UN Summit Convened for “High Level Dialogue on Energy”
The UN, at the request of the General Assembly, held the “High-Level Dialogue on Energy Summit” on September 22-23th, 2021 to provide clean and affordable energy to all. The Dialogue brought the heads of state and government, leaders from the business world, foundations, and non-governmental organizations together.
Actions planned to accelerate the access to clean and affordable energy for all by 2030 were submitted for signature under the name of the “Energy Compact”. The Compact was signed voluntarily by member states and stakeholders includes objectives such as increasing the number of employees in the green energy, creating clean transportation systems and saving energy. Member countries of the Energy Compact are: USA, England, Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Japan, Zambia, Panama, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Nauru, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Honduras, Malawi, India, Iceland, Bolivia. In addition to countries, some large companies such as Google and Schneider Electric also signed the Compact.
