The Department of Energy’s normative activities have been successful in strengthening dialogue on UNIDO’s mandate at an intergovernmental level and have played a key role in developing and promoting energy technology standards and guidelines globally.
UNIDO convenes the biennial Vienna Energy Forum (VEF), which has spearheaded international discussion on energy and its role in the sustainable development agenda. In partnership with ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy and the Global Women’s Network for Energy Transition, UNIDO has formed a coalition to develop a Gender and Energy Compact to catalyze action towards equality and women’s empowerment in order to accelerate a just, inclusive and sustainable energy transition.