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