2018 Vienna Energy Forum Bulletin

The Vienna Energy Forum 2018 Special Session took place from 14-16 May 2018 at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria. Organized under the auspices of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA), the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the Forum gathered over 430 leaders from governments, civil society, international organizations and the private sector. The Special Session breaks the bi-annual cycle of the Forum in order to provide input to the formal review of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 (energy) by the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) taking place in New York in July.

The Forum included plenaries and high-level round tables on 14 May, followed by side events and special events on 15 and 16 May. The bulletin attached summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place on 14 May.

You may also refer to the link below for the full bulletin:

http://enb.iisd.org/download/pdf/sd/enbplus181num23e.pdf