The first-ever Global Forum for Clean Energy Action brought together 34 countries and nearly 400 CEOs in a global showcase for clean energy action to accelerate new technologies to market and unlock the global transition to net emissions.
PITTSBURGH, P.A. — The United States concluded the first-ever Global Clean Energy Action Forum with an incredible array of international announcements to accelerate a just transition to a cleaner and more secure energy future. US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm chaired the inaugural event, which brought together thousands of clean energy leaders – government ministers, CEOs, innovators, civil society, young professionals. The event also convened the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and the 7th Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI), two important international platforms for cooperation on clean energy innovation and deployment. The Global Clean Energy Action Forum concluded with the announcement that a dozen countries had come together to surpass an international funding goal by committing $94 billion to clean energy demonstration projects.
A recent International Energy Agency report found that international leaders need to mobilize $90 billion in public funding for commercial clean energy demonstration projects over the next four years to meet global climate goals, and President Biden challenged countries to come to Pittsburgh. share your contribution to this global goal.
“Investing in innovation everywhere will accelerate deployment and increase the affordability of clean energy everywhere,” said Secretary Granholm. “The United States has been honored to host this year’s Global Clean Energy Action Forum, and it has been amazing to be in Pittsburgh to witness the energy ecosystem—world leaders, industry, investors, and advocates—come together on concrete plans to work together on larger issues. demonstration and innovation projects that contribute to the faster adoption of clean energy.
The three-day conference included key events with Ukraine’s Energy Minister German Galushchenko and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafel Grossi, senior White House officials, the President’s Special Representative for Climate Change John Kerry, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, newly appointed Sr. John Podesta, Advisor to the President on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation, and Amos Hochstein, Special Coordinator to the President on Global Infrastructure and Energy Security, AFL-CIO President, Elizabeth Shuler, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Senator (D-WVchin Jo) .
The United States made several announcements at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum, including:
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