CEM meaning in Governmental ?

The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) are global forums held to promote policies and to share best practices with the aim of accelerating a transition to clean energy. The forums have included partnerships and collaboration between the private sector, public sector. non-governmental organizations, and others.

The current 26 members of the CEM account for 90% of the world’s clean power and 80% of global clean energy investment. This forum encourages partnerships and collaboration between the private sector, public sector, non-governmental organizations and brings together some of the leading international experts and energy organisations to collaborate and fast track the implementation of clean energy solutions. The work of the CEM covers clean energy topics such as energy efficiency, clean energy supply, and energy access.

The forum typically incorporates two interrelated features including, an annual high-level ministerial policy dialogue of energy ministers and other top global stakeholders; and year-round policy-targeted technical initiatives and high-visibility campaigns. The CEM is currently the only regular meeting of energy ministers focused exclusively on clean energy, with the hosting of the Ministerial meetings changing every year among the CEM member governments. There have been 10 Clean Energy Ministerial meetings as of 2019, with the 11th meeting scheduled to take place on 22 September 2020 hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The CEM initiatives and campaigns cover a wide spectrum of clean energy issues, ranging from scaling up of electric mobility to appliance efficiency, and variable renewable integration to clean hydrogen deployment. Member participation these initiatives and campaigns is voluntary and collaborative.

As of 2020, CEM members include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States. New Zealand, Poland and Portugal are CEM observer members.

CEM engagement is coordinated by an independent multilateral Secretariat housed within the International Energy Agency in Paris since 2016.