​With debates and expectations for Sustainable energy for all (SEE4All), the United Nations Conference on Sustinable Development and the developing post-2015 agenda all running in parallel but overlapping, and all coming to a head or at least a milestone at Rio +20.

This roundtable provided an opportunity, under Chatham House rules, to share information and interpretations of the outcomes from Rio+20 with policy workers and practitioners, as well as to identify where there may continue to be gaps and challenges to achieving critical energy objectives.

Discussion considered a number of key issues, questions and debates on energy particularly in the context of post Rio+20, including:

• In what direction is the global community moving in terms of energy featuring in post 2015 sustainability goals?
• Is the global community, now, more or less likely to achieve sustainable energy for all?
• What difference will the Rio document make to national and international policies in the aim of achieving sustainable energy for all?
• What challenges are confronting the global community as it moves towards fulfilling existing commitments and aims, and what needs to be accomplished to overcome these challenges?
• Finally, what is the role of civil society in overcoming exiting challenges, achieving stated aims, and directing future energy debates?

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