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Clean Energy Ministerial (Cem) Advancing Clean Energy Together CLEAN ENERGY MINISTERIAL (CEM) ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY TOGETHER MARCH 2021 INTRODUCTION This edition of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Brochure covers a period that has been disrupted by the global Covid pandemic (early-2020 to March-2021). In reviewing it, I will admit that I found myself filled with mixed emotions – pride for all that has been achieved; regret for all that might have been achieved under different circumstances. While this report shows that the work of the CEM has not been immune from the impacts of the pandemic, it also shows that our members, our workstreams, and our community have continued to make important progress. I am deeply impressed, proud and grateful for the fact that our global clean energy community has achieved so much during such a challenging period. Looking forward, clean energy transitions can help spur an economic recovery at a time when it is sorely needed. It is therefore encouraging to see that, despite the pandemic, impressive new clean energy commitments and actions have come forth from across our community, including net zero commitments. The CEM’s mission to accelerate clean energy transitions remains as vital as ever, and we must harness the power of international collaboration to help our community achieve their clean energy goals. This year has the potential to mark a major step-change in the pace and scale of clean energy action. I hope that it does. DAN DORNER Head of Secretariat 2 CONTENTS 1. CLEAN ENERGY MINISTERIAL (CEM) 2. CEM WORK PROGRAMME • Context • Overview • Members • Clean Power • Value Proposition • Clean Transport • Ministerial • Clean Buildings • Campaigns and Initiatives • Clean Industry • Secretariat • Sectoral Integration • Enabling Environment • CEM Award Winners 2020 • Graduated Workstreams 3 CEM IN QUOTES Vice Minister Baohua Liu, NEA, China Minister Kwasi Kwarteng, United Kingdom "China has been working very closely Minister Seamus O’Regan, Director-General Laurent Michel, with the CEM. We have been leading Canada “The CEM is going from strength to France initiatives like RGEI, and participating in strength. We value its input in our joint “International collaboration plays a 21CPP and others, which have “My call to action to work on the energy transition. Only by crucial role. That is why we are happy produced positive results in advancing everyone here today is to working together can we make a real to participate in the CEM and MI. clean energy technologies." come together under the impact for our economies and the future of International cooperation can be key CEM umbrella to harness the planet. Global cooperation holds the to boost development and our combined expertise key. This is central to the COP26 that we are strengthen initiatives to create Minister Arifin Tasrif, Indonesia and financial resources so co-hosting next year. The CEM has a key momentum.” “Indonesia highly appreciates the that we can rebuild our role to play in fostering global cooperation.” long-standing cooperation with economies, continue to CEM members. The COVID19 protect our planet, protect Francesco LaCamera, ourselves, and ensure that outbreak adds momentum to Minister Bento Albuquerque, Brazil International Renewable no one is left behind.” promote cleaner fuels and energy “We strongly support the new Biofuture Energy Agency efficiently.” Platform Initiative and we are happy to have “IRENA has been the operating hosted its launch event last week. Sustainable agent of the Long-Term Energy bioenergy must be an integral part of the CEM Scenario Campaign, working agenda.” Minister Anders Ygeman, Sweden with the co-leads Denmark and Germany. We are “Sweden is fully committed to the CEM’s mission to leveraging our global accelerate the clean energy transition. We call Minister Shri Raj Kumar Singh, India membership to create a upon the Secretariat to intensify effort on “At COP21 we had a goal of 40% of energy from non-fossil sources. I network of experts to tackle renewable energy, Electrification of industry, and am happy to inform that we are already at 38%. We believe that by the challenges of the 1.5 an inclusive energy sector.” 2030 at least 65% of capacity will come from non-fossil sources.” pathway ahead of us.” 4 1. CLEAN ENERGY MINISTERIAL (CEM) 5 CONTEXT WHAT IS AT STAKE? CEM’S MISSION HOW THE CEM WORKS? The world is undertaking the fastest and most far- The CEM brings together a community of the The CEM builds global action coalitions to achieve reaching energy transition in history. Clean energy world’s largest and leading countries, companies, clean energy goals and advance their transitions. goals have been increasing around the world and and international experts to achieve one mission – many countries are now targeting net zero accelerate clean energy transitions. The CEM operates through 3 key pillars: emissions explicitly. Three crucial clean energy The CEM is an international clean energy i. CEM Ministerial: An annual meeting of its shifts must be supercharged urgently: leadership platform, a convening platform, an ministers, partners, and community. • Scale: The pace of clean energy adoption this action platform, and an acceleration platform. ii. CEM Work Programme: A combination of decade must far outpace the last, moving rapidly It serves as: international campaigns and initiatives spanning from niche- to mass- to massive-scale • a platform where its members help shape the the clean energy spectrum. deployment across a wide range of technologies. global clean energy agenda and advance the iii. CEM Secretariat: The Secretariat consists of a • Sectors: The power sector remains pivotal to deployment of specific clean energy small, flexible team (hosted by the IEA) that clean energy transitions, but the focus will technologies and solutions. serves the ministerial, all workstreams and all continue to shift from the power sector to every • a voluntary, bottom-up, government-owned members. sector (and x-sector integration) and from forum for exchanging knowledge and insights, energy ministries to every ministry. Through its work, it delivers: building networks and partnership, and • Conversations with a purpose, • Society: A whole of society approach that looks facilitating coordinated actions on clean energy. beyond governments and companies to the role • Coordination for the benefit of all, and • an implementation vehicle that helps its of consumers and citizens, and beyond just • Collaboration to increase the realm of what is members to achieve specific domestic clean tackling technical challenges to also overcoming possible. energy objectives. economic, social, and sustainability ones. 6 MEMBERS 27 MEMBERS South Africa Australia Spain Brazil Sweden Canada United Arab Emirates Chile United Kingdom China United States Denmark 2 OBSERVERS European Commission Poland Finland Portugal France Germany 13 PARTICIPANTS Argentina India Costa Rica Indonesia Egypt Italy Ghana Japan Greece Korea Jordan Mexico Kenya Netherlands Morocco New Zealand Mozambique Norway Paraguay Russia Philippines Saudi Arabia Romania A powerful coalition of the world’s most influential actors in clean energy working Uruguay together to accelerate clean energy transitions 7 VALUE PROPOSITION GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SINGLE MISSION FLEXIBLE APPROACH OPEN PLATFORM ACTION COALITIONS CEM Members drive the The CEM has a simple, The CEM’s flexible The CEM is an open CEM activities are in a state clean energy agenda – they single mission – to advance approach allows members platform that is proud to of constant renewal, with account for around 90% of clean energy transitions – to form or join clean have many leading action coalitions coming installed clean power through international energy workstreams in line international organisations, together to design and generation capacity, 80% of collaboration. with their own priorities. companies, think tanks, deliver new clean energy global clean energy foundations, and others as workstreams. investments, and the vast active participants in its majority of public R&D in work programme. clean energy technologies. CEM COMMUNITY Several of the world’s best international organisations play a key role in the work of the CEM. CEM therefore represents a powerful coalition of the world’s most influential actors in clean energy working together to accelerate clean energy transitions. The CEM also fully recognises the essential role of the private sector and welcomes company participation in its work. The private sector partners – chosen for their visionary work, innovative solutions, and ambitious approaches – are encouraged to provide high-level policy input as well as practical expertise and to participate directly in the technical work of the CEM. OBSERVERS PARTNERS 8 MINISTERIAL CEM9 - 2018 Copenhagen, CEM10 – 2019 EC & Nordic countries Vancouver, Canada CEM1 - 2010 Washington DC, CEM2 - 2011 CEM8 - 2017 United States Abu Dhabi, UAE Beijing, China CEM5 - 2014 CEM3 – 2012 Seoul, South Korea CEM7 - 2016 London, San Francisco, United Kingdom United States CEM4 - 2013 New Delhi, India CEM6 - 2015 Mérida, Mexico CEM11 - 2020 Virtual, Saudi Arabia CEM12 - 2021 Virtual, Chile CEM1 was hosted by the United States in 2010. CEM12 will be hosted virtually by Chile from 31 May – 6 June 2021. MINISTERIAL • Launch 11 Initiatives under 3 Themes: • Publish CCUS Action Group Recommendations • Launch of the Solar and Wind Resource Atlas • Global Energy Efficiency Challenge – Appliances, • Forum on women’s contribution to clean energy • Launch of UK’s £1 billion CCS Commercialisation
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