The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will convene the 2nd meeting of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy. Discussions will include: a report on the implementation of the Work Plan 2014–2015; progress made in renewable energy uptake, including key messages and next steps from the ongoing status report in the region; the UNECE's role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on energy, and contributing to global actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation, including the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Other topics include: the International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development; cross-cutting issues and coordination of work on renewable energy; renewal of the Mandate and Draft Work Plan of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy for 2016–2017; and key messages for the Committee on Sustainable Energy. The Group of Experts on Renewable Energy was established to advance renewable energy and energy for all in the UNECE region. It also facilitates regulatory and policy dialogue and sharing of best practices, with a view to increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.  

dates: 12-13 October 2015  
venue: Palais des Nations  
location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland  
contact: Gianluca Sambucini, Economic Affairs Officer, Renewable Energy  
phone: + 41 22 917 11 75  
fax: + 41 22 917 00 38  
e-mail: gianluca.sambucini@unece.org  
www: http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=38536#/
 http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/energy/se/pdfs/gere/gere2_12.10.2015/Programme.GERE.2_Oct.2015.pdf