EVENTS OF INTEREST
EVENTS OF INTEREST12-17 September 1999
Maastricht, the
Netherlands
Participants from more than 100 countries and around 50 intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations met in order to discuss the multifunctional character of agriculture and land (MFCAL).
The overall objective of the Maastricht Conference was to identify the new practices and the necessary enabling environments that would lead to increased agricultural sustainability. Particular emphasis was on raising international, national and local awareness of the range, diversity and positive potential of the multiple contributions that agriculture and related land use can make to improving both food security and sustainability in the broad sense.
The principle tasks of the conference were to:
For more information, please contact: Mr Gustavo Best, Senior Energy Coordinator, Environment and Natural Resources Service, Research, Extension and Training Division, Sustainable Development Department, FAO.
e-mail: mailto:[email protected]
www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/sustdev/welcome_.htm
[Please see under Special Features - Bioenergy for more information.]
13 September - 1 October 1999
Berkeley, California, USA
The course provided professionals from emerging economies with the in-depth training and hands-on experience they need to monitor, verify and report on greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector.
For more information, please contact: Mr Mark Murray, Team Leader and CTO or Ms Nohemi Zerbi, Deputy Team Leader, Energy & Environment Training Program, USAID G/ENV/EET, Washington, DC 20523-3800, USA.
Fax: +1 202/216 3230;
e-mail:
[email protected]
27-28 September 1999
London, UK
"Perhaps the greatest challenge - and opportunity - of the twenty-first century is to meet the world's ever increasing energy demands, by sustainable means. Those who recognize the opportunity and rise to the challenge will reap substantial rewards."
The European Commission's framework supporting the integration of renewable energy technologies has set an objective of 12 percent for the contribution by renewable sources of energy to the European Union's gross inland energy consumption by 2010. In order to double the present level of 6 percent market penetration, the Commission has recognized the necessity of implementing a radical framework of internal market measures in the regulatory and fiscal areas. It is estimated that 75 to 80 percent of the capital required to achieve this would have to come from private sources.
In recent years there has been an acceleration in the development of renewable energy technologies, in terms of both efficiency and economic viability. Many renewables are already competitive alternatives to conventional sources of energy. However, as with many other innovations, they suffer from an initial lack of confidence on the part of investors, governments and end users. For this reason, the principal objective of the Renewable Energy Finance Forum was to familiarize investors with the economic potential of this growth industry. The forum provided a panel of leading experts in energy finance, illustrating the innovative strategies required of renewable energy projects.
The global annual turnover of the renewable energy sector is estimated to be higher than ECU 5 billion, of which Europe has more than a one-third share. Investments will have to be made by both the private and public sectors. These will provide multiple dividends as Europe's industry and service companies demonstrate their technological leadership in a globally competitive market. At the same time, the increasingly liberalized and globalized energy markets present new opportunities.
For more information, please contact: Euromoney Energy Events, Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc, Nestor House, Playhouse Yard, London EC4V 5EX, UK.
Fax: +44 171 779 8946;e-mail:
[email protected];
www.euromoneyplc.com
4 al 6 de octubre de 1999
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Para m�s informaci�n, dirigirse a Sr. Miguel Trossero.
[V�ase tambi�n en la secci�n Forests branch off ....]
7-9 October 1999
Phuket, Thailand
The consultation was organized by FAO's Regional Wood Energy Programme in Asia (RWEDP). About 20 experts from Asia, Europe and the United States analysed and discussed emission aspects of wood/biomass energy use in the context of global warming and health problems.
For more information, please contact: Mr Wim Hulscher, Chief Technical Adviser, RWEDP-GCP/RAS/154/NET, c/o RAP, Maliwan Mansion, Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.
Fax: +66 2 280 0760;
e-mail: [email protected];
www.rwedp.org
[Please see under Forests branch off ... for more information.]
19 al 21 de octubre de 1999
Dominica, Rep�blica Dominicana
Se desarroll� un taller internacional "Ca�a de az�car: una agenda multidimensional para el siglo XXI" en la Rep�blica Dominicana, para analizar integralmente el sector ca�ero desde una perspectiva agron�mica, tecnol�gica, ambiental y energ�tica. Ponencias relacionadas a los aspectos energ�ticos se enfocaron en el futuro de los programas de la producci�n del alcohol, la bioenerg�a y el protocolo de Kyoto, y la cogeneraci�n.
El taller fue organizado por el Grupo de Pa�ses Latinoamericanos y del Caribe Exportadores de Az�car (Geplacea) y la FAO con la cooperaci�n del Instituto Interamericano de Cooperaci�n para la Agricultura (IICA) y del Gobierno de la Rep�blica Dominicana.
El programa del evento est� disponible en: www.fao.org/sd/egdirect, donde las presentaciones y las conclusiones del evento se publicar�n luego.
Para publicaciones de la FAO sobre ca�a de az�car, cogeneraci�n y el protocolo de Kyoto tambi�n visite: www.fao.org/forestry/fop/fopw/energy/public-e.stm
Para m�s informaci�n, dirigirse a Sr. Gustavo
Best, Coordinador Principal de Energ�a, Servicio del Medio Ambiente y los
Recursos Naturales, Direcci�n de Investigaci�n, Extensi�n y Capacitaci�n,
Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla,
00100 Roma, Italia.
Fax: +39 06 57053369;
Correo electr�nico: [email protected]
19-20 November 1999
Graz, Austria
Organized by Biosphere, Climate and Economy (BIOCLIMECO), Germany, the workshop discussed "wood energy in the industrialized world: present status and potential contribution to CO2 mitigation - technology, economy and policy issues".
For more information, please contact: Mr M. Rohner, J.W. Goethe University, Department of Economics (Fach 62), D-60054 Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany.
Fax: +49 6109 762034;
e-mail: [email protected]
22-26 novembre 1999
Abidjan, C�te d'Ivoire
Pour plus de d�tails, veuillez contacter: Mme.
Francine Bolduc, Institut de l'Energie et de l'Environnement de la Francophonie
(IEPF), 56 rue St. Pierre, 3e �tage, Qu�bec G1K 4Ai, Canada.
T�l�copie: +1 418
692 6544 ;
m�l: [email protected]
24 November 1999
Paris, France
Organized by the International Energy Agency, the main objectives of the meeting were to: examine similarities and differences in definitions and methodologies; examine ways and means to reduce the differences; examine possibilities of further harmonization of international questionnaires in order to reduce the burden for the member states; and facilitate data exchange and comparability between international organizations.
For more information, please contact: Mr Sohbet Karbuz, International Energy Agency, 9 rue de la F�d�ration, 75739 Paris cedex 15, France.
Fax: +33 1 40 57 66 49;
www.iea.org
9-11 February 2000
Chennai, India
For more information, please contact: Dr C. Palaniappan, Organizing Secretary, Millennium International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies, Planters Energy Network, 171/2, M.K. University Road, Rajambadi, Madurai 625 021, India.
Fax: +91 452 858607;
e-mail: [email protected]; or [email protected]
8-12 May 2000
Edmonton, Canada
This conference, which is sponsored by the Canadian Forest Service in conjunction with the International Boreal Forest Research Association, will focus on the current scientific understanding of forest carbon dynamics in the circumpolar boreal region.
For more information, please contact: Carbon Conference Coordinator, 5320-122 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6H 3S, Canada. Fax: +1 780 453 7356;
e-mail: mailto:[email protected]
www.nofc.forestry.ca/carbon
[Please see under Forests branch off ... for detailed information on this conference .]
5-9 June 2000
Seville, Spain
Jointly organized by EnergiaTA-Florence and WIP-Munich in collaboration with CIEMAT-Madrid, the First World Biomass is expected to become the largest and most outstanding event in the worldwide biomass sector. It will gather together for the first time the traditional European Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry and the Biomass Conference of the Americas.
For more information, please contact: EnergiaTA-Florence, Piazza Savonarola 10, 50132 Florence, Italy.
Fax: +39 055 573425.
3-6 July 2000
Stockholm, Sweden
For more information, please contact: Mr Lars Vallander, Swedish National Energy Administration, Energimyndigheten, Box 310, SE-631 04 Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Fax: +46 16 544 2099;
e-mail: [email protected]