Parallel session 2 - Climate 2050


 24, 25 and 26 october, 2007

 Palais des Congrés of Montréal - Canada

 Climate Change


► 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