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Archive of Speeches & Presentations
The speeches and presentations held during the Plenary Sessions and Ministerial Round Tables are archived on this site.

At www.bundesregierung.de you can find a video-archive of renewables 2004.

Tuesday, 1 June: Opening Session & Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
1 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
09:00 � 10:00 h
Plenary Session I / Opening Session


 
Opening Addresses by Co-Chairs Mr J�rgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
 
Welcome Address
 
Mr Ernst Ulrich von Weizs�cker, Chairman, Bundestag Committee on Environment and Nuclear Safety, Germany
 
Host City Welcome Address
 
Ms B�rbel Dieckmann, Mayor of Bonn, Germany
 
Host Federal State Welcome Address
 
Mr Peer Steinbr�ck, Minister President of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
 
Statement Ms Abigail Gay Z. Jabines, Greenpeace, Ms Yongamele Mbapa,  the Youth Energy Summit YES 2004
 
Introductory Keynote I Mr Rajendra K. Pachauri, Director General, Energy and Resources Institute, India, and Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
 
Introductory Keynote II Mr Chakib Khelil, Minister of Energy and Mining, Algeria
 
1 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
11:00 � 13:30 h
 
Plenary Session II / Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue (MSD)
Part A: The Value and Opportunities of Renewable Energy � Policy Frameworks and Regulatory Certainty
Co-Chairs Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Ms Margareta Wolf, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
 
Facilitator Mr David Hales, Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future, United Kingdom
 

Frame 1: The Importance, Value and Contributions of Renewable Energy
 

Introductory Statements

Stakeholders, including renewable energy manufacturers and suppliers, actors in poverty alleviation and non-governmental organisations, followed by a facilitated dialogue among civil society and governments
 

Frame 2: Promoting Renewable Energy: Policy Frameworks and Regulatory Certainty
 

Introductory Statements

Stakeholders, including business and industry, finance and non-governmental organisations, followed by a facilitated dialogue among civil society and governments
 
Summary by Co-Chairs
1 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
15:00 � 18:30 h
 
Plenary Session III / Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue (MSD)
Part B: Promoting Renewable Energy � Delivering Finance and Capacity for the Future

Frame 3: Promoting Renewable Energy � Financing the Future
 

Introductory Statements

Stakeholders, including local government, non- governmental organisations, scientific and technological community and the finance sector, followed by a facilitated dialogue among civil society and governments
 

Frame 4: Promoting Renewable Energy � Capacity Building
 

Introductory Statements

Stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations, local government, women and consumers, followed by a facilitated dialogue among civil society and governments
 
Summary by Co-Chairs
Wednesday, 2 June: Best-Practice Examples and Success Stories
2 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
09:00 � 10:30 h
Plenary Session IV/A, Policies for Renewable Energy Market Development
Electricity
Co-Chairs Mr J�rgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Mr Carlos Magari�os, Director General, UNIDO
 
Eminent expert Ms Jennifer Morgan, Director, Climate Change Programme, WWF
 
Presentations The Brightness and Township Electrification Programme in China
Mr Ma Shenghong, China

Best Practice for Realising Wind Energy Projects: Windfarm Bimolten
Mr Aloys Wobben, CEO, Enercon GmbH

Developing Small-Scale Renewables on Market Principles - Sri Lanka Energy Services Delivery Project
Mr Jayantha Nagendran
, Project Director, DFCC Bank, Colombo

Global Best Practice in Solar Incentive Programs
Mr Steve Westwell, CEO and President, BP Solar
 
  Session Report
2 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
11:00 � 12:30 h
Plenary Session IV/B, Policies for Renewable
Energy Market Development

Heat and Transport

 
Co-Chairs Ms Renate K�nast, Federal Minister for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, Germany

Mr Hans Christian Schmidt, Minister for the Environment, Denmark
 
Eminent expert Mr Thomas Johansson, Director, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Sweden
 
Presentations Strategies for Biomass Energy. The SADC Programme for Energy Conservation (ProBEC)
Mr Freddie Motlhatlhedi, Director, Energy Affairs SADC South Africa

Municipal policies for promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency
Mr J�rg Hofer, City of Basel, Switzerland

Domestic Biogas: Capturing the Market
Mr Sundar Bajgain, Executive Manager, Biogas Support Program, Nepal
Mr Felix ter Heegde, Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), Nepal/Vietnam

The Brazilian Ethanol Policy: Biofuels for Transport
Mr Em�lio la Rovere, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 

  Session Report
2 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
14:00 � 15:30 h
Plenary Session V/A: Financing Options for Renewable Energies
Co-Chairs Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Mr Leonard Good, CEO and Chairman, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
 
Eminent expert Mr Jamal Saghir, Director, Energy and Water, The World Bank
 
Presentations Success of Grameen Shakti in the Field of Renewable Energy Sector in Bangladesh
Mr Dipal Barua, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh

Emission Reduction Projects in Czech Republic
Ms Andrea Kulhava, Czech Energy Agency, Czech Republic

E+Co and AREED - A Best Practice in Energy Enterprise Development
Ms Christine Eibs-Singer, Deputy Executive Director E+Co, USA, and Mr Abeeku Brew-Hammond, Director, KITE, Ghana

Financial Formulas for the Take - off of renewable energy sources
Mr Cayetano Hern�ndez, Operations Director, IDAE, Spain
 

  Session Report
2 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
16:00 � 17:30 h
Plenary Session V/B: Strengthening Capacities, Research and Technology Development, Institutions
 

 
Co-Chairs Mr Ernst Ulrich von Weizs�cker, Chairman, Bundestag Committee on Environment and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Mr Arcado Dennis Ntagazwa, Minister of Environment, Tanzania
 
Eminent expert Mr Stephen Karekezi, Director, African Energy Policy Research Network (AFREPREN/FWD)
 
Presentations A Successful Multi-Stakeholders Approach to Improve Decision-Making on Dams and Development: The South Africa Dialogue Initiative
Mr Brian Hollingworth, Chairman, South African WCD Follow-up Process and Mr Alberto T. Calcagno, Coordinator DDP, UNEP

The Concentrating Solar Power Global Market Initiative (GMI) as a Result of Research and Development
Mr Frederick H. Morse, Chairman, US Solar Energy Industry Association

Applications of Solar Thermal Energy in the Mediterranean Basin - ASTEMB
Mr Jean-Louis Bal, Director, ADEME and Mr Mohamed Ezzedine Khalfallah, Director General, Agence Nationale des Energies Renouvelables, Tunisia

Energy Geothermal Energy Training in Iceland for Professionals from Developing Countries
Mr Ingvar Fridleifsson, Director, UN University Reykjavik, Iceland

Research and Development on Photovoltaics in Germany - Main Emphasis and Approach
Mr Joachim Luther, Director, Fraunhofer Institute Solar Energy Systems, Germany
 
  Session Report
Thursday, 3 June: Ministerial Segment
3 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
09:00 � 12:00 h
Plenary Session A / Opening and Keynotes


 
Co-Chairs Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Mr J�rgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
 
Keynote Address
 
Mr Gerhard Schr�der, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
Keynote Address
 
Mr Klaus T�pfer, UN Under-Secretary General, Executive Director UNEP
 
Keynote Address
 
Mr Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger
 
Video Address
 
Mr Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 
Statement Mr Peter Woicke, Managing Director, World Bank, and Executive Vice President, International Finance Corporation
 
Statement Ms Margot Wallstr�m, European Commissioner for the Environment
 
"Voices from the Regions" Ms Dilma Rousseff, Minister of Mines and Energy, Brazil
Mr Abdulrahman Tarmoom, Minister of Electricity, Yemen
Mr Prommin Lertsuridej, Minister for Energy, Thailand
Ms Syda Namirembe Bbumba, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda
Mr Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Ireland
Mr Zhang Guobao, Vice Chairman NDRC, China

Ms Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, India
 
Statement Mr Jose Antonio Ocampo, UN Under-Secretary General, UNDESA
 
Report from International Parliamentary Forum
 
Mr Hermann Scheer, Chair, International Parliamentary Forum
 
Report from MSD David Hales, Stakeholder Forum for our Common Future, United Kingdom
 
3 June 2004
IKBB
Plenary Hall
14:30 � 16:30 h
 
Ministerial Roundtables
Roundtable A: Policies for Renewable Energy Market Development
Co-Chairs Ms Simone Probst, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Mr Serge Lepeltier, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, France
 
Keynote
 
Mr Svend Sigaard, President and CEO, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
 
Eminent expert Mr Christopher Flavin, President, World Watch Institute
 
Statements
 
  Roundtable Report
Bundesrat
14:30 � 16:30 h
Roundtable B: Financing Options for Renewable Energy
Co-Chairs Mr Janez Kopac, Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy, Slovenia

Mr Alan Ganoo, Minister for Public Utilities, Mauritius
 
Keynote
 
Mr Enrique Iglesias, President, Inter-American Development Bank
 
Eminent expert Ms Marianne Haug, Director, Energy Efficiency, Technology and R&D, International Energy Agency
 
Statements
 
  Roundtable Report
Wasserwerk
14:30 - 16:30 h
Roundtable C: Strengthening Capacities, Research and Technology Development, Institutions
Co-Chairs Mr Mohammed Boutaleb, Minister for Energy and Mines, Morocco

Mr Moritz Leuenberger, Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland
 
Keynote
 
Mr David Garman, Acting Under-Secretary, Department of Energy, USA
 
Eminent expert Mr Ogunlade Davidson, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Sierra Leone, Fourah-Bay College
 
Statements
 
  Roundtable Report
3 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
17:00 � 20:00 h
Plenary Session B / Discussion of Conference Outcomes


 
Co-Chairs Mr J�rgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
 
Reports from Ministerial Roundtables A-C
 
Rapporteurs
 
Presentation of Draft "Policy Recommendations for Renewable Energies" Mr Michael Hofmann, Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,Germany

Mr Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, Director General, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
 
Presentation of Draft "International Action Programme"
 
 
Presentation of Draft "Political Declaration" Mr Mohamed El-Ashry, Conference Facilitator
 
Discussion
 
 
Closing Remarks
 
 
Friday, 4 June: Ministerial Segment (continued)
4 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
09:00 � 10:30 h
Plenary Session C / Ministerial Panels
Panel 1: Energy services and the Millennium Development Goals � The role of renewable energies and energy efficiency

 
Co-Chairs Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Ms Lulama Xingwana, Deputy Minister, Minerals and Energy, South Africa
 
Keynote Ms Nemat Shafik, Vice President Infrastructure, The World Bank Group
 
Panel Discussion Mr Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Commerce, Science, and Technology, Jamaica

Mr Hassan Ahmad Younes,
Minister of Electricity and Energy, Egypt

Mr Eduardo W. Ma�alac,
Under-Secretary of Energy, Philippines

Mr Shoij Nishimoto
, Assistant Administrator, UNDP
 
Comments from Plenary
 
 
Responses from panel members
 
Conclusions
 
 
4 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
10:30 � 12:00 h
Panel 2: The contribution of renewable energies in meeting the climate challenge

 
Co-Chairs Mr J�rgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Mr Hilmi G�ler, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Turkey
 
Keynote Ms Joke Waller-Hunter, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
 
Panel Discussion Ms Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, United Kingdom

Mr Tomita Takashi, CEO, Sharp Solar

Mr Patrick Devedjian, Minister of Industry, France

Mr Peter Sedgwick, Vice President, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Mr Claude Mandil, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Mr Jose Ma Lorenzo Tan, President, WWF Philippines
 

Comments from Plenary
 
 
Responses from panel members
 
Conclusions
 
 
4 June 2004
IKBB,
Plenary Hall
12:00 � 13:00 h
Plenary Session D / Closing Session
 
Co-Chairs Mr J�rgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
 
Presentation of Conference Outcomes Mr Mohamed El-Ashry, Conference Facilitator
 
Adoption of Conference Outcomes
 
 
Closing Address
 
Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
 
Closing Address Mr J�rgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
 
 
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