[Expression of Interest] Clean Energy: New Benefit-Led Narrative

​Seeking expressions of interest from senior (c-suite, director-level) individuals from businesses, NGOs, and government to join a ~20-person strategic roundtable in the UNFCCC Blue Zone.

​Spots are limited, so an early RSVP is recommended.

​There's a gap between the international story of the energy transition and the local experience of it. New infrastructure can bring jobs, investment, cheaper energy and opportunities for communities. It can also bring disruption, disagreement and a suspicion that the benefits will end up somewhere else.

​The industry has plenty of evidence about the economic and environmental value of clean energy. Turning that evidence into a convincing story is a different challenge. Particularly when communities are being asked to accept changes to familiar places.

​This roundtable brings together industry, government and communications leaders to explore new, compelling and credible narratives about the social value of clean energy, and what needs to happen on the ground to make that story true.

​Questions for discussion:

• ​How do we make energy security and affordability meaningful at a local level?

• ​Can storytelling break through where evidence and debate hasn’t?

• ​Why do some communities welcome new energy infrastructure while others resist it?

• ​How can communities have a greater say in clean energy development, and a greater share of the benefits?

​We'll explore where current narratives are falling short, and how better storytelling might help build the public support needed for the next phase of the energy transition.