The Rockefeller Foundation to Present Energy Transition and Access Solutions at CERAWeek 2023

Mon., March 6

4:30 - 5:10 pm
(CST) 

1) Balancing Net Zero and Just Energy Priorities in Energy Transition

How can we promote energy transition policies that address climate concerns and balance with the basic need for universal energy access all global citizens should experience?

• Eli Aheto, Managing Director, Beyond Net Zero

• Ashvin Dayal, Senior Vice President, Power & Climate Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation

• Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

• Takeshi Soda, Director for Oil and Gas Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE), Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), Japan

• Susan Kish, Managing Partner, Andesa Advisors

                    CERAWEEK INNOVATION AGORA STUDIO

Tues., March 7

2:30 - 03:00 pm
(CST)

2) Improving Energy Access While Addressing Climate Change

Can combating climate change and alleviating energy poverty go hand in hand? How do we lift people out of energy poverty while combating the climate crisis? This is the energy trilemma—maintaining security, reliability and affordability—while lowering emissions. 

          • Ashvin Dayal, Senior Vice President, Power & Climate Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation

          • Enoh Ebong, Director, United States Trade and Development Agency

          • Annette Hugh, Global Head of Market Development & Engagement, S&P Global Commodity Insights

          • Maria Fernanda Suarez, Managing Director, Accenture

                            CERAWEEK INNOVATION CLIMATE HUB

Thurs., March 9

10:50 – 11:30 am (CST) 

3) Spotlight | How to End Global Energy Poverty

Energy poverty is limited access to energy resources that precludes people and nations from meeting basic human needs and achieving their aspirations for a better future. About 750 million people, mostly in Africa, lack complete energy access and about 3.5 billion do not have reliable power for more than a few hours a day. Developing countries are demanding access to power technologies and financing on competitive terms. Bridging this gap has become a global challenge—to mobilize resources and new capacities at scale. How much of the problem can be solved through innovation in distributed energies? Is reinvention needed in global financial and development strategies? In commercial practices? Join a discussion on emerging solutions that can define a path of progress.

          • Carlos Pascual, Sr. Vice President Geopolitics and International Affairs, S&P Global Commodity Insights

          •Rajiv J. Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation

                         CERAWEEK EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE

Thurs., March 9

4:30 – 5:45 pm

(CST)

4) Addressing Climate Change in the Developing World: A Conversation with Rajiv Shah

Dr. Rajiv J. Shah will give remarks on the need to accelerate just energy transitions in developing countries and speak with Kenneth B. Medlock III, the senior director of the Institute's Center for Energy Studies — one of the world's leading energy think tanks — about the opportunities and challenges of using renewable energies to meet global demand. He will also visit with Baker Institute for Public Policy fellows, scholars, and researchers studying a wide range of foreign and domestic policy issues. The Event will be livestreamed on The Rockefeller Foundation's social media channels, and Houston area media can attend in person here.

                         RICE UNIVERSITY JAMES A. BAKER III HALL