Over 1.3 billion people live without access to electricity, principally in sub-Saharan Africa, India or developing Asia. Ensuring access to energy is a basic human right, as codified in the Sustainable Development Goals.
Moderator: Diane Cardwell, Business reporter, The New York Times
Justice for All: How can we make providing energy to all compatible with a low-carbon pathway?
Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice
All Is Gained: How can we make the economics of access-to-renewable-energy-for-all work?
Lord Nicholas Stern, IG Patel professor of economics and government, chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics
The Leapfrog Opportunity: How much of an opportunity does renewable energy represent in sub-Saharan Africa, India and developing Asia?
Dana Younger, Renewable energy specialist, International Finance Corporation
Vineet Mittal, Vice chairman, Welspun Renewables
