World Future Energy Summit opens with global initiative on sustainable energy for all

The 5th edition of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi with a call to action from the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon as he launched the 2012: The International Year of Sustainable Energy for All initiative. Phil Blizzard reports on the event which is expected to attract over 26,000 attendees to the summit which has the theme of Powering Sustainable Innovations. In this report we hear from UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon and Michael Liebreich, Spokesperson, UN Secretary-General High Level Group on 'Sustainable Energy for All'. A video version of this report can be watched in our Latest Video section