CTI presence at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
CTI presence at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
9 and 11 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
CTI held two side events during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The first event (For programme, please click here.) entitled "Mobilizing private sector financing for mitigating climate change and promoting development using CTI PFAN" was organized with USAID and held at the US Center at the Conference and was well attended by over 60 participants; the second event was jointly organized with Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (ECN), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Ecologic Institute and entitled "Accelerating cooperation and financing for climate technology: Innovative programs and experiences" and was attended by over 120 participants. In both cases the participants came from a broad range of stakeholders including national delegates, private sector, international organizations, and NGO representatives. In both events, CTI presented its recent activities in particular the CTI PFAN that is successfully operating in Latin America, Africa and Asia. It was highlighted that CTI PFAN has successfully raised 75 million dollars of investment, and is currently working on over 60 projects representing over 1.7 billion dollars of required investment. The side events showcased examples of activities in a broad range of developing countries, focusing on Asia, Africa and Brazil.
During the second event, Alvaro Umaña, Costa Rica, and Elmer Holt, CTI Chair, presented the Fiorello H. La Guardia Foundation "One World Award" in recognition of work in clean technology transfer that advances sustainable agriculture. The recipients of the award were Bakir Lozane of Lozane Farms, Maputo, Mozambique, and Jose Roberto Fonseca of Instituto Eco-Engenho, Maceio, Brazil who are implementing projects with support from CTI PFAN. ECN and NREL presented a joint NREL, ECN, Risoe paper on concrete and practical options for clean energy technology cooperation under the UNFCCC. The side event was selected by the UNFCCC secretariat for webcast which is available on-demand from here. For more information, please click here.
CTI also held an exhibit booth where CTI Annual Report, CTI PFAN information folder, and CTI event list were distributed. It is noteworthy that the inquiries were focused around the financing support provided by CTI and CTI PFAN, which underscores the relevant nature of CTI's work.
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