World Forum On Enterprise and The Environment
The first Times/Smith School World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment, a three day conference in July 2009, was hailed a triumph by Sir David King after former US Vice President Al Gore, Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, and President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives were amongst many giving rousing speeches. The event was staged to explore ways of reducing the dependence of many of the world’s economies on high-carbon fuels and promote low-carbon development in poor countries. More than 200 of the world’s leading climate experts attended with many showing that renewable technologies are available and that industry is ready to switch. Both Al Gore and Sir David chastised the governments of rich nations for failing to implement policies to facilitate rapid low-carbon development.
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