Granite City hosts Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions event
12/11/08
An influential business group is meeting in Aberdeen this week to discuss the impact of renewable energy on European shoreline regions.
The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions energy group workshop will look at how the causes of climate change can be reduced.
Subjects to be discussed during the two day event at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Thursday and Friday [13 and 14 November] include:
• The challenges and opportunities of offshore windfarm development in maritime regions;
• Aberdeen’s proposed offshore windfarms developments;
• Sustainable energy policy;
• Whether carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced without hampering the accessibility of peripheral maritime regions;
MEPs Elspeth Attwooll, vice-chair of the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament, and Alyn Smith, will be among those attending the event.
Among the speakers are: Dr Martin Auld, regional director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, who will give an environmental perspective: Panos Coroyannakis of the Marine Hydrogen and Fuel Association, who will give a talk about cutting down carbon dioxide emissions in maritime transport; and Aberdeenshire Councillor Martin Ford, chair of the North East Scotland Climate Change Partnership, who will talk about creating the climate for change in Aberdeenshire.
Aberdeen City Council Leader Kate Dean, the council’s representative on the CPMR said: “We are happy to welcome the delegates to Aberdeen. They’re coming to look at what we’ve been doing in terms of renewable energy and how we are encouraging Aberdeen’s workforce to diversify from oil and gas to renewables.
“It was agreed at the last general assembly of the CPMR that Aberdeen is to host the 2010 General Assembly.”
Lord Provost Peter Stephen said: “It is encouraging that so many energy-related events are taking place in Aberdeen. This reflects the city’s strong standing in the industry.
“Year on year we are seeing increasing numbers of visitors coming to Aberdeen for the All Energy Conference and we expect even more people attending the event in May.
“Events like the CPMR workshop taking place this week play an essential part in helping to forge links in the business community and to further increase Aberdeen’s standing in the energy industry.”
Aberdeenshire Council and Scottish Enterprise Grampian have co-sponsored of the event.
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