A technical assistance platform to enable a speedy transition to a renewable and nature positive future.
To achieve a just and sustainable transition to clean energy, we need to expand renewable energy sources and electricity grids on a global scale – while also ensuring the protection and restoration of the natural environment.
The Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched GINGR: Global Initiative for Nature, Grids, and Renewables at the IUCN - Unite for Nature Pavilion at COP28 on 5 December 2023 from 10:45 to 11:45 GST.
GINGR will support governments, industries, civil society, and the financial sector in reaching their energy, climate, and biodiversity targets in a timely and symbiotic manner. To do this, the GINGR platform will provide technical assistance through a help desk for speeding up the implementation of nature-based solutions and assess efficacy against defined and agreed criteria.
Introduction
Antonella Battaglini | CEO, Renewables Grid Initiative
Rachel Asante-Owusu | Program Manager, IUCN
Keynote
Dr Grethel Aguilar | Director General, IUCN
First Group of Speakers
Marissa Knodel | Senior Advisor, BOEM
Dean Cooper | Global Energy Lead, WWF
Saliem Fakir | Executive Director, African Climate Foundation
Ana Rovzar | Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Global Renewables Alliance
Osama El Gebaly | Advisor, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Keynote
Maroš Šefčovic | Executive Vice-President, European Commission
Second Group of Speakers
Eamon Ryan | Minister for the Environment, Climate, and Communications of Ireland
Hilde Tonne | CEO & President, Statnett
Kacky Andrews | Chief of Strategy, Ocean Conservancy
Dr Philipp Behrens | Head of Division International Climate Initiative, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany
Kate Wallace Lockhart | Head of Sustainability, SSE Renewables
Fu Chengyu | Chairman, Carbon Neutrality International Academy
Third Group of Speakers
Tinne Van der Straeten | Minister of Energy of Belgium
Giles Dickson | CEO, WindEurope
Irene Gómez Barrio | Head of Sustainability Department, Redeia
Dr Rhiannon Niven | Global Climate Change Policy Coordinator, BirdLife International
Rasmus Skov | Head of Global Affairs and Positioning, Ørsted
Conclusions
Antonella Battaglini | CEO, Renewables Grid Initiative
Rachel Asante-Owusu | Program Manager, IUCN
Eamon Ryan | Minister for the Environment, Climate, and Communications of Ireland
Tinne Van der Straeten | Minister of Energy of Belgium
Dr Grethel Aguilar | Director General, IUCN
