Energi Industrien and Risø DTU are holding a conference Thursday 1 November 2007 in Industriens Hus at Rådhuspladsen in Copenhagen from 10.00 - 17.00. At the conference Risø Energy Report 6 "Future options for energy technologies" will be presented. There will be speeches by companies and investors in the energy sector. At the end of the day there will be a panel debate with members from the Danish Parliament's Energy Policy Committee and representatives from the business community, research and venture capital. See the programme.
Fossil fuels provide about 80 % of global energy demand and this will continue to be the situation for decades to come. In its Fourth Assessment Report, IPCC (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) says that if we want to limit the global average temperature rise to 2 - 3 degrees, CO2 emissions must peak within the next years and then decline.
This year’s theme at the conference is:
In Europe we are facing two major energy challenges. The first is sustainability as EU’s CO2 emissions will rise if we don’t act now. The second challenge is security of supply as Europe is becoming more dependent on imported fuels. The Council of the European Union recently agreed that Europe should develop a sustainable and integrated climate and energy policy.
In the spring the Danish government put forward the document "A Visionary Danish Energy Policy for the period up to 2025" aiming to stabilize energy consumption and increase the use of renewable energy. Risø Energy Report 6 shows how we can meet these demands by implementing efficiency improvements, new technology and policy instruments.
Register for the conference at www.di.dk/butik or contact Anne Gøtterup by e-mail: AGT@di.dk, or by fax: 3377 3560 by 25 October 2007. Price for participation including lunch is DKK 500. |