SDG Stimuli

Assisting post-pandemic transitions in developing countries.
The SDGs as yardsticks for public investment in the energy & transport sectors.

Direction for the Green Recovery

Governments around the world negotiate trillion-dollar recovery packages to respond to the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. The decisions they make determine if the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals remain within reach. The current social and economic crisis might be our last chance to initiate the deep transitions needed to put humanity on a path that is climate compatible.

LEDS EWG Webinar Series

Developing countries stand to win or lose the most from embarking on the right or wrong pathway, though receive only limited attention in the global debate on post-pandemic recovery. With this online discussion series, the LEDS Global Partnership, its Energy Working Group, and its regional platforms aspire to change that. Organized by Berlin think tank SD Strategies, leading international experts will discuss how developing countries can advance post-pandemic reform in the energy and transport sectors to the benefit their citizens both in the immediate crisis as well as in the long term.

Session I

Slide SDG-proofing the energy and transport stimuli in developing countries

The panelists:

  • Rabia Ferroukhi, Director, Knowledge, Policy, and Finance Center, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
  • Claudia Kemfert, Head of the Energy, Transportation, Environment Department, DIW Berlin – German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin
  • Julian Popov, Member of the Advisory Board, REKK Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK), Budapest
  • Palesa Laurel Shipalana, Head of Economic Diplomacy Programme, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Johannesburg

Moderator:

Alexander Ochs, Chair of the LEDS Energy Working Group & Managing Director, SD Strategies, Berlin

Session II

Slide Designing sustainable post-pandemic recovery programs in developing countries

The panelists:

  • Rajat Kathuria, Director, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi
  • Michael Schäfer, Senior Advisor, Agora Energiewende, Berlin
  • Maruxa Cardama, Secretary-General, Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLOCAT), London
  • Martin Kaspar, Policy Officer Climate Finance, European Commission, Brussels

Moderator:

Alexander Ochs, Chair of the LEDS Energy Working Group & Managing Director, SD Strategies, Berlin

Session III

Slide Supporting a sustainable recovery in the Global South

The panelists:

  • Alexandra Soezer, Climate Change Technical Advisor, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York
  • Pablo Vieira, Global Director, NDC Partnership Support Unit, Washington DC
  • Gabriel Prudencio, Chief of the Sustainable Energy Division, Chilean Energy Ministry, Santiago de Chile
  • Dr. Martin Schuldes, Head of Unit – Climate Initiatives, Federal German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Berlin

Moderator:

Alexander Ochs, Chair of the LEDS Energy Working Group & Managing Director, SD Strategies, Berlin