GGKP Webinar: Growing Renewable Energy Through Voluntary Markets.
GGKP Webinar: Growing Renewable Energy Through Voluntary Markets.
Webinar
Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)
When: 12 December 2016 from 11:00am – 12:30pm (EST)
If we are to transition to a sustainable economy there is a strong need to accelerate the global deployment of renewable energy. This joint GGKP webinar with Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) will highlight how the voluntary market can play a key role in addressing this issue. The Executive Director of CRS, Jennifer Martin, will present a Toolkit for Supporting Voluntary Markets, and provide an overview of the key elements to creating effective and robust voluntary renewable energy markets.
Join the GGKP and CRS for this webinar on 12 December from 9:00am – 10:30am (San Francisco time) exploring these themes. The webinar will also cover: renewable energy attributes, tracking systems, certification and additional policy mechanisms, whilst demonstrating how these tools can facilitate the growth of the voluntary renewable energy product types and procurement options.
- Moderator: Djaheezah Subratty, Head, Policy Unit, Energy, Climate, and Technology Branch Economy Division, UN Environment (see bio here)
- Presentation by: Jennifer Martin, Executive Director, Center for Resource Solutions (see bio here)
- Discussant: Jonathan Coony, Global Lead on Green Competitiveness, World Bank (see bio here)
The presentations will be followed by a moderated discussion and Q&A with the audience.
