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Written by Gary Howes
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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
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UK Low Carbon Economy Summit to be held tomorrow.
Approximately 200 delegates are expected at the Tate Modern in London on 26 June 2008 for the UK Low Carbon Economy Summit - Business Opportunities in a Low Carbon Future.
The event is a joint partnership between RBS and HM Government which will bring together a highly influential group of leaders from business and government to promote the business opportunities in moving to a low carbon economy.
The event will provide a platform for informed debate between business and government on what steps need to be taken to create an environment which supports and promotes investment in low carbon solutions for energy generation, preservation and trading which will enable the UK to make the transition to a low carbon economy.
The event will focus on the opportunities for business to benefit from this transition as well as contribute to the debate on the regulatory legislative and competitive framework which will allow effective delivery in the UK.
Baba Abu, Head of Sustainable Business at RBS said: "RBS is at the forefront of renewables funding worldwide. As the world's economy makes the transition from a high to low carbon intensity we see our role as supporting our customers, and therefore society, as choices are made about the investments this requires.
The renewable energy sector offers significant opportunities for investment returns that secure the interests of both investor and sustainable development alike. Today's conference allows the leaders in the field to debate the best way to secure the investment growth we all want to see."
With a long commitment to the sector and consistently one of the leading funders of renewable energy projects globally, RBS is very much, the energy bank with over three decades of experience of lending to the energy sector. In addition to renewables, we have a broad suite of carbon finance products and services such as emissions trading.
The UK Low Carbon Summit will be opened by Sir Tom McKillop, Chairman of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group and he will welcome the keynote speakers from industry and government:
John Hutton MP - Secretary of State for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, Kirsty Hamilton - Associate Fellow, Renewable Energy Finance at Chatham House, Michael Liebreich - CEO of New Energy Finance, Keith Lough - CEO of Composite Energy, John Denham MP - Secretary of State for Innovation Universities and Skills, John Pickett- Partner at Linklaters LLP, Gregor Alexander - Financial Director at Scottish and Southern Energy, Andy Jameson - Head of Energy & Natural Resources, Project Finance at RBS. Related articles Related links |
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