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Summary Report
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 Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE) -
“Energy between Danube and Caucasus” |
The Role of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
as a Key Issue for Economic Development
28-29 April 2011 | Vienna, Austria |
Highlights for Friday, 29 April 2011
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The Regional Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE) was held from 28-29 April 2011 at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna, Austria, addressing the theme “Energy between Danube and Caucasus - The Role of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency as a key issue for economic development.” An estimated 200 participants from more than 25 countries representing government agencies, international institutions, business and industry, academia and non-governmental organizations attended the meeting.
The overall objective of the regional meeting of GFSE was to enable a dialogue on identifying potentials and addressing barriers for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources in these regions, examining policy and institutional frameworks as well as financial mechanisms, and exchanging experiences and best practices. Special attention was given to regional approaches, cooperation initiatives and involvement of investors.
The meeting consisted of four plenary sessions, two panel sessions and four parallel sessions, and it was concluded on 29 April with an excursion to ENERGYbase, a near zero energy house, and the Austrian Institute of Technology.
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Daily highlights (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
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GFSE resources
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Meeting draft conference draft programme
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IISD RS Summary Report of GFSE-1 - “Rural Energy: Priorities for Action”, 11-13 December 2000, Laxenburg, Austria (HTML - PDF - TEXT)
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