Energy Evaluation Stories: Transforming the way we measure clean energy transitions
Mesa | En línea
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Organizado por:
Energy Evaluation Asia Pacific
Sobre el evento
Purpose of the event: To share examples of projects that are raising ambition in our understanding of the wider impacts of clean energy projects. These projects have gone beyond measuring energy and carbon emissions savings, to explore the wider social, economic and environmental benefits and challenges these projects present for local households and communities.
• Who is your target audience for this event? Policy-makers, project-designers; evaluators and community leaders working in the energy, environmental and climate change fields. While stories will be primarily drawn from the Asia-Pacific region they will include both developing and developed country contexts, and the knowledge shared will be widely applicable globally.
• What will participants learn from attending this event? They will see concrete examples of recent projects and evaluation methodologies that are using new approaches in this cutting edge topic. They will hear real stories of the practical challenges and what has worked in the field in applying innovative social impact indicators and methodologies within different country contexts.
• What new learning/methodology/tool specifically are you presenting at this event, if any? Use of new indicators in new areas of energy impact, such as health, wellbeing, livelihoods, gender equality, time saving, income and income streams, job creation, energy security, energy sovereignty
• Who is your target audience for this event? Policy-makers, project-designers; evaluators and community leaders working in the energy, environmental and climate change fields. While stories will be primarily drawn from the Asia-Pacific region they will include both developing and developed country contexts, and the knowledge shared will be widely applicable globally.
• What will participants learn from attending this event? They will see concrete examples of recent projects and evaluation methodologies that are using new approaches in this cutting edge topic. They will hear real stories of the practical challenges and what has worked in the field in applying innovative social impact indicators and methodologies within different country contexts.
• What new learning/methodology/tool specifically are you presenting at this event, if any? Use of new indicators in new areas of energy impact, such as health, wellbeing, livelihoods, gender equality, time saving, income and income streams, job creation, energy security, energy sovereignty
Presentador/a
| Nombre | Título | Biografía |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Williamson | Chief of Energy Division, UNESCAP | Will set the scene by providing an overview of how the Asia-Pacific region is progressing against the SGD7 on clean and affordable energy access for all, provide some insight into how this is being measured at the high level and the challenges for evaluating the progress on SDG7 targets |
| Divya Gaur | M&E Program Lead, Powering Livlihoods, Council on Energy, Environment and Water, India | Will share an innovative project conducted in India which evaluated renewable energy projects from the perspective of its contribution to supporting livelihoods with indicators related to affordability, productivity and gender equality, in relation to renewable energy projects at large medium and micro scale |
Moderador/a
| Nombre | Título | Biografía |
|---|---|---|
| Nina Campbell | Consumers International | I am Member of the Steering Committee of Energy Evaluation Asia Pacific (EEAP) and also the Global Energy Lead at Consumers International. I have most recently been working on evaluation approaches to alleviating energy poverty in New Zealand government and now take this learning to the global level, developing a community of evaluators of energy programs in Asia Pacific. |
Resumen
Michael provided an overview of the Asia-Pacific region's progress on SDG7 for clean
and affordable energy access. He offered insights into high-level measurement and the
challenges in evaluating SDG7 targets. Divya shared an innovative project from India
evaluating renewable energy's impact on livelihoods. The project used indicators for
affordability, productivity, and gender equality across large, medium, and micro-scale
projects. The discussions underscored the importance of measuring the broader impact of clean
energy transitions, going beyond energy and carbon savings, assessing the social,
economic, and environmental benefits and challenges of clean energy initiatives.
Participants discussed the urgent need to transform how we measure clean energy transitions, emphasizing current challenges such as millions lacking access to electricity and clean cooking fuels, and affordability issues even for those with access. She
highlighted the barriers low-income groups face, like limited capital for clean energy investments. Nina Campbell stressed the future energy system must be affordable, clean, and resilient, requiring a transition that is not just rapid but also fair.
There was a call for evidence-based policy-making that goes beyond traditional metrics like kwh saved; measuring broader social and economic benefits, including cleaner air, better housing, job creation, and improved health.