Experts to discuss renewable energy

Experts to discuss renewable energy

JAKARTA: Former Indonesian environment minister and chairman of
the World Summit on Sustainable Development Preparatory Council
Prof. Emil Salim will join over 40 other experts on renewable
energy at an environmental forum meeting, which will begin on
Thursday in Stockholm, Sweden.

The three-day meeting, known as the Asia-Europe Environment
Forum 3rd Roundtable, will focus on cooperation between Asia and
Europe regarding renewable energy and business prospects in Asia
in the fields of solar energy, wind power and other renewable
energy technology, including clean development mechanism, the
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) said in a press release sent to The
Jakarta Post on Monday.

The forum is coorganized by the ASEF, the Hanns Seidel
Foundation, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and
the United Nations Environment Program. -- JP