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Clean Energy Week

ADB’s Clean Energy Week was a knowledge sharing event among practitioners and policymakers engaged in cross-cutting issues of clean energy development and financing, climate change, energy access and security, and governance in the energy sector. The Clean Energy Week provided a unique opportunity for ADB’s developing member countries (DMC), donor governments, NGOs, and other players with an important stake in the Asian energy agenda to interact and exchange lessons learned across the region.

The timing of the event was important for ADB. The Clean Energy Week preceded the July 2006 meeting of the Group of Eight whereby ADB contributed towards the development of an Investment Framework on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development. Work is ongoing to develop an action plan to address the problems associated with energy efficiency and climate change in the transport sector.

Similarly, the three-day event also contributed to discussions necessary for ADB as it rethinks its own energy policy and reformulate a more strategic approach to address energy needs of its DMCs.

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The objectives of the Clean Energy Week were:

• To consult on ADB’s Energy Efficiency Initiative (EEI) and for ADB Energy Policy review;
• To share lessons learned under TA 5972-REG: Promotion of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Abatement (PREGA) and discuss next steps to further develop clean energy projects.
• To introduce the Carbon Market Initiative (CMI) of ADB.

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• Inputs from stakeholders (DMCs, donors, private sector, NGOs, etc.) on the EEI and Energy Policy.
• Next steps on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas abatement interventions.

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Representatives from DMCs, donor governments/agencies, NGOs, private sector, and other stakeholders.

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• Weerawat Chantanakome, ASEAN Center for Energy
• Ram Shrestha, Professor, Asian Institute of Technology
• Zhang Zouyi, Tsinghua University
• Rafael Senga, World Wildlife Fund-Philippines
• Hoesung Lee, Keimyung University
• Tom Dreesen, EPS Capital Corporation
• Johanne Meager, Executive Director, E7
• Jesus Anunciacion, Division Chief, Department of Energy, Philippines
• T.L. Shankar,Advisor, Indian Administrative Staff College
• Smita Machooda, World Resources Institute
• Hilal Raza, Executive Director,SAARC Energy Center
• Gerd Liepold, Greenpeace
• Other speakers to be confirmed
• ADB Senior Staff