SEforALL Forum Kicks Off with Rwandan President Kagame and Global Leaders to Advance the Energy Transition

The Forum opened with remarks from Rwandan President Paul Kagame where he stated: The Forum opened with remarks fromRwandan PresidentPaul Kagame where he stated: "Over the past decade, significant progress has been achieved toward the 7th Sustainable Development Goal on affordable and clean energy for all…This energy crisis coincides with the threat of climate change, to which our continent is especially vulnerable. Switching to renewable energy is crucial. That is why creating an...

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The Forum opened with remarks from where he stated:

President Kagame's full remarks are available here . Forum attendees were also welcomed with remarks from , UN Secretary-General; , CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy; Rwanda Minister of Infrastructure; and , UN Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions Founder, Bloomberg LP & Bloomberg Philanthropies, among others.

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The Forum also seeks to spur investments in universal energy access, efficiency and transition, and to inform and inspire participants into action. Along these lines, key moments and announcements emerging from Day 1 included:

Day 2 of the Forum will begin with a conversation about the importance of bold climate action in advance of COP27 moderated by UN High-Level Climate Action Champion for COP26 ; , Assistant Minister of Environment for Coordination and Implementation of Environmental Policies, Egypt ; , CEO of the European Climate Foundation; and , Rwanda PreCOP26 Youth Representative participating.

There will also be country-specific sessions mapping out the path for the clean energy transition in Rwanda , Nigeria , and India , as well as the announcement of new Energy Compact commitments and discussions on the importance of finance for the energy transition.

Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an international organisation that works in partnership with the United Nations and leaders in government, the private sector, financial institutions, civil society and philanthropies to drive faster action towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) – access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 – in line with the Paris Agreement on climate. SEforALL works to ensure a clean energy transition that leaves no one behind and brings new opportunities for everyone to fulfil their potential.

SEforALL is led by Damilola Ogunbiyi , CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. Follow her on Twitter  @DamilolaSDG7 . For more information, follow  @SEforALLorg .

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