Event information

Category	Dialogue

Title	Energy: Local Action,Global Impact

Day / Time	Thursday, June 22nd / 10:00 - 12:00

Room	VCEC - Exhibit Hall A

Event Description	Without doubt, access to affordable, modern energy services is a pre-requisite for sustainable human development. This dialogue session will feature speakers from both developing and developed countries discussing energy and transport solutions. The first part of this dialogue will seek to identify affordable and successful renewable energy options for cities and highlight the role of industry and public-private-partnerships in realizing this objective. The second part of the dialogue will consider novel approaches to sustainable urban transport. Participants will be challenged to identify how cities can lead the way in promoting more energy efficient and cleaner transport through “leapfrogging technologies” adapted to the particular needs of cities. Additional Resources

Featuring	Kevin Newman, News Anchor, Global TV, Canada - Facilitator Vijay Modi, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, USA Enrique Peñalosa, Former Mayor, City of Bogota, Colombia; Visiting Scholar, New York University, USA Anumita Roychowdhury, Coordinator for Policy Research and Advocacy on Vehicular Pollution in India, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), India Mary Jane C. Ortega, Mayor, City of San Fernando, Philipines Harriette Amissah Arthur, Director, KITE, Ghana
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