBCSD held Chemical industry enterprise value chain (range 3) greenhouse gas emissions, accounting and reporting guidelines
