Power to transform: sustainable energy strategies for the WSSD

Wednesday 10 April 2002
CBI Conference Centre
Centre Point
103 New Oxford St
London

Held in conjunction with:
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Innogy
DEFRA


Programme

08.45 Coffee and Registration
09.15 Chairman’s Introduction
Tom Burke, Environmental Policy Advisor
09.20 Power to Transform: Setting the Context
Dr Brian Count, CEO Innogy and Chairman, UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy (UKBCSE)
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09.40 Opening Address
Rt. Hon Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
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10.00 Energy and the WSSD
David Green, Chief Executive, UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy (UKBCSE)
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10.20 Questions
10.25 Power to Tackle Poverty
Stephen Tindale, Executive Director, Greenpeace
John Morrison, Head of Campaigns and Community Affairs, The Bodyshop International
Presentation not available: the full report, Power to Tackle Poverty, is available from www.choose-positive-energy.org
Questions
10.50

WSSD & Energy: EU Initiatives
Jorgen Henningsen, Principal Adviser, DG for Energy and Transport, European Commission
Questions

11.15 Coffee
11.30 Energy and Development: Current UK Government Initiatives
Gill Wilkins, Energy Advisor to Department for International Development (DFID)
DFID Energy Newsletter available from www.dfid-kar-energy.org.uk
11.50 Global Solarisation: How WSSD can and must accelerate the inevitable
Jeremy Leggett, CEO, Solar Century
Presentation not available; full details of Solar Century’s work can be found at www.solarcentury.co.uk
12.05 Wind Power: The International Dimension
Dr Ian Mays, Managing Director, Renewable Energy Systems Ltd
Presentation not available; full details of Renewable Energy System's work can be found at www.res-ltd.com
12.20 Global Policy Drivers for the WSSD
James Cameron, Partner, Baker and McKenzie
Questions
12.45 Process and Proposals for the WSSD
Nick Mabey, Environmental Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Questions
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1.15 Lunch
14.15 WSSD & Energy: Key Challenges to be Addressed
Sustainable Energy Industry Panel:
Michael Brown, World Alliance for Decentralised Energy www.localpower.org
Dr. John Green, IT Power www.itpower.co.uk
Melvin Haggard, Impax Capita www.impax.co.uk
Peter Hobson, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development www.ebrd.com
Alan Rayment, Powergen www.eon-uk.com
15.00 Facilitator’s introduction
Fanny Calder, Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs
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15.05

WSSD Energy Workshop
Technical experts:
Dr. Amal-Lee Amin, Cabinet Office
Kirsty Hamilton, UKBCSE
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i. Global Energy Village Programme
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ii. UNEP Energy Knowledge Network
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15.45 Tea
16.00

WSSD Energy Workshop
iii. Sustainable Energy in Poverty Reduction Policies
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16.45 Workshop Roundup
Summary of Recommendations: proposals for future work
17.00 Close

Other Resources
G8 Renewable Energy Task Force Report
Earth Summit II website
UK Government's Sustainable Development website
Earth Negotiations Bulletin Summary of PrepComIII
(UNED) Stakeholder Forum's website

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