Energy and Climate Summit -2009

Energy and Climate Summit -2009 “MEETING NEW CHALLENGES” Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi 3-4th February, 2009 Organized by: INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT (IRADe) Revised Programme

3 rd February 2009

08.30 – 09.30 Registration

9.30 – 11.00 Inaugural Session

Shri Sushil Sinde, Honorable Union Minister of Power,

Shri Murali Deora, Honorable Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas,

Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Honorable Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

11.30 – 13.00 Climate Change and Power sector

Chair: Mr. B K Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission

Mitigation through energy efficiency, Power generation mix, Transmission and distribution, Vulnerabilities of power infrastructure on shore power plants, Innovative technologies, Ultra mega power plants, Fluctuating water availability and Energy conservation.

14.00 – 15.30 Climate Change and Hydrocarbon sector

Chair:* Mr. R S Pandey, Secretary, MoPNG,

Off shore exploration, Exploration and production, Enhanced oil recovery, Price variability, Greater role for gas, Demand from anchor customers, Green initiatives in the hydrocarbon sector, Coastal pipelines, Vulnerability of infrastructure, Stability of infrastructures such as pipelines and LNG ports.

16.00 – 17.30 Climate Change and Coal sector

Chair: Mr. C Balakrishnan; Secretary, Ministry of Coal

Clean coal technologies, Carbon capture and storage, underground coal gasification, Coal bed methane, Coal Liquefaction, Coal prices. * To be confirmed. Continued……….

Energy and Climate Summit -2009 “MEETING NEW CHALLENGES” Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi 3-4th February, 2009 Organized by: INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT (IRADe) Revised Programme

4 th February 2009

9.30 – 11.00 Financing and Incentives for Investments in Climate Change

Chair: Mr. Shyam Saran, Special Envoy to PM.

Role of Banks in Climate Change, Fiscal options for climate change, CDM, Corporate social responsibilities

11.30 – 13.00 Renewable options for Energy and Power

Chair: Mr. Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE

Renewable energy, Bio-fuels, Nuclear energy, Hydropower, Alternate source of energy, solar energy

14.00 – 15.30 Sectoral Analysis - Greenhouse gas emission control

Chair: Dr. T Ramasami, Secretary DST

Enhanced energy, efficient sectoral standards–(Steel, Cement, and Transport), Low carbon future, and Role of IT & automaton... Low carbon Future

16.00 – 17.30 Valedictory Session

Shri. N. N. Meena , Honorable Minister of State (Environment & Forest)

*Sir Richard Stagg, HE British High Commissioner,

Shri. Jairam Ramesh, Honorable Minister of State (Commerce & Industry) * To be confirmed.