Over 1,000 high-level representatives from government, business, civil society and international organizations will gather in Lisbon on May 2-3, 2018 for the 4th Sustainable Energy for All Forum, themed “Leaving No One Behind.” The Forum will focus on sharing the latest evidence of scalable innovations in providing electricity access, accelerating renewable energy and improving energy efficiency in all corners of the world.

WRI looks forward to attending and engaging in this year’s SEForAll Forum. Our staff will participate in the following events.


Last Mile First: Maximizing the Impacts of Energy Access on the SDGs

Date: Wednesday, May 2, 16:00-17:30 WET

Location: Loft

This partner-hosted working session explores the market activation and provision of energy services for productive and community uses to enable resilient and inclusive local development. The session aims to identify best practices and opportunities for scaling up last mile energy delivery, including: better understanding end-user needs in service planning, building higher levels of demand beyond household lighting, integrating energy services in cross-sectoral planning at local and national levels.

WRI Staff: Davida Wood


Accelerating City Action for Global Impact: Finance As a Catalyst for Transforming Ambition to Implementation

Date: Thursday, May 3, 16:00-17:30 WET

Location: Terrace

City-level action is critical for advancing sustainable development and achieving national and international climate and energy goals. This interactive session will highlight representative and replicable case studies in which cities successfully overcame barriers to finance to convert energy efficiency ambitions into real project implementation. Case studies will be drawn from two SEforALL Energy Efficiency Accelerators that work primarily at the local government level: the Building Efficiency Accelerator and the District Energy in Cities Initiative. Participants will discuss what lessons can be learned from these cases, how they can be replicated in other cities around the world and discuss pathways to set and achieve ambitious targets needed to move cities from planning and pilots to partnerships and programs as quickly as possible.

WRI Staff: Eric Mackres, Emma Stewart


People-Centered Accelerator Workshop

Date: Friday, May 4, 9:00-14:00 WET

Location: tba

The People-Centered Accelerator is a voluntary partnership interested in advancing gender equality, social inclusion and women’s empowerment in sustainable energy to enhance and complement ongoing efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. This workshop will be focused on shaping the People-Centered Accelerator workplan for the 2018-2021 period.

WRI Staff: Davida Wood


Energy Planning Roundtable (Invitation Only)

Date: Friday, May 4, 9:00-14:00 WET

Location: Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles Room

This session, hosted by the UK’s Department for International Development, aims to bring together donors and technical institutions to discuss the challenges governments face in long-term energy planning, and improvements in the way that decision-support tools, energy systems models and data are created, accessed and maintained.

WRI Staff: Dimitrios Mentis


Building Efficiency Accelerator Partner Meeting: Celebrating Our Successes, Defining Our Future (Invitation Only)

Date: Friday, May 4, 10:00-13:00 WET

Location: tba

The Building Efficiency Accelerator is expanding its reach and scaling its impact, building on lessons learned over the past year. In this session, BEA partners will discuss workplans for the next two years of BEA activities, distilling from lessons learned in the first phase and refining partner roles and planned activities.

WRI Staff: Eric Mackres, Emma Stewart