Changing mindsets to enable sustainable investments
22.2. 11:00 -At the opening of Day 2 of Global Energy Basel 2012, the need for changing mindsets in order to bring about sustainable development was a recurring topic. Another key topic was bringing together the public and private sectors to facilitate investments. Wang He, Deputy Chairwoman of CHINCA (China International Contractors Association), addressed the ... Read More
22.02.2012 Tags: china, investmens, private sector, public sector
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Moving in the right direction?
22.2. 12:00 - At the Carbon and Climate Finance workshop, Conor Riffle, Head of CDP cities, provided information about developing standards for cities to report their climate protection measures. Remco Fischer from the UNEP Finance Initiative emphasized that investing in renewable energy is increasingly making sense from a financial perspective. Having universal measurement systems in place ... Read More
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Closing of GEB 2012
22.2 17:00 - In the course of the conference it became clear that there is an enormous need for finance and at the same a funding shortfall. The key to success is project innovation and its financing. At the same time – as Daniel Wiener, Chairman of the Global Energy Basel Foundation, noted in his ... Read More
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