Commissioner Simson addresses UN high level dialogue on energy

EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson gave a speech to the UN Ministerial Thematic Forum within the UN high level dialogue on energy today, underlining the importance of ensuring a just clean energy transition in the EU and globally.

Held over 5 days (21-25 June) under 5 different themes, the forum is hosting a series of virtual encounters with stakeholders organised in the run-up to the UN high-level dialogue on energy planned for September. Speakers include ministers, business leaders, civil society, youth organizations and others, as they discuss ideas for partnerships and prepare energy compacts ahead of the main event after the summer. The Commissioner’s intervention took place within the priority theme ‘Enabling Sustainable Development Goals through Inclusive, Just Energy Transitions’. Other panellists featured ministers from Honduras, Iceland, UAE, Portugal Nauru and Panama.