A global environment conference on Climate Change: Risks, Challenges and Solutions begins today (Oct 10-12, 2009) at the Hotel Leela Kempinski, Trivandrum. Nick Herbet, MP and Shadow Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, House of Commons, United Kingdom will inaugurate the Conference and present the 10th Annual Greentech Environment Excellence Awards 2009.
Disclosing this in a press note, Kamleshwar Sharan, president, Greentech Foundation, a New Delhi based not for profit organisation and the event organiser said expert speakers from India, USA, Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, China will speak on various issues of important topics and issues on Global Climate Change.
Kerala based Binani Zinc, Hindustan Life Care and Rajeev Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project are likely to win awards Environmental Excellence. Select companies who have done excellent work across India will also be given Environmental Excellence Awards.
Some of the key foreign speakers include: Michael Betz, MD, PE International GmbH, Germany, Dr.
Richard Nelson, director - engineering extension programs, Kansas State University, Prof. Alexander P. Mathews, environment engineering, Kansas State University, Kanagaraja Raman, president, Moshpa, Malaysia, S Veerasinga, Adviser - HSE, BP Asia Pacific (M) Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia, Sangbum Kim, Asst. Mayor for City Transportation, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea,
and Hedayat Omidvar, head - Comm. Affairs with Science & Research Center, National Iranian Gas Company, Iran.
The list of Indian speakers includes: R S Sharma, CMD, NTPC Ltd, Dr H C Bhandari, MD, Crest Biotech Pvt. Ltd, Dr A K Chattopadhyay, MD, Tata Refractories Ltd, Orissa, Suresh Thawani, MD, Tata Sponge Ltd, N C Jha, director (technical), Coal India Ltd. (India) and Dr R K Suri, Addl. Director, Ministry of Environment & Forests.
Some of the issues that will be addressed during the three day meet include environment pollution and management, energy policy planning & management, climate change & global warming, air quality & climate change, hazardous waste & waste treatment, pollution prevention in industry, integrated energy systems, alternative fuels, air & emission monitoring, clean technology and promotion of active travel / transport strategies to decrease automobile usage.
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