ASTANA, Kazakhstan,
July 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
The Future Energy Forum has opened
in Astana. This is the central event of the
Astana EXPO 2017 business program.
The first of the twelve conferences was about climate change and
ways of preserving the planet by introducing new energy sources by
2050. A discussion of the Green Bridge Partnership
Program for Paris Climate Agreement implementation in
Kazakhstan and Central
Asia was given special attention.
Welcoming the delegates to the Forum, Deputy Energy Minister of
the Republic of Kazakhstan Gani Sadibekov noted that "during
the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, the
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke
about opening an international center for the development of
green technologies and investment projects in Astana." Gani
Sadibekov added that efforts are currently being made to implement
this project.
According to deputy chairman of the board at NC "Astana
EXPO-2017" Yerbol Shormanov, despite having enormous mineral
resources, Kazakhstan's goal is a
green economy.
"The Republic of Kazakhstan is
one of the ten leading exporters of raw hydrocarbons and
mineral resources and now, at the current stage of the country's
development, we recognize our responsibility towards the global
community more than ever," said Mr. Shormanov.
The conference has become an international platform for
discussing the development of the global power industry. The
following people spoke and gave reports at the conference:
Professor Klaus Töpfer, the founding director of
the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS);
Vladimir Sidorovich, the co-founder
and CEO of the Institute of Energy Efficient Building Technologies
and head of the EXPO 2017 Russian Experts Council; Professor
Bakhyt Yessekina, member of
the Council on Green Economy under
the President of Kazakhstan,
director of the "Green Academy" Scientific Research and Education
Center; and Savvas Seimanidis, president of the European
Renewable Energies Federation (EREF).
The Future Energy Forum will continue at the Astana EXPO 2017
exhibition. Results of all twelve conferences will be included in
the Astana EXPO 2017 Manifesto of
Values and Principles.
Contact: Natalia
Kostikova, expo2017@m-p.ru, +7(929)5148164