Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

His Excellency Edmond Nonie

Deputy Minister of Energy

Sierra Leone

Edmond
Edmond

Edmond Nonie is a mechanical engineer, technology innovator, and former United Nations professional now serving as the Deputy Minister of Energy for Sierra Leone. Previous experience includes working as a renewable energy investments analyst, founding a drone and data science company, and serving as a technology specialist with the UNICEF Innovation Fund in Stockholm, Sweden. Minister Nonie has 12 years of experience in the private sector, innovation, and the United Nations. As Deputy Minister of Energy in Sierra Leone his focus is Generation, Transmission, Investment, and Innovation (GTII) in the Energy Sector. His vision for GTII includes the following: 1. Increasing the use of energy transition technologies to improve security of supply of energy. 2. Service delivery improvement through the use of data science, IoT sensors, and leveraging a.i. in consumer relationship management. Improving the investment climate through innovative financial services including green bonds and leveraging the private sector to offer project guarantees and underwriting.

Session Overview
Sunday, 3 November
14:21
Strategic Conference ICC Hall 14:21 - 15:30
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Increasing collaboration between the Global North and South for a successful transition

Solving climate change challenges and ensuring a successful energy transition will require increased collaboration between the Global North and the developing economies of the Global South, inclusive of financing, technology and clean energy skills. The energy transition will reshape the global industrial and competitive landscape. New centers of low-cost, low-carbon energy will emerge, and industries in which energy accounts for a sizable share of overall costs—for example, ammonia production, data centers, aluminum, pulp and paper, and steel manufacturing—could be leading candidates to relocate. Enhanced collaboration across these new value chains is essential, and governments and private sector across the North and South need to work together to ensure effective and sustainable integration. The Global North must take action to enable substantial de-risked investment across several critical fronts to ensure energy access and affordability in the Global South. How can governments and businesses catalyse socio-economic development, including integration of value chains, ensure access to technology and a skilled workforce, provide supportive international partnerships, create viable carbon markets and incentivise energy transition policies?

Attendee insights:

Gain insights into supporting mechanisms to increase collaboration between the Global North and the Global South to further tackle climate change challenges and what’s required for a just, orderly and equitable transition in the Global South.

Monday, 4 November
14:00
Strategic Conference ICC Hall 14:00 - 15:00
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Increasing collaboration between the Global North and South for a successful transition

Solving climate change challenges and ensuring a successful energy transition will require increased collaboration between the Global North and the developing economies of the Global South, inclusive of financing, technology and clean energy skills. The energy transition will reshape the global industrial and competitive landscape. New centers of low-cost, low-carbon energy will emerge, and industries in which energy accounts for a sizable share of overall costs—for example, ammonia production, data centers, aluminum, pulp and paper, and steel manufacturing—could be leading candidates to relocate. Enhanced collaboration across these new value chains is essential, and governments and private sector across the North and South need to work together to ensure effective and sustainable integration. The Global North must take action to enable substantial de-risked investment across several critical fronts to ensure energy access and affordability in the Global South. How can governments and businesses catalyse socio-economic development, including integration of value chains, ensure access to technology and a skilled workforce, provide supportive international partnerships, create viable carbon markets and incentivise energy transition policies?

Attendee insights:

Gain insights into supporting mechanisms to increase collaboration between the Global North and the Global South to further tackle climate change challenges and what’s required for a just, orderly and equitable transition in the Global South.

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