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New clean energy technologies initiatives launched for the Americas

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has launched several new clean energy initiatives with other global energy leaders at the ECPA and the CEM6.

Following and earlier news piece from today announcing that Chile has been selected to host the Third Ministerial Meeting on Energy and Climate to be held in October 2017 the U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz launched several new initiatives with other global energy leaders at the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and the sixth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM6) this week in Merida, Mexico. These initiatives will further strengthen momentum in the Western Hemisphere and around the globe to combat climate change and accelerate clean energy technology and policies ahead of the December 2015 climate talks in Paris.  At both ECPA and CEM6, energy ministers discussed technology solutions to grow low-carbon economies while helping to implement national commitments to reduce climate pollution.

“ECPA and CEM6 were two vital opportunities for some of the world’s most important clean energy leaders to come together to cooperate on clean energy solutions ahead of climate negotiations in Paris this December,” said Secretary Moniz.  “The outcome of these two meetings will play an important role in facilitating the world’s transition to a clean energy economy through regional and global cooperation.”

Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) — May 25-26, 2015

At ECPA, Secretary Moniz met with energy ministers from across the Western Hemisphere to discuss areas of cooperation in the region. The ministerial established two new initiatives – the North American Energy Ministers Working Group on Climate and Energy with Canada and Mexico, and the ECPA Western Hemisphere Clean Energy Initiative with governments from around the region.

The new trilateral Working Group enhances a North American Energy Ministers’ dialogue that was inaugurated last December and supports the implementation of clean energy and climate change goals for each of the three countries. Areas of cooperation include reliable, resilient, and low-carbon electricity grids; modeling and deployment of clean energy technologies; energy efficiency for equipment, appliances, industries, and buildings; carbon capture, use, and storage; climate change adaptation and resilience; and emissions reduction from the oil and gas sector.

Together with a series of hemispheric partners, Secretary Moniz also announced the ECPA Western Hemisphere Clean Energy Initiative, under which countries announced that they intend to work toward a collective doubling of renewable sources such as solar, wind, small-scale hydropower, sustainable biomass, and geothermal, by 2030.

Sixth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM6) — May 27-28, 2015

At CEM6, Secretary Moniz and fellow ministers announced new efforts to increase the ambition and productivity of CEM – or “CEM 2.0.”  They created a year-round steering committee made up of China, Denmark, the European Commission, France, India, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States to guide the strategy for CEM.

CEM counties also announced three new global challenges that address key technology and policy issues around the world:

At the conclusion of CEM6, President Barack Obama announced in a video message that the United States will host CEM7 in 2016, and Minister Wan Gang announced China’s intent to host CEM8 in 2017.

Source: Press Release by the US DOE

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