IPPF Retreat VIII

In

 Manila (I)

 

July 23^rd – July 25^th, 2009 (Thursday - Saturday)

 

Venue – EDSA Shangri-la

 

Rationale

 

 

A Preamble on the importance of this meeting

Despite the current economic malaise, despite the battles against global warming and climate change – the striving economies of Asia crave more power and must have it.  How will it be financed?  How will it be delivered?

 

Last year’s retreat was held against the back-drop of a booming Mekong Delta.  The U.S. Primaries were in full swing.  The sub-prime fiasco had yet to bankrupt Reykjavik.  The current challenges for the global energy and power biz makes the Enron black hole look like a picnic.  Scottish sheep are 5% smaller than a decade ago due to global warming.  At this writing 13% of the world’s installed capacity are renewables.  According to the key doomsayer at the World Bank (Chief Economist, Sir Nicholas Stern), this figure must be tripled to 40% by 2040 or we lose several dozen island nations along with most of “Ben-Lux”, Bangladesh, part of Indonesia, half of Florida and goodbye to Belize, Guyana, etc.

 

Meeting the Challenge

Energy Efficiencies and “Cap & Trade” are now Gospel in Washington DC.  It is these issues and more that call for solutions now!  We gather in Manila on July 23^rd to meet these challenges, apply our leadership and support the growth of intelligent power, smart grids and reliable renewables in a safe investment environment under the canopy of social and global concerns.