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Sep 16, 2021, 16 tweets

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Moderated by @DamilolaSDG7, @UN SRSG & CEO of @SEforALLorg , the Opening Plenary of the #EnergyActionDay will focus on the ambitious #energytransition action.

Watch here: bit.ly/3CgnBTv

Opening the #EnergyActionDay, the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, underlines the urgency of taking action to meet the #SDGs and goals of the #ParisAgreement.

#HLDE2021

Decarbonising the energy sector is one of the most crucial tasks to meet our #globalgoals. Today’s #EnergyActionDay plays an important role in raising ambition under #HLDE2021.

- @AminaJMohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the @UN.

Science shows us the environmental, health & socio-economic benefits of #EnergyTransition.

We know how to go there, as the technologies are available to help us. Now it's up to us to make the choice, now." - @IRENA @flacamera said during the Opening Plenary, #EnergyActionDay.

Speaking at the #EnergyActionDay, @SharanBurrow - General Secretary of @ituc, highlights the importance of an inclusive approach, and leaving no one behind for achieving a just transition.

#HLDE2021

🔴 LIVE NOW: Mobilizing Action in Heavy Industry and Transport - bit.ly/3CgnBTv

.@arhobley, Co-Executive Director @wef, opens & moderates the first #EnergyActionDay session on mobilising action in heavy industry & #transport.

#HLDE2021

In this critical decade, we must deploy existing #netzero technologies as soon as possible. But we also need to scale-up emerging technology like #greenhydrogen through policy action, says Melanie Nakagawa, @WhiteHouse Special Assistant to the President
#EnergyActionDay #HLDE2021

Next in #EnergyActionDay: 2 Parallel Sessions

⏰ 9:15 - 09:45 (EST)

⚡️Session 2a: Moving Beyond Oil & Gas
bit.ly/EAD-2a

⚡️Session 2b: The Role of Cities in Delivering A #NetZero Energy System
bit.ly/EAD-2b

🗒Learn more: bit.ly/EnergyActionDay

#HLDE2021

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🔴LIVE NOW: #EnergyActionDay - Session 3a & 3b

⚡️Session 3a: From Coal to Clean
bit.ly/3keot4U

⚡️Session 3b: 10,000 by 2030: Launch of Youth Solutions Movement
bit.ly/3hE4RFN

🗒Learn more: bit.ly/EnergyActionDay

#HLDE2021

At #EnergyActionDay, @COP26 President @AlokSharma_RDG emphasises the urgency to leave coal behind.
"Science shows us that we must consign coal to history to halve global emissions by 2030. Ahead of #COP26 we need gov'ts to make the commitment to put an end to int'l coal finance"

@COP26 @AlokSharma_RDG 🔴LIVE NOW

⚡️Session 4: Scaling up #Renewables, including #Offshore #Wind and #GreenHydrogen

Watch here: bit.ly/3keot4U

@COP26 @AlokSharma_RDG 🔴 LIVE NOW

⚡️Session 5a: Accelerating Clean Energy Investments in Emerging and Developing Markets: bit.ly/3keot4U

⚡️Session 5b: #EnergyEfficiency: Making the #EnergyTransition Possible: bit.ly/3hE4RFN

🗒Learn more: bit.ly/EnergyActionDay

#EnergyActionDay

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Closing Plenary: Delivering #EnergyTransition Goals at #COP26

bit.ly/3keot4U

#EnergyActionDay #HLDE2021
w/ @DanishMFA, @UNEP, @wef

The @UN SG Special Envoy for Climate Ambition & Solutions, @MikeBloomberg, reminds us that although #EnergyTransition is moving forward, progress is not fast enough. It is up to all stakeholders to fix that through immediate collective #ClimateAction to leave #fossilfuels behind.

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