The “Energy in Transition – Powering Tomorrow” traveling exhibition opened on Nov. 25 at Nazarbayev University in Astana – its final stop in Central Asia after visiting Aktau and Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It aims to inspire discussions on energy transitions for a sustainable future.
Initiated by the German Federal Foreign Office, the exhibition has traveled globally, including stops in China, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Ireland, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. In cooperation with the European Union, the German government supports Kazakhstan’s green transition through several projects implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
“At the ‘Energy in Transition – Powering Tomorrow’ traveling exhibition, we highlight the various perspectives held on the transformation of energy assistance. We want to make a contribution at the local level to the global dialog and discussion on energy transition and just energy transition. Together with our European neighbors and international partners, Astana is one of seven locations where this exhibition has been shown over the years,” said Monika Iwersen, German Ambassador to Kazakhstan, at the opening event.
The exhibition, which will be run through Dec. 12, invites visitors to explore the dynamic landscape of the global energy transition. The experience revolves around five interactive cubes, each addressing a crucial aspect of the global dialogue on energy transition, such as energy transition, renewable energy, mobility, just transition, and info lounge with local content on the energy transition.
What makes this exhibition unique is its depiction of diverse perspectives from a global view, allowing one to choose from politics, science, society, and the economy as lenses to explore the topics.