From: The Guardian Published January 20, 2009 09:18 AM
I'll get my excuses in first and then move on to Kaka later. I have increased my carbon footprint by flying to the low-carb World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi concluding it was not realistic to meet 10,000-plus delegates and visitors via video-link from Blighty. A conference exploring alternative power and clean technology developments like this one is usually most valuable for what people say privately rather the public spiel from the platform. And it is a great chance to take the temperature of solar, wind and other industries that offer the best chance of tackling climate change and dwindling oil reserves. This Gulf get-together could not come at a better time, since the renewables sector is desperately hoping that the Barack Obama inauguration on Tuesday will kickstart a global green revolution hampered by George Bush. But the summit also comes at a time when the credit crunch and looming
world recession has been clobbering green energy company shares and
distracting the political establishment. Article Continues: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2009/jan/19/energy-climatechange |