KEI Presents South Korea’s Low Carbon, Green Growth Vision
WASHINGTON, June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Korea Economic Institute:
South Korea's Low Carbon, Green Growth Vision and The Potential for U.S.-Korea Cooperation
A Policy Seminar
With Keynote Luncheon Remarks by:
Daniel B. Poneman
Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy
Thursday, June 24, 2010, 10:00 am–3:30 pm
KEI Conference Facility
1800 K Street, NW, Suite 1010
Washington, DC 20006
To RSVP, email Sarah Howe at [email protected]
In your RSVP, please specify which sessions you will attend.
You are cordially invited to attend the Korea Economic Institute's policy seminar on South Korea's low carbon, green growth vision and the potential for U.S.-Korea cooperation. The program features Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman as luncheon keynote speaker.
Agenda
Session 1: South Korea's National Strategy for Green Growth
(10:00 am–12:00 pm)
Presentations:
South Korea's National Strategy for Green Growth
Chan-woo Kim
Director-General
International Cooperation Office
Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea
Economic and Financial Implications of Korea's Green Growth Initiatives
Hyunghwan Joo
Director-General
International Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Republic of Korea
Discussants:
James Bradbury
Senior Associate
Climate and Energy Program
World Resources Institute
Robert Pollin
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Working Lunch: 12:00–1:30 pm
Luncheon Keynote Address:
Opportunities to Build a Clean, Sustainable Energy Future
The Honorable Daniel Poneman
Deputy Secretary of Energy
Department of Energy
Session 2: South Korea's Technology for a Sustainable Energy Future
(1:30–3:30 pm)
Presentations:
Nuclear Energy and the Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV),
Viable Options for the Future
Soon Heung Chang
Provost and Vice President of Operations
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
The Issue of Radioactive Waste Disposal in Korea:
Challenges and Opportunities
Yongsoo Hwang
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)
Visiting Scholar, CSIS
Discussant:
Gregory L. Rorrer
Program Director, Energy for Sustainability
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Engineering Directorate
National Science Foundation
About the Seminar:
South Korea's green pledge was articulated in President Lee Myung-bak's New Green Growth Formula, summarized in his August 15, 2008 address on the 60th Anniversary of the Republic of Korea. Noting that, after the agricultural, industrial, and information revolution, the world is about to enter the age of an environmental revolution, President Lee presented low carbon green growth as a "new national development paradigm" that will create new growth engines and jobs in the 21st century, with the advent of green technology and clean energy. This policy seminar aims to initiate and stimulate discussion on South Korea's green growth vision, including: the national strategy; the five-year action plan; greenhouse gases reduction targets; smart grids; green vehicles; and nuclear energy. The seminar also intends to initiate discussion on areas with good potential for U.S.-South Korea cooperation on green growth.
For further information, please contact Greg Scarlatoiu ([email protected]) or go to our website (www.keia.org). We look forward to having you join us for this seminar!
SOURCE Korea Economic Institute
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