The Minister of Energy, Mining, and Mineral Resources, Ms. Sanja Bozhinovska, will speak at the panel discussion "The Path to Zero-Energy Buildings in the Broader Balkan Region," held as part of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. This important event aims to explore opportunities to increase energy efficiency in the construction sector and highlight its role in sustainable economic development and energy security in the region.
The panel will feature prominent representatives, including:
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Ms. Ivana Živković, Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),
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Ms. Jovana Joksimović, Assistant Minister for Mining and Energy for International Cooperation and European Integration, Serbia,
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Ms. Karolina Novak, State Secretary in the Ministry of Energy of Moldova,
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Mr. Euan Low, Regional Leader for Central and Southern Africa/former leader for the public sector portfolio in energy, infrastructure, transport, and industry, Green Climate Fund,
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Mr. Ivan Bulatović, CEO of Electric Power Industry of Montenegro,
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Mr. Filippo Berardi, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Global Environment Facility.
The panel will focus on several key topics: the role of energy efficiency in achieving the Paris Agreement, market barriers for efficient technologies in the construction sector, UNDP and partner activities to support energy efficiency in public and private buildings in the region, and recommendations from the latest UNDP document "The Path to Zero-Energy Buildings in the Broader Balkan Region."
