21 June 2016
Energy ministers assembled for CEM7. Photo credit: IISD/ENB/Franz Dejon
Energy ministers and other high-level delegates from 23 countries and the European Union recently announced new commitments to expand clean energy deployment and cut global carbon emissions while driving economic growth at the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7).
CEM members, representing 90 per cent of global clean energy investment and 75 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, agreed to launch an enhanced effort—called CEM 2.0—to increase its effectiveness by creating an international secretariat to support CEM initiatives.
In addition, CEM members, nearly 60 companies and non-governmental organizations and 10 subnational governments announced more than $1.5 billion in commitments to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies and increase energy access. And, CEM ministers launched three new, high-impact campaigns that will promote the procurement of electricity from renewable energy, commercial and industrial energy efficiency, and advanced cooling technologies.