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MEXICO / ENERGY CONFERENCE
STORY: MEXICO / ENERGY CONFERENCE
TRT: 1.58
SOURCE: UNIDO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 7 OCTOBER 2009, LEON, GUANAJATO, MEXICO
1. Wide shot, aerial view of Leon city
2. Wide shot, exterior of Poliforum
3. Close up, sign for Renewable Energy Conference
4. Wide shot, panel
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kandeh Yumkella, Director General, UNIDO:
“So, your conference today is very very valid. We cannot solve the climate change issue without dealing with the issue of energy access and energy solutions. The key outcomes are the following of the conference: We need enhanced action to assist the most vulnerable and the poorest to adapt to the impact of climate change. We need ambitious emissions reduction targets for industrialized countries, nationally appropriate mitigation action by developing countries with the necessary support, significantly scaled up financial and technological responses, and finally an equitable governance structure.”
6. Wide shot, audience applause
7. Cutaway, panel
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Felipe Calderon, President, Mexico:
“In spite of the problems we have, my friends, economic in Mexico and around the world, the conclusion is still the same thing, we must act now. Because if we don’t do so, the damages to our natural habitat, to humanity and to our countries and the economic damages even will be much, much bigger than the cost we have considered in order to change, or at least, to do something about global climate change and global warming.”
9. Wide shot, audience applause
10. Wide shot, corn fields
11. Various shots, oil plant with smoke
Swift global action is needed to address energy poverty in the developing world, and renewable energies should be part of the planet’s sustainable future and sustainable industrial development, said participants at an international Forum in León which was opened today (7 October) by President Felipe Calderón.
Over a thousand delegates from all parts of the world have gathered here for the three-day Global Renewable Energy Forum, organized by the Mexican Ministry of Energy (SENER) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
UNIDO’s Director-General, Kandeh K. Yumkella announced that the key outcomes of the conference were a need for enhanced action to assist the most vulnerable and the poorest to adapt to the impact of climate change; and a need for ambitious emissions reduction targets for industrialized countries, nationally appropriate mitigation action by developing countries with the necessary support, significantly scaled up financial and technological responses, and an equitable governance structure.
Mexico’s President Felipe Caderon warned that the cost of inaction would be far greater than what was expected.
The world's 20 largest cities with a population over ten million each use up 75 per cent of the planet's energy. By 2030, worldwide energy consumption is projected to grow 44 per cent. Yet some 1.6 billion people in the developing world still have no access to electricity, and one-fifth of the world population lacks access to electricity, thermal energy for heat and cooking, and mechanical power for productive uses.
Participants called for coordinated action on energy and related issues and pointed to the need to scale up successful small-size renewable energy projects and programs.
They also said it was important to increase the competitiveness of industries by reducing industrial energy intensity. This would slash the impact on the climate system by reducing the carbon emissions of industries, and by promoting renewable energy technologies. It would also increase the viability of enterprises, particularly in rural areas, by augmenting the availability of renewable energy for productive uses.
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