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Progressing climate change and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have plunged the world into the first truly global energy crisis. Even more than before, it has become clear that accelerating the global energy transition through decarbonization and expansion of renewable-energy capacities is the solution to both halve GHG emissions by 2030 and to alleviate the current energy crisis. Concomitantly, accelerating the renewable-energy rollout holds tremendous opportunities for profitable investments, job creation, environmental protection, public health, and economic growth.
The chances are manifold and we want to act, but how can ambitions be translated into action? The session discusses several key levers to globally accelerate and sustain the energy transition: Decarbonizing industry, electrifying sectors, allocating space for renewable-energy production, harnessing supply chains, designing a sustainable industrial strategy, providing adequate financing, and extending transnational infrastructure (electricity grids, green-hydrogen pipelines and shipping routes). In addition, the relative importance of increasing energy efficiency will be discussed.
Throughout the session, speakers will debate the role of international cooperation: Which institutions, multilateral or bilateral, most effectively enable the key levers of global energy transition? Are existing initiatives, such as the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) or the G7 - Climate Club, the right instruments to translate ambition into action?

Speakers:
Soloniaina R. Andriama-nampisoa, Minister of Energy and Hydrocarbons, #Madagascar
German Galushchenko, Minister of Energy, #Ukraine ‪@energy_of_ukraine‬
Sirpa Jarvenpaa, Director, Southeast Asian Energy Transition Partnership, UNOPS, #thailand ‪@unops_official‬
Francesco La Camera, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) ‪@IrenaOrg‬
Álvaro Pardo, President, National Mining Agency, #Colombia ‪@anmcolombia‬
Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization (WTO), #Switzerland ‪@WTO‬
Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for Energy Transition, #France ‪@developpementdurable‬

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In the past years the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) has become a leading international forum for key stakeholders of the energy sector. High-level policymakers, industry, science and civil society are given the opportunity to share their experiences and ideas on a safe, affordable and environmentally responsible global energy transition. In 2022, over 700 on-site and17.000 virtual participants and viewers from more than 130 countries, more than 50 delegations with ministers and secretaries of state, and over 100 high-level speakers gathered virtually and on-site in the German capital to participate.

The Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue is hosted and supported by the German Federal Government and a joint initiative of German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE), German Solar Association (BSW-Solar), German Energy Agency (dena) and eclareon.