2nd G20 Energy Transitions Working Group and G20 Energy Ministers Meeting
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Dr Sun Xiansheng, Secretary General, International Energy Forum (IEF) participated in the 2nd G20 Energy Transitions Working Group, and G20 Energy Ministers Meeting hosted by the Presidency of Argentina under the theme “Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development” on 13-15 June 2018 in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.
To advise the G20 Delegations, the Presidency of Argentina circulated the Concluding Statement of the IEF16 Ministerial Meeting that HE Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India, issued on behalf of the IEF16 host country, India, on 12 April 2018, in advance of the G20 Energy Transitions Working Group and Energy Ministers Meetings.
The IEF Secretary General was given the floor in Session III and IV on Energy Access and Data Transparency of the Energy Transitions Working Group to briefly highlight interrelations and IEF engagement in these areas that it carries out in close collaboration with the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and as the coordinator of the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) with JODI Partner Organisations: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Eurostat, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the International Energy Agency (IEA), Organización Latino Americana de Energia (OLADE) , the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD).
The Secretary General took part in the G20 Energy Ministers Meeting proceedings and held several bilateral meetings with participating heads of delegations.
Key Links
Previous G20 Meetings
- 1st G20 Energy Efficiency & Renewables Forum and Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting
21-23 February 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Second G20 Energy and Sustainability Working Group Meeting
23 March 2017, Berlin, Germany - First G20 Energy and Sustainability Working Group Meeting Under the Germany G20 Presidency
14-15 December 2016, Munich, Germany - Second G20 Energy Ministers' Meeting
29-30 June 2016 Beijing, China - Second G20 Energy and Sustainability Working Group Meeting
12-14 April 2016, Shenzhen, China - First G20 Energy and Sustainability Working Group Meeting
28 January 2016, Xiamen, China - First G20 Energy Ministers' Meeting and Conference on Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa
1-2 October 2015, Istanbul, Turkey - 3rd G20 Energy and Sustainability Working Group Meeting
1-3 September 2015, Izmir, Turkey - 2nd G20 Energy and Sustainability Working Group Meeting
25-26 May 2015, Istanbul, Turkey - 1st G20 Energy and Sustainability Working Group Meeting
24-25 February 2015, Antalya, Turkey
