On May 12 2017, the Energy Charter Secretariat (ECS) hosted the International Energy Charter Forum in Brussels. The event was jointly organized with Florence School of Regulation (FSR), Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). Over 100 participants were in attendance, representing the industry, governments, legal circles, and academics.
The forum aimed to deliver cutting-edge thinking and debate on policy, legal and regulatory aspects concerning the undergoing transition towards a sustainable energy model. From different and complementary angles, the five institutions co-organizing the forum participate in the promotion and protection of energy investment and in the analysis and policy dialogue on energy markets.
Ms Rachel Kyte, the CEO for the global initiative Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) and Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General in the SE4All,
Ms Kyte outlined a comprehensive vision of the challenges to provide universal access to modern energy services, doubling both the rate of energy efficiency improvements and the world's share of renewable energy.
