"It is a huge challenge," said Blair about brokering a climate deal. His speech will be delivered to the thousands of delegates taking part in the Summit which brings together over 100 experts speakers, 300 exhibiting companies and 12 national country pavilions from around the world.
Mr. Blair has called for financial and regulatory incentives to promote the development of low carbon technologies and emission cuts by industrialized countries to show that they are "serious". Interestingly, his stance on developing nations is that they should propose what they can "do on their own and what they need by way of support" to cut carbon intensity; an approach that differs from the mainstream and echoes the beginnings of a negotiation.
Mr. Blair, who is internationally respected for his principle role in negotiating peace in Northern Ireland, is now leading the 'Breaking the Climate Deadlock Initiative', through which he is working with world leaders to develop an international climate policy framework.
Backed by the Climate Group, a not-for-profit international business body dedicated to a global deal on climate change, Blair is leading a team of international experts to work on various international projects whether by advising on policy delivery and attracting investment which will tackle the intractable problem of securing a global deal on climate change.
Top government officials, heads of global organisations, leading environmentalists and the largest international investors are meeting once again at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi on January 19th to January 21st, where they will debate and plan for the Future of Energy.
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World Future Energy Summit welcomes Tony Blair to Abu Dhabi
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Tony Blair, the Former Prime Minister of Great Britain, will report on the state of the deals on climate change with the closing speech at the World Future Energy Summit 2009.
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About The World Future Energy Summit:The World Future Energy Summit held its inaugural event on 21-23 January 2008 in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
The first summit in January brought together 11,272 attendees from 77 countries, 213 exhibitors from 23 countries, over 80 speakers and 423 international and regional media.
Hosted by Masdar, WFES 09 will be hosted in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is proudly supported by its principal sponsor, Credit Suisse and principal international media partner, TIME magazine.
About Turret Middle East:
Turret Middle East is a leading organiser of conferences and exhibitions and a foundation partner of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre. It organises the World Future Energy Summit on behalf of REED Exhibitions.
The company organises some of the region's biggest events including the internationally acclaimed World Future Energy Summit, winner of the AEO Best Launch Event this year, The Middle East Waste Summit, Dubai, and consumer shows such as the award winning Taste of Dubai food extravaganza, and a new event for 2009 - The International Motorsports Festival, Abu Dhabi.
With a new publishing department expanding rapidly into new markets, the Turret ME team is going from strength to strength.
About Masdar:
The Masdar Initiative is Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted, multi-billion dollar investment in the development and commercialization of innovative technologies in renewable, alternative and sustainable energies as well as sustainable design.
Masdar is driven by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC), a wholly owned company of the government of Abu Dhabi through the Mubadala Development Company. In January 2008, Abu Dhabi announced it will invest $15bn in Masdar, the largest single government investment of its kind.
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Posted by Siba Sami AmmariSaturday, January 03 - 2009 at 15:00 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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