Energetics partnered with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to plan, facilitate, and document roadmap workshops that engaged global experts in planning for selected technologies the IEA has identified as critical for achieving climate change objectives.
Client Need
At the 2008 G8 Hokkaido Summit, G8 leaders directed IEA to develop more detailed technology roadmaps that define the technology advances, policy frameworks, and international collaborations needed to develop and transition selected technologies to market at the cost and scale required to achieve climate change objectives. IEA needed to engage diverse experts from around the world specializing in technology, policy, regulations, and finance to meet the G8’s challenge.
Solution
Energetics developed a facilitation process designed to engage global experts in technology and policy from industry, government, academia, and non-government organizations in rich dialogue. Participants identified the key activities needed in the near, mid, and long terms to achieve the 2050 goals, with an emphasis on identifying productive collaborations across organizational and national boundaries.
Results
In total, three roadmap efforts have engaged more than 100 experts from around the world, identifying dozens of high-priority initiatives for action while strengthening relationships needed to build effective partnerships. IEA will use the results to inform the G8’s climate change deliberations at the December 2009 UNFCCC conference in Copenhagen.