Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will head a new global commission that will examine ways to ensure people are at the centre of clean energy transitions around the world.
The initiative, called Our Inclusive Energy Future: The Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions, was convened by Fatih Birol, the International Energy Agency’s Executive Director.
It will be chaired by Dan Jorgensen, Denmark’s Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities.
Frederiksen will be the honorary patron.
The commission’s members will include Prime Minister Mark Phillips of Guyana; Teresa Ribera, Vice President and Minister for the Ecological Transition of Spain; Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Natural Resources of Canada; Arifin Tasrif, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia and Rocio Nahle Garcia, Secretary of Energy of Mexico.
The commission will provide key recommendations based on its work ahead of COP26 in November.
The new commission will take into account the need to see people as active participants in clean energy transitions, in collective decision-making and through individual actions and behaviours.
Equity and inclusion issues will also be examined, including gender equality.
“Clean energy transitions are gaining significant momentum around the world, and it is essential to their success that they be inclusive and centred around people,” said Birol.
“Many countries are now focusing on this issue and seeking opportunities to exchange ideas and advice. The high-level members of our Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions will lead a global dialogue to share experiences and enhance best practice.”
Birol added: “Denmark has already shown clear global leadership on this issue, and that is why I am delighted and honoured that Prime Minister Frederiksen has agreed to be the Honorary Patron of the Commission and that Minister Jorgensen has agreed to chair it.”