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 24, 25 and 26 october, 2007  
  
 Palais des Congrés of Montréal - Canada  
  
 Climate Change

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#### ► Parallel session 2

**A. RENEWABLE ENERGY**  
From China to Europe to North America, governments are setting aggressive renewable energy targets, driving new investment in wind, solar and other clean energy sources. As technological breakthroughs bring down costs and open new zero-carbon pathways, renewables can play a significant role in addressing climate change while meeting the growing demand for energy.



 

 

 



###  Claude DEMERS, Science Communicator, Hydro-Quebec, Canada

  



 

 

 

 



###  Robert HORNUNG, President, Canadian Wind Energy Association, Canada

  



 

 

 

 



###  Daniel KAMMEN, Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA

  



 

 

 

 



###  Kyle KASAWSKI, Managing Director, Conergy Sales Canada

  



 

 

 

 



###  Joanna LEWIS, Senior International fellow, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, USA

  



 

 

 

 



###  Mahesh VIPRADAS, Head - Regulatory Affairs, Senergy Global Pvt Ltd, India

  



 

 

 

 



 

 





**B. TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY**  
With the number of motor vehicles worldwide projected to top 1 billion by 2025, improved vehicle efficiency is key to raising air quality, strengthening energy security, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As automakers introduce hybrid vehicles and explore other new technologies, governments are debating how best to drive quick and dramatic improvements in transportation efficiency.



 

 

 



###  Richard GILBERT, Consultant on Urban issues, Canada

  



 

 

 

 



###  Huiming GONG, Program Officer, The China Sustainable Energy Program, The Energy Foundation, China

  



 

 

 

 



###  Drew KODJAK, International Council on Clean Transportation, USA

  



 

 

 

 



###  Reinhard SCHULTE-BRAUCKS, Head of Automotive Industry Unit, Directorate General for Enterprise, European Commission

  



 

 

 

 



###  Tom STRICKER, Manager, Technical & Regulatory Affairs, Toyota, USA

  



 

 

 

 



 

 





**C. FORESTRY**  
Deforestation is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Improved forest management can reduce emissions while preserving biodiversity and contributing to sustainable rural economies. New policies and international strategies are needed to support efforts in tropical forest countries and to ensure that the climate benefits are real and sustained.



 

 

 



###  Ana Cristina BARROS, Country Representative, The Nature Conservancy, Brazil

  



 

 

 

 



###  Federica BIETTA, Deputy Director, Coalition for Rainforest Nations, USA

  



 

 

 

 



###  Werner KURZ, Senior Research Scientist, Global Change and Landscape Ecology, Canadian Forest Services, Canada

  



 

 

 

 



###  Robert NASI, Senior Scientist, CIFOR, Indonesia

  



 

 

 

 



###  Robert PROLMAN, Director, International Environmental Affairs, Weyerhaeuser, USA

  



 

 

 

 



 

 





### Speakers' contributions (Parallel session 2)

 

    [ Présentation de Claude DEMERS (EN)  ( PDF  -  6.8 MB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-demers.pdf "Présentation de Claude DEMERS (EN)") 

 

 

    [ Présentation de Robert HORNUNG (EN)  ( PDF  -  724.99 KB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-hornung.pdf "Présentation de Robert HORNUNG (EN)") 

 

 

    [ Présentation de Daniel KAMMEN (EN)  ( PDF  -  3.2 MB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-kammen.pdf "Présentation de Daniel KAMMEN (EN)") 

 

 

    [ Présentation de Paul LEWIS  ( PDF  -  491.64 KB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-lewis.pdf "Présentation de Paul LEWIS") 

 

 

    [ Présentation de Mahesh VIPRADAS (EN)  ( PDF  -  470.52 KB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-vipradas.pdf "Présentation de Mahesh VIPRADAS (EN)") 

 

 

    [ Présentation de Reinhard SCHULTE-BRAUCKS (EN)  ( PDF  -  330.47 KB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-schulte.pdf "Présentation de Reinhard SCHULTE-BRAUCKS (EN)") 

 

 

    [ Présentation de Federica BIETTA (EN)  ( PDF  -  2.31 MB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-bietta.pdf "Présentation de Federica BIETTA (EN)") 

 

 

    [ Présentation de Werner KURZ (EN)  ( PDF  -  1.89 MB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-kurz.pdf "Présentation de Werner KURZ (EN)") 

 

 

    [ Présentation de Kyle KASAWSKI (EN)  ( PDF  -  3.95 MB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-kasawski.pdf "Présentation de Kyle KASAWSKI (EN)") 

 

 

 

 

 



[Conference Climate 2050 - Montréal 2007](http://institut.veolia.org/en/parallel-session-climate-2050)

 

[Special addresses](http://institut.veolia.org/en/special-addresses-climate-2050)

 

[Parallel session 1](/en/nos-evenements/les-conferences-internationales/climat-2050-solutions-technologiques-et-politiques-0)

 

[Parallel session 3](http://institut.veolia.org/en/parallel-session-climate-2050)