The LCEDN Presents
Transitions to low
carbon energy
systems: which
pathways to energy
access for all?
10th - 11th September 2012, University of
Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9RH
It is with great pleasure that we announce
the second international workshop of the
Low Carbon Energy for Development
Network.
Our second event is intended to identify
and discuss priority questions that need to
be answered to meet the UN goal of
“Sustainable energy for all”. Reflecting on
the outcomes and implications of Rio+20,
the workshop will have a particular focus
on the extent to which low carbon
development can simultaneously address
concerns around energy access, poverty
reduction, human development and
economic growth.
the University of Sussex and is supported
by the Department of Energy and Climate
Change (DECC) and the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council
(EPSRC).
The event will involve participants drawn
from across a wide array of academic
communities, government departments,
private sector organisations and NGOs, as
well as a range of countries.
Conference Goals
Intended outcomes include the forging of
new south-north partnerships for
addressing the research priorities
emerging from the conference and will be
designed to address a series of questions:
1) In addition to the technical issues
of low carbon energy technologies,
what are the challenges to
achieving energy access for all?
2) What are the links between energy
technologies, energy services,
development and poverty
reduction?
3) What are the implications for
energy access of rapid
urbanisation and what can we do
as researchers, policy makers and
practitioners to ensure the
provision of sustainable energy for
the urban poor?
4) What financing mechanisms work,
and what else needs to be done to
make finance work for the poor?
(University of Sussex)
This workshop is international in both its
scope and significance and it will be
hosted by SPRU and the STEPS Centre at
For specific enquiries and for further conference, transport and accommodation
details please contact:
Dr Rob Byrne
Research Fellow
SPRU (Science & Technology Policy Research) and STEPS Centre Freeman Centre University
of Sussex Brighton
BN1 9QE, UK
E-mail: [email protected]
T: +44 (0)1273 873217