As the global community accelerates efforts toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, energy access remains a fundamental pillar. Ensuring that all people—regardless of geography or income—have reliable, affordable, and clean energy is a challenge that demands coordinated regulatory action, informed policy, and multilateral cooperation. This 1.5-hour debate will delve into how regulation and policy can help close the energy gap, with high-level contributions from both European and international perspectives.
The event is structured into two sessions. The Opening presentations from the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) and the United Nations Economic Committee for Europe (UNECE), will frame the scope of the debate – by providing, on one side, a glimpse of the European Union’s approach to ensuring sustainable and inclusive energy access and, on the other, highlights from the international context in terms of global strategies, challenges, and regulatory innovations.
Our second session will feature a panel debate with distinguished representatives from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the SECCA Project, the European Young Energy Network, and the African School of Regulation. Together, they will explore synergies, lessons learned, and potential pathways forward.
This is the first of a series of online debates jointly organised by FSR and UNECE and focusing on the nexus between energy policy and regulation and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Host: Branko Milicevic (UNECE)
14.00 – 14.05 Introduction to the Debate
Ilaria Conti | Florence School of Regulation
14.05 – 14.15 The European perspective
Tadhg O’Briain | DG ENER
14.15 – 14.25 The international perspective
Ray Pilcher | UNECE
Moderator: Branko Milicevic | UNECE
14.25 – 15.00 Introductory remarks from the panellists
Bruno Idini | IEA
Silvia Sartori | SECCA Project
Federico Barbieri | European Youth Energy Network
Carol Awuor Ofafa | African School of Regulation
15.00 – 15.20 Q&A from the audience
Panellists
15.20 – 15.30 Concluding remarks
Ilaria Conti | Florence School of Regulation
Branko Milicevic | UNECE
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