A message forwarded by my friend Sidney CLOUSTON :
On behalf of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament (ENVI), we have the pleasure of inviting you to the roundtable
“Sustainable Biofuel Production in Tropical and Subtropical Countries“,
taking place on 12 June 2008 from 9:30 – 12:30
in the European Parliament, Brussels,
60 Rue Wiertz, room PHS 1 A 002.
The roundtable is hosted by MEP Anders Wijkman, Rapporteur for the Renewable Energy Directive in ENVI.
The background for this roundtable is to discuss the opportunities and challenges for a sustainable biofuel production from certain developing countries. Given that there are very good climatic preconditions for biofuel production in some tropical and subtropical countries, biomass production can be very efficient compared to production in Europe. Moreover, increasing production may offer exporting opportunities for developing countries and help meeting some of their internal energy demands. However, the willingness to invest may be constrained by issues of political stability or uncertainties regarding the demands for imports. Most importantly, questions of how to use the potential for production in a sustainable way need to be addressed.
Questions to be raised include:
- What policies and incentives are needed is needed to promote and ensure a sustainable biofuel production?
- What are relevant criteria for a sustainable production of biofuels?
- How can a feasible implementation and reporting on these criteria be ensured and what are the consequences of these criteria for the practical work?
The roundtable is free of charge and open to the public. For further details and the required registration form, please visit the event website:
http://www.ecologic-events.de/sustainable-biofuel/index.htm
Please register by 9 June 2008, 10:00 AM (MORNING). Registration is mandatory.
We encourage you to circulate this invitation to others interested in these issues.
We look forward to welcoming you to the event!
Kind regards,
Stephanie Schlegel
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Stephanie Schlegel
Fellow
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