United Nations Forum on Energy Efficiency and Energy Security for Sustainable Development: Taking Collaborative Action on Climate Change

17-18 December 2007 (Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Presentations

Opening Session

• Kathleen Abdalla, Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA: Opening Statement

Keynote Speakers

• Han Seung-soo, Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea and Special Envoy on Climate Change of the UN Secretary-General: Beyond Bali: Perspectives for Addressing the Challenge of Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable Development

• Barry Worthington, United States Energy Association: Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Energy Security for Sustainable Development

• Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE): Realizing the Potential of Energy Efficiency: Overcoming Barriers – An American Perspective

• Rob P. Kool, European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE): Realizing the Potential of Energy Efficiency: Overcoming Barriers – A European Perspective

Session I: Realizing Energy Efficiency in Industry: Policies and Cooperation Potentials

• Yoo Seung –jick, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI): Industrial Energy Efficiency Promotion Policies in the Republic of Korea

• Lee Jusu, Korea Investment Trust Management Company (KITMC): Korea Carbon Fund for Energy Efficiency

• Bai Quan, Energy Efficiency Center (ERI, NDRC), China: Promotion of Energy Efficiency in China

• K.K.Chakarvarti, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India: Promotion of Energy Efficiency in Industries: Policies and Experiences in India

• Paul Kirai, Kenya Association of Manufacturers: Promotion of Energy Efficiency in industries: Experiences from Kenya

Session II: Promoting Energy Efficient and Low Emissions Buildings, Urban Planning and Architecture

• Kathryn Janda, University of Oxford: Overview on Policy Options for Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Buildings

• Josie Close, Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong: Energy Efficient and Sustainable Architecture

• Le Hoang Viet, ENERTEAM, Viet Nam: Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Hotel Industry

• Petar Kambarov, EnEFFECT, Bulgaria: Energy Efficiency in Economies in Transition: The Role of Municipalities

Special Lecture

• Park Hi-Chun, Inha University, Republic of Korea: Realizing the Potential of Energy Efficiency: Targets, Policies and Measures for G8 Countries – Summary of a UN Foundation Supported Study

Session III: Public Benefit Campaigns for Energy Efficiency

• Anne Arquit Niederberger, Policy Solutions, USA/Switzerland: “TopTen” Campaign in Europe: Promoting Consumer Awareness and Preferences for Energy Efficiency

• Dharinee Jotikasthira, Consultant and Tanongsak Wongla, Ministry of Energy, Thailand: “Divide-by-2” Energy Efficiency Campaigns in Thailand

• Jing Hui, WWF China 1: Energy Efficiency Campaigns in China

• Arnaldo Santos, GDSE, Macao, S.A.R. China: Public Benefit Campaigns for Energy Efficiency in Macao

• Kim Kyung-hee, Consultant: Overview on Public Benefit Campaigns to Promote Energy Efficiency

Session IV: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Lighting and Appliances

• Sommai Phon-Amnuaisuk, IIEC, Thailand: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards: Issues and Co-operation Potentials

• Rumai Chen, Shanghai Energy Conservation Supervision Center: Promoting Energy Efficiency Standards in China

• Kim Yung-rae, Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMCO): Policies for Reduction of Stand-by Electricity Consumption

Session V: Perspectives for Greater Energy Efficiency in Transport

• Astrid Martinez Ortiz, Empresa de Energia de Bogota, Colombia: Sustainable Urban Public Transport in Developing Countries: The Experience of Columbia

• Johnny Nahui Ortiz, CENERGIA, Peru: Experiences in Peru with Conversion of Vehicles from Gasoline to Natural Gas

• Jo Jun-haeng, The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI): Transportation Policies for Reducing GHG Emissions in the Republic of Korea

Special Keynote

• Ken Yeang, Llewelyn Davies Yeang, Architects, Malaysia and United Kingdom: Designing EcoSkyscrapers

Session VI: Roundtable Discussion on Perspectives for North-South and South-South Cooperation in Energy Efficiency

• Mentor Poveda, Organization Latino-Americana de Energia – OLADE, Ecuador: Energy Efficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Sergey Surnin, Agency for Rational Energy Use and Ecology, Ukraine: Energy Efficiency Experts’ Collaboration: A View from Ukraine

• Anne Arquit Niederberger, Policy Solutions, USA/Switzerland: UN Forum Follow-Up: Draft Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations

Session VII: Plenary Roundtable on Energy Efficiency, Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation: Perspectives for Regional Cooperation

• Pranesh C. Saha, Energy Resources Section, UN ESCAP: Energy Security and Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives

• Andrey Shastitko, Foundation “Bureau of Economic Analysis”, Russian Federation: Cooperation on Energy Efficiency and Energy Security: Perspectives from the Russian Federation

• Birles Aliyarov, Institute of Energy Study, Kazakhstan: Kazakh Perspectives for Energy Cooperation: Building the “Energy Silk Road

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1   Presentation submitted; expert not able to attend.