GFSE-7, Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries - Strong Policies and New Technologies
21-23 November 2007, Vienna, Austria
The 7th Meeting of the Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE-7) will be held from 21 through 23 November 2007, at the Vienna International Centre, in Austria.
It will focus on "Energy Efficiency for Developing Countries".
Against the backdrop of both climate change concerns and steep energy price efforts to increase energy efficiency are moving to the forefront of international endeavours.
While enhanced energy and materials efficiency is already embraced by many actors as an avenue for decoupling economic well-being from resource use, large potentials for increasing energy efficiency continue to exist in all regions and at all levels of energy wealth.
GFSE-7 will showcase various experiences, policies and tools. For the area of industry and production UNIDO will be a strategic partner. The EU's initiative to partner with developing countries on energy issues in general and to develop a new set of international instruments to promote energy efficiency in particular will be highlighted. New modalities of financing energy efficiency will be presented.
Conference Report
GFSE-7 Conference Report
IISD website on GFSE-7, http://www.iisd.ca/ymb/gfse7/GFSE-7 Executive Summary 2nd January 2008
Conference Programme
Programme (FINAL Version 20.11.2007) - Word-File 476kb
Programme (FINAL Version 20.11.2007) - PDF-File 830kb
CVs of the GFSE-7 Presenters
Download: CVs of the GFSE-7 Presenters
Key notes and presentations
Key Notes
GFSE7 KeyNote ADA Oeppinger-Walchshofer
GFSE7 KeyNote BMeiA Kyrle
GFSE7 KeyNote Minister of Lesotho
GFSE7 KeyNote More
Panel I - ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCENARIOS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: POTENTIALS, BARRIERS AND INTERVENTION LINES
Panel II - INITIATIVES AT EUROPEAN UNION AND MULTILATERAL LEVEL
1 GFSE7 Presentation EC Hakala
2 GFSE7 Presentation WB Krohn
3 GFSE7 Presentation REEEP Osterkorn
4 GFSE7 Presentation UNDP Takada
5 GFSE7 Presentation UNEP Puig
6 GFSE7 Presentation AEA Ritter
Panel III - VIEWS FROM DEVELOPING AND TRANSFORMATION COUNTRIES AND REGIONS
1 GFSE7 Presentation AFREC Elhag
3 GFSE7 Presentation IRSEAD Yuko
4 GFSE7 Presentation OLADE Poveda
5 GFSE7 Presentation CARICOM Clarke
6 GFSE7 Presentation UNICAMP Jannuzzi
Panel IV - ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
1 GFSE7 Presentation UNIDO Williams
2 GFSE7 Presentation IIEC Patankar
3 GFSE7 Presentation RC UniversityCapeTown DenisVanEs
4 GFSE7 Presentation GEF-KAM Kirai
5 GFSE7 Presentation ASE Pasoyan
Panel V - ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CARBON FINANCE
2 GFSE7 Presentation REEEP Parthan
3 GFSE7 Presentation UNIDO Ploutakhina
4 GFSE7 Presentation AustrianMinistryForEnvironment Wollansky
5 GFSE7 Presentation GTZ Kaupp
Panel VI - CONNECTIONS TO POVERTY REDUCTION IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
1 GFSE7 Presentation UN-Habitat Kitio
2 GFSE7 Presentation WorldLPGasAssociation Kelly
3 GFSE7 Presentation PRI Rath
4 GFSE7 Presentation Bahia-Brazil Mascarenhas
Panel VII - CASE STUDIES FROM DEVELOPING TRANSFORMATION COUNTRIES
1 GFSE7 Presentation Uganda Baanabe-Isingoma
3 GSFE7 Presentation Khattak and Matteini
4 GFSE7 Presentation UniversityOfTheSouthPacifics Raturi
6 GFSE7 Presentation Allplan Percl
7 GFSE7 Presentation ICIMOD Sharma
Panel VIII - INVESTING IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
1 GFSE7 Presentation Carmody
2 GFSE7 Presentation CREDP Scheutzlich
3 GFSE7 Presentation AFD Richard
4 GFSE7 Presentation VA-TECH-Finance Walter
5 GFSE7 Presentation UNEP Puig
Background Papers
UNIDO - Policies for Promoting Industrial Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries and Transition EconomiesUNIDO - Policies for Promoting Industrial Energy Efficiency
UNIDO - Industrial Energy Management: Issue PaperUNIDO - Industrial Energy Management: Issue Paper
EEMODS 2005 - The Chinese Motor System Optimization Experience: Developing a Template for a National ProgramEEMODS 2005 - The Chinese Motor System Optimization Experience (pdf-file) EEMODS 2005 - The Chinese Motor System Optimization Experience (word-file)
REEEP, ESMAP - Energy Efficiency Investment Forum 2006: Scaling up financing in the Developing World REEEP, ESMAP - Energie Efficiency Investment Forum 2006
World Energy Council (WEC) - Africa Forum on Energy Efficiency Africa Forum on Energy Efficiency
REEEP, IEE, Graz University of Technology - Barriers to Energy Efficiency under the Clean Development Mechanism Barriers to Energy Efficiency under the Clean Development Mechanism
ALLIANCE TO SAVE ENERGY, Municipal Network for Energy Efficiency - Regional Urban Heating Policy Assessment Regional Urban Heating Policy Assessment
Conference Language
English (no translation will be provided)
Conference Fee
Participation in the conference is free.
Venue
United Nations Industrial Development Organization Headquarters
Vienna International Centre
Wagramerstraße 5
1400 Vienna
Austria
Since the 7th Meeting of the GFSE will be held at the Vienna International Centre strict security requirements have to be met. Security regulations at the VIC require that all participants be registered in order to enter the VIC premises. If you are not registered you will not be allowed to enter the conference venue. Participants have to show a valid photo ID card (identity card, passport) to gain access to the VIC.
For more information on the conference venue please download the VIC Information for Participants.
VIC-Information for Participants
Evening Programme
All participants are invited to attend the conference receptions on 21 and 22 November 2007.
Wednesday 21 November 2007: “Wiener Rathauskeller”
Welcome Reception hosted by the City of Vienna at the town hall.
Rathausplatz 1, 1010 Vienna
http://www.wiener-rathauskeller.at/en/
Bus transport will be provided..
Thursday 22 November 2007: “Heuriger Mayer am Pfarrplatz”
Traditional Viennese Restaurant, Reception hosted by the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management.
Pfarrplatz 2, 1190 Vienna
http://www.pfarrplatz.at/home-eng.htm
Bus transport will be provided.
Friday 23 November 2007: “Schwechater Brewery”
Presentation of Tools to Enhance Energy Efficiency in Production Processes, guided tour, beer tasting and traditional snacks.
Mautner Markhof-Straße 11, 2320 Schwechat
Bus transport will be provided.
Finished at 4:00 pm, afterwards a bus transport to the airport is available.
Please register for the evening receptions and the field trip at gfse(at)energyagency.at.
Hotel Reservation
A limited amount of hotel rooms located near the conference venue is still available. Please use one of the following links to the Vienna NetHotels Reservation [english] [german].
Should these rooms not meet your expectations, please contact Vienna NetHotels. They will assist you in booking an adequate room.
Vienna NetHotels
Neulinggasse 31
1030 Wien
Austria
T: +43 1 710 19 19 451 - Mr. Gerry Schneider
F: +43 1 710 19 20
Email: office(at)vienna.nethotels.com
Please refer to: "7th GFSE MEETING"
Online-Registration
The registration for the 7th GFSE Meeting is closed!
Further Information
Ms. Karin Reiss
GFSE Secretariat
c/o Austrian Energy Agency
Mariahilferstraße 136
1150 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43/1/5861524-144
Email: karin.reiss(at)energyagency.at
Ms. Christina Spitzbart
GFSE Secretariat
c/o Austrian Energy Agency
Mariahilferstraße 136
1150 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43/1/5861524-119
Email: christina.spitzbart(at)energyagency.at
For questions regarding the conference content or if you would like to hold a presentation, chair one of the plenaries, submit a conference paper or organise a side meeting please contact
Mr. Martin Lugmayr
Austrian Development Agency
Desk Officer on Infrastructure
Phone: +43(0)1-90-399-2557
Email: martin.lugmayr(at)ada.gv.at
Organisers
Global Forum on Sustainable Energy
For more information on the conference venue VIC please download the VIC information for participants.