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CONTENTSWELCOME 12-13 Josaia V. BainimaramaThe Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji and Incoming President of COP23FOREWORD14-17 Patricia EspinosaExecutive Secretary, UN Climate Change (UNFCCC)INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION18-21 Harry VerhaarHead of Global Public & Government Affairs, Philips Lighting The Age of Sustainalism: the new socio-economic growth model for an inclusive 21st centuryTHE G20 MEMBER COUNTRIES22-25 Angela Merkel Chancellor, Federal Republic of GermanyShaping an interconnected world26-27 Michel TemerPresident, The Federative Republic of BrazilA time of decisive transformations28-29 Xi JinpingPresident, The People’s Republic of ChinaAchieving a win-win global cooperation30-31 Emmanuel MacronPresident, The French RepublicInitiative for Europe32-33 Jacob ZumaPresident, The Republic of South AfricaPromoting economic development and social progress for all34-35 Miguel Arias CañeteEuropean Commissioner for Climate Action and EnergyEU at the forefront of the global low-carbon transitionGLOBAL VOICES36-39 Dr Christoph FreiCEO & Secretary General, World Energy Council (WEC)Innovation: the key to accelerating clean energy transformationSUSTAINABLE ENERGY40-41 Hanno SchoklitschCEO, KaiserwetterDigitalization of the energy sector will combat climate change42-45 Dr James WatsonCEO, SolarPower EuropeAlyssa PekCommunications Executive, SolarPower EuropeWelcome to the sunny side of energy46-49 Shruti ShuklaDirector, Policy and Global Projects, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)Wind energy’s vital role in this changing climate 5442008 THE NEW ECONOMY18