June 20-21, 2011, UK
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Feature in Global Energy Review, July 12, 2011
Feature in Business Weekly, June 13, 2011
Anglia Ruskin University’s Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) is co-hosting the prestigious Renewable Energy and International Law (REIL) roundtable in Cambridge from 20-21 June.
REIL is an informal network of international climate change and clean-energy experts. Its members include policymakers, private investors, technology developers and academics, all working to increase the use of cleaner and more efficient energy solutions.
Delegates taking part in the roundtable include Bob Simon, Chief of Staff of the United States Senate Energy Committee; Brad Gentry, Director of the Yale Centre for Business and the Environment; Melinda Kimble, Senior Vice President of the United Nations Foundation; Samir Saran, Vice President of the Observer Research Foundation in India; Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Levi Strauss & Co; and Eomon Ryan, Leader of the Green Party in Ireland.
The event, which is being held at the University of Cambridge’s Moller Centre, will focus on strategies to address climate change and the development of the low carbon economy. Topics for discussion include financing clean technology; the convergence of food, water, and energy issues; and sustainable energy access.
The synergy between REIL, CSaP and GSI is strong, with CSaP acting as a networking organisation dedicated to building relationships between policy makers and experts in the fields of science and engineering.
The GSI is a research institute based at Anglia Ruskin that encompasses a broad portfolio of areas and interests including environment, built environment, technology, tourism, business practice, education and health.
The roundtable will comprise discussions on the following subjects:
- Financing Clean Technology (including proposals for Green Investment Banks)
- Convergence of Food, Water, and Energy Issues
- UNFCCC: From Cancun to Durban
- Technology
- Sustainable Energy Access
- Financing Energy Efficiency
Event chairs:
- James Cameron (Founder and Vice Chairman, Climate Change Capital)
- Bradford Gentry (Director, Yale Center for Business and the Environment, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies)
- Leslie Parker (Managing Director, REIL)
- Martijn Wilder (Partner and Head of Global Environmental Markets Practice, Baker & McKenzie and Adjunct Professor, ANU)
Timings
Monday 20 June: The meeting will start at 10am and finish with dinner in Trinity Hall.
Tuesday 21 June: Day two of the meeing will start at 9.30am and finish at 5pm.
Please note that attendance is by invitation only. There is no fee associated with attending the workshop and dinner.
Location:
The Møller Centre
Management Training & Conference Centre
Churchill College, University of Cambridge
Storey’s Way
Cambridge
CB3 0DE
United Kingdom
Company: Reil (Renewable Energy & International Law)
Website: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/news/climate-change-event.html
Samir Saran 
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Thx