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| WWF
presentations on global warming |
 Following
the presentation of WWF's recently commissioned studies on "America's
Global Warming Solutions" and "Options for the Mitigation of Climate
Change in Argentina", Jennifer Morgan, Climate Policy Officer for
WWF International (pictured here
with Steve Bernow, Tellus Institute), suggests alternative strategies
which could potentially reduce GHG emissions, while creating new jobs,
increasing net economic gain and going beyond its Kyoto targets toward
a clean energy future:
Jennifer Morgan's statement |
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Roberto Aguirre,
an Argentine energy specialist affiliated with the World Wildlife
Fund for Nature, International, describes Argentina's trends in
energy consumption, emissions outputs, reduction potentials, and
the general public's need for education in efficient energy use:
Roberto Aguirre's statement
Roberto Aguirre
is pictured on the right with Javier Corcuera, Fundacion Vida Silvestre
Argentina
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| Climate
Technology Initiative Awards Ceremony |
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Climate
Technology Initiative (CTi) presented two individuals with the
World Climate Technology Leadership Award and three organizations
with the World Climate Technology Award for 1999. The awards recognize
success in stimulating the adoption of climate friendly technologies
and practices in developing countries and in countries in transition.
The winners
of the leadership award are: Rakesh Bakshi, Managing Director, RBB
Consulting and Engineering, India, for the commercialization of
wind energy and other renewable energy sources and William Chandler,
Pacific Northwest Laboratories, US. The recipient organizations
are the Swedish program for an Environmentally Adapted Energy System
(EAES), the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd., and
the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. Two previous CTi Chairs
are also recognized for their leadership and guidance in defining
and furthering the goals of this multilateral activity. They are
Bert Metz, Netherlands, and Seiji Oshima, Japan.
The CTi secretariat,
part of the International Energy Agency, pursues capacity building
in developing countries and countries with economies in transition
through training courses, seminars, information dissemination through
the Internet, cooperative assessment of developing country technology
needs, studies, research and publications.
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Rakesh Bakshi, Director, RBB Consulting and Engineering, India, winner
of the CTi World Climate Technology Leadership Award for commercializing
wind energy and other renewable energy sources |
Robert Priddle, IEA Executive Director, and William Chandler, winner
of the CTi World Climate Technology Leadership Award for founding
a global network of energy efficiency centres in Bulgaria, the Czech
Republic, the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation and
the Ukraine. |
V. Bakthavatsalam (left), who accepted the CTi World Climate Technology
Leadership Award for the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
Ltd, and Rakesh Bakshi (Mr. Veul, who received the award for SNV Netherlands
Development Organization, is not pictured) |
Thomas Korsfeldt accepting the CTi World Climate Technology Leadership
Award for the Swedish program for an EAES |
Abraham Haspel, CTi Chairman, US Department of Energy, with Seiji
Oshima, Japan |
Bert Metz, the Netherlands |
| NGOs
won't fake it |
| Environmental
NGOs staged a dramatic intervention in the corridors of the conference
centre. While US government delegates were briefing negotiators on
a US report highlighting US action on climate change entitled "Taking
Action on Climate Change", NGO representatives dressed as US
President Clinton and Vice President Gore released a counter report
titled "United States: Faking Action on Climate Change". Participants
sported "No Faking It" buttons. The NGO report systematically counters
claims by the Clinton Administration about its domestic action to
tackle climate change. |
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| HLCOMO |
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The 4th meeting
of the UNEP High-level Committee
of Ministers and Officials (HLCOMO), elected at the 20th UNEP Governing
Council, met throughout the day. Items on the agenda included: the
report of the Executive Director on recent UNEP activities, including
a presentation on water; UNEP contributions to the UN medium-term
plan for the period 2002-2005; implementation of GA resolution A/RES/53/242,
report of the Secretary-General on environment and human settlements,
with a report by the Executive Director; and globalization.
The Bureau
members for the HLCOMO are: Chair Simon Khaya Moyo, Zimbabwe; Vice-Chairs
Maria Julia Alsogaray, Argentina, Wang Zhijia, China, and Jan Szyszko,
Poland; and Rapporteur, Philippe Roch, Switzerland.
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Klaus Töpfer,
UNEP Executive Director |
Topfer
and Simon Khaya Moyo, Zimbabwe |
Philippe
Roch, Switzerland |
Participants
peruse the documents before the meeting |
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