March 12-13, 2012 – Venice, Italy: International workshop on “Energy Poverty and Access to Energy in Developing Countries” (ENG)
On March 12-13, 2012 FEEM organized a workshop on "Energy poverty and access to energy in developing countries" to discuss and analyze households’ access to energy, available technologies, and the financial and institutional frameworks needed to tackle energy poverty. We here report some interviews held on that occasion.
On March 12-13, 2012 FEEM organized a workshop on "Energy poverty and access to energy in developing countries" to discuss and analyze households’ access to energy, available technologies, and the financial and institutional frameworks needed to tackle energy poverty. We here report some interviews held on that occasion.
Interview with Marjan Stojililkovic, Frankfurt School of Finance&Management, Germany
1) What should be the level of funding necessary to attain universal energy access in 2030?
2) How could these additional funds be mobilized?
Interview with Josuè Tanaka, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), UK
1) Beyond physical access in developing countries, what are further dimensions to be considered when discussing about Energy poverty?
2) What are the impacts in terms of tariff and affordability of bringing renewable energies in TCs?
3) What are the meaning of the affordability thresholds indicated by EBRD?
Interview with Filippo Veglio, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Switzerland
1) What is the role of the business sector in tackling Energy poverty?
2) How can the business sector enable adequate policy frameworks?
3) What could be the role of the private sector in facilitating the financial flows needed to tackle energy poverty?
Interview with Arno Behrens, Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Belgium
Who are the financing players and mechanisms able to extend energy access in developing countries?
Interview with Mark Howells, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
1) Is it realistic to envision a future clean energy consumption path in developing countries?
2) What is in your opinion the most urgent policy issue related to energy poverty?