Planning for Fourth International Energy Debate
David Stillman and Tom Kadala will join senior Dominican colleagues during the week of November 16-21 to plan the Fourth Bioenergy International Debate. The purpose of the Fourth Bioenergy International Debate is to advance the results of the meeting held in Santo Domingo on October 7-9. The focus will be policy recommendations that emerged from the October meeting, in the areas of finance and investment, private sector, academic organizations and inventors, and government. All agree that bioenergy can be an important component of efforts for sustainable development. Invitations will be sent soon by the National Energy Commission.
While in Santo Domingo, Stillman and Kadala will also attend the XIV Regional Forum: Biofuels and Other Renewable Energies, from 18 – 20 November, hosted by the National Energy Commission, the Secretary of State for the Environment and Natural Resources, and the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP), part of the Central American Integration System (SICA). The meeting focuses on sustainable development in the region, and on various bioenergy case studies and technologies. It is supported by the governments of Finland and Austria. Member states include Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The Dominican Republic is an associate member.
