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International Conference on Green Industry in Asia:
“Managing the transition to resource-efficient and low-carbon industries”

9-11 September 2009 | Manila, the Philippines

Highlights for Friday, 11 September 2009

Delegates to the the International Conference on Green Industry in Asia met in four technical sessions to discuss: the state of industrial resource efficiency in Asia; new opportunities in Asia; reducing the resource intensity of industrial processes; and moving to low-carbon industrial processes.

High-level Plenary:

Delegates from the High-level plenary with H.E. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

L-R: Alberto Romulo, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Jose Atienza, Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Kandeh Yumkella, Director General, UNIDO and Jacqueline Badcock, UN Resident Coordinator.

Jose Atienza, Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippines, opened the High-Level Plenary by submitting the Manila Declaration to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Phillipines.

Reading a message from Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, Jacqui Badcock, UN Resident Representative, the Philippines, underscored that green industry is at the “heart of our hopes for the future,” and that the Asia Pacific region can play a leading role in this.

President Macapagal-Arroyo, called on industrialized countries to table firm targets at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen for reducing emissions, and to assist developing countries in setting and reaching targets.

Delegates from the DENR.

Delegates from UNIDO.

Technical Sessions:

ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: Promoting the Energy and Environmental Services Sector:

Girish Sethi, Director, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India outlined approaches for promoting environmental goods and services (EG&S) in Asia, with a focus on resource and energy efficiency services.

Girish Sethi, TERI

Shun Fung Chiu, Chairman, Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production, Philippines

Han Wei, China Standard Certification Center, outlined the role of lighting products in China.

Wei Zhao, Team Leader, SWITCH Asia Network Facility, presented on greening the SME resource efficiency service sector.

Anna-Bella Siriban-Manalang, Director, Centre for Lean Systems, the Philippines, presented on the issues and challenges in promoting energy and environmental services, and highlighted the importance of upstream and downstream decoupling.

Eco-Friendly Products:

L-R: Sung-Sik Moon, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute and Philine Bracht, School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Akira Kataoka, International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN), Japan, outlined the work of the IGPN including promoting the development of environmentally friendly products and services.

MOVING INTO THE FUTURE: Green Decent Jobs for Green Growth:

Ludovico Alcorta, Director, Research and Statistics Branch, UNIDO, stated that for economic growth to resume, a fundamental innovation paradigm shift was needed.

Cynthia Cruz, Executive Director, Institute for Labor Studies, the Philippines, noted a number of transition scenarios towards a green economy, and emphasized that training of workers will be necessary for skills to be available.

Closing ceremonies:

Representatives from the Philippines, UNIDO and UNEP made closing statements and commented on the successful conclusion of the meeting.

Chichi Robles, conference master of ceremonies.