Newsletter 2024Q3

NEWS AND OPINIONS

Announcement of Division Finalists for the 2024 ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition

On September 14th 2024, the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS), in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), was thrilled to announce the successful completion of the preliminary round of the 2024 ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition! This year’s competition saw participation from 77 teams across 37 countries, with nearly 300 participants, including mentors and supervisors, contributing to this global event. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants for their remarkable enthusiasm and commitment to advancing the global energy transition.

To ensure fair regional representation, teams were divided into five divisions: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, and Mixed Regions and Others.
The top 30% of teams from each division advanced to the division finals, with 24 teams making the shortlist.   The division breakdown is as follows:
• Northeast Asia: 32 participating teams, 10 shortlisted
• Southeast Asia: 14 participating teams, 4 shortlisted
• South Asia: 8 participating teams, 3 shortlisted
• Africa: 13 participating teams, 4 shortlisted
• Mixed Regions & Others: 10 participating teams, 3 shortlisted
 
The shortlisted teams were invited to prepare a video presentation (all of which are available at https://www.youtube.com/@isets2020), contributing up to 15 additional points to their final scores.   The first-prize winners from each division will move on to the Global Competition, which will be hosted by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) in Chengdu, China, from November 28-30.   The event will be organized by the School of Public Administration, whose faculty and students are eager to welcome participants and ensure they enjoy their time at SWUFE and in Chengdu.
 
All global finalists will also be invited to take part in the prestigious Youth Dialogue at the UN ESCAP Headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, during the International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development from December 2-4, 2024.

RECENT ACTIVITIES

  • The 7th High-level Forum on Carbon Neutrality and Climate Finance was successfully held at Beijing University of Chemical Technology
  • The Inaugural Australia-China Energy Transition Forum & the 15th ISETS Energy Transition Forum
  • President Sun Xiansheng’s Dialogue with Liu Zhenmin — China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change: Firm Commitment to Global Efforts in Addressing Climate Change Challenges

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

  • The Second ISETS International Conference, November 1-4, 2024, Nanjing, China
  • Call for papers for the 8th High-level Forum on Carbon Neutrality and Climate Finance
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