Hart Energy Publishing Brings the World’s Leading Experts Together for The Carbon Challenge Webinar Series as Part of Global Carbon Initiative
First of eleven live webcasts – Adapting to New Policies – is scheduled for July 28 at 10:00 AM ET
Hart Energy Publishing (Hart) announces the launch of The Carbon Challenge webinar series designed to aid the global energy industry and policy-makers in understanding the impact of carbon-related issues on their businesses and constituents. Leading international experts will inform participants of the latest strategies, investment challenges and technologies needed to remain competitive in an increasingly carbon-constrained global economy.
The series begins on Tuesday, July 28 at 10:00 a.m. EDT (3:00 pm. GMT) with “The Carbon Challenge: Adapting to New Policies” and will cover the following topics:
- The scientific background to the carbon challenge
- A U.S. summary of the path to climate regulation, the Waxman-Markey Bill, the time frame and possible roadblocks, and the major players
- How European, Canadian, and Asian governments are moving forward and their likely position at The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December
The event will feature an introduction by James A. Slutz, President and Managing Director, Global Energy Strategies LLC and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy and chair of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum; and an overview of the carbon challenge by Dr. Donald L. Paul, Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and former Chevron Corp. chief technology officer.
Slutz and Paul will be joined by an international panel of experts including:
- USA: Jim Connaughton, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Environmental Policy, Constellation Energy Group, and former chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality
- Europe: Dr. Stefan Singer, Director of Global Energy Policy, WWF International (formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund)
- Australia: Belinda Robinson, Chief Executive of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association
- China: Guo Yuan, Professor and Senior Researcher, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission
- Canada: David Manning, Executive Vice President, U.S. External Affairs, National Grid
To register for this webinar and the rest of the events in The Carbon Challenge series visit www.hartcarbon.com/shop. For media, government and NGO officials, this webinar series is complimentary. Contact Linda Carter for credentials at lcarter@hartenergy.com or +1.703.891.4804.
Additional webinars in the Carbon Challenge series include:
– August 25 – Technology Today and to Come
– September 1 – Cap-and-Trade: Creating More Trading Profit
– September 8 – The Impact on Oil Producers
– September 15 – The Impact on the Natural Gas Sector
– September 22 – The Impact on the Coal Industry & Utilities
– September 29 – The Impact on the Refining Industry
– October 6 – The Impact on the Transportation Industry
– October 13 – The Impact on the Renewable Industry
– October 20 – Carbon Capture & Sequestration
– October 27 – Bring it Back Together
Starting in September, Hart will also launch a weekly subscription e-newsletter featuring:
- The latest carbon news and special editorial sections
- An event section presenting the next webinar
- The Q&A from the previous webinar
As part of Hart’s Global Carbon Initiative, the webinar series will culminate with a Summary Executive Meeting on November 3, 2009, at the Energy Solutions Conference in Houston, Texas. More information about this event is available at www.energysolutionsconf.com. To learn more about the Carbon Challenge webinar series, visit www.hartcarbon.com.
“As the world prepares for Copenhagen, understanding the complexity in policies, technical innovation and investment challenges will be the key to developing strategies that chart a course for success in a carbon-constrained world. Policies to address climate change will have a far-reaching effect on energy and economic systems,” says E. Kristine Klavers, Vice President, Hart Energy Consulting. “We invite energy executives, NGOs and governmental officials to use this Carbon Challenge webinar series to help navigate the issue divides and establish a path to determine a winning plan for the global economy and sound public policy.”
Source: Hart Energy Publishing
While July Fourth is America’s favorite grilling holiday, other countries celebrate their National Holidays much the same way
While the Fourth of July barbecue is as uniquely American as baseball and apple pie, the first International Weber GrillWatch Survey(TM) shows that outdoor cooks around the globe celebrate their own national holidays in much the same way.
Independence Day is the number one grilling holiday in the United States, according to the Survey, with 88 percent of American grill owners choosing to cook outside during this day. Interestingly, grillers from Canada and Australia also cite their countries’ national holidays as their top days for grilling–as well as those from France and Denmark.
The recent International Weber GrillWatch Survey, the only one of its kind, probes the grilling habits, knowledge, and preferences of 15,614 grill owners in 15 countries across five continents, representing a total of 390 million grillers in countries with populations totaling 2.1 billion people:
Canada / Canada Day: Canada Day commemorates the July 1, 1867 enactment of the British North America Act (which united Canada as a single country of four provinces), and is the top grilling holiday with 73 percent of Canadian grillers cooking outside. Labour Day is a close second there at 63 percent, followed by Father’s Day (53 percent), and Victoria Day (50 percent).
Australia / Australia Day: Australia Day is celebrated annually on January 26. It recognizes the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia. According to the Survey, 69 percent of outdoor cooks there grill this day, with Christmas and New Year’s Day as a close second and third (65 and 63 percent, respectively).
France / 14 Juillet (Bastille Day): Fifty-four percent of French grillers cook outside on Bastille Day, the national holiday commemorating the end of the French Revolution and the symbolic storming of the Bastille. Ponts du mois de Mai (long holiday weekends in May) are second at 52 percent.
Denmark / Grundlovsdag: Fifty-two percent of Danish Survey respondents say this is their favorite day to barbecue, making it the number one choice. While not an official holiday, the Danes celebrate this day when King Frederik the VII signed the first Danish democratic constitution on June 5, 1849-putting an end to the absolute monarchy. Coincidentally, it’s also Father’s Day there.
Norway and Sweden / Mid-summer’s Eve: Called St. Hans aften in Norway and Midsommarafton in Sweden, 81 percent of Norwegian and 75 percent of Swedish Weber International Survey respondents cite this June 23 holiday as their favorite. Also according to the Survey, both countries choose their respective national holidays as their second most popular times to cook outdoors: Fifty-eight percent of Norwegians grill on Nasjonaldag (celebrating the 1814 ratification of the country’s constitution) and 40 percent of Swedes grill on Sveriges nationaldag, which celebrates their country’s origins.
Here are some more favorite grilling holidays from other countries that were included in the International Weber GrillWatch Survey:
Mexico / Dia del Padre: Mexican grill owners responded that Father’s Day is a top grilling holiday at 57 percent, but their number one favorite occasion to grill overall is birthdays (77 percent).
Brazil / Ano Novo: New Year’s is a huge grilling holiday in Brazil, with 78 percent of Survey respondents there celebrating around the barbecue.
Germany / An Geburstagen (birthdays): While 76 percent of German Survey respondents cited birthdays as their favorite occasion to grill, Pfingsten, a religious holiday, is second at 56 percent. Pfingsten celebrates Pentecost, 50 days after Easter Sunday.
UK / Summer Bank Holiday: Eighty-two percent of UK grillers cook outdoors on the Summer Bank Holiday that falls on the last Monday in August.
Holland / Verjaardag: The Dutch choose birthdays and anniversaries as their favorite grilling occasions (69 percent) with Pinksteren, a religious holiday celebrating Pentecost, second at 37 percent.
Spain / 15 de Agosto Asuncion: International Weber GrillWatch Survey respondents in Spain choose this August 15 holiday as their favorite day to cook outside (57 percent); it commemorates the assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Italy / Ferragosto: As their top grilling occasion, 76 percent of Italian grillers light the outdoor barbecue on August 15 to also recognize the assumption of the Virgin Mary during the middle of the country’s month-long August holiday.
India / Festival Season: While store-bought barbecues is a slowly burgeoning market in this country, 56 percent of those who grill choose birthdays as their favorite occasions followed by the late summer/early fall “Festival season” at 50 percent.
Methodology
All online fieldwork was conducted by U.S.-based Greenfield Online in 12 countries, while telephone interviews in Mexico and India were conducted by TNS, and in Brazil by Synovate. Final data was analyzed by Denver-based KeyStat Marketing, Inc.
Vivid Sydney – A Celebration of Music, Light and Creativity
Largest International Light and Music Festival In The Southern Hemisphere Transforms Sydney Into A Spectacular Living Canvas Of Inspiration And Artistic Expression
Australia’s Tourism New South Wales (TNSW) announces Vivid Sydney, the biggest international music and light festival in the Southern Hemisphere. From May 26 through June 14, Vivid Sydney transforms one of the world’s greatest destinations into Asia-Pacific’s creative hub, showcasing the city’s creativity, colors, ideas and innovations. Replete with amazing light, breathtaking vistas and diverse villages as well as residents who embrace creativity and individuality, Sydney welcomes artists to exhibit their extraordinary avant-garde work on a grand scale.
“The inaugural year of Vivid Sydney is an exciting milestone in the establishment of Sydney as the cultural epicenter of the Asia-Pacific,” says Jodi McKay, New South Wales Minister for Tourism. “Our city possesses a wealth of creative talent across a variety of industries and this unique event illuminates the city’s most vibrant citizens.”
The cultural explosion will include four major events, artistic villages, demonstrations and performances in and around the Sydney Opera House, The Rocks, Circular Quay and the City Center. Vivid Sydney features Luminous, a music festival at Sydney Opera House, curated by one of the biggest names in international music, Brian Eno. A founding member of Roxy Music, Eno is one of the most significant record producers on the contemporary music scene, having worked with David Bowie, Coldplay, U2 and Talking Heads. The breathtaking concert boasts a ground-breaking collaboration that brings together music, art and light to stunning effect.
Smart Light Sydney will showcase dynamic light art sculptures using smart technology with a free Light Walk around Sydney’s iconic harbor precinct. With dozens of beautiful and atmospheric light creations, Smart Light Sydney will inspire in its innovative approach to revitalize urban spaces. Conceived by Sydney born lighting designer and composer Mary-Anne Kyriakou, the event is themed Cities and Memories.
A third major component, Fire Water, a free event, will offer three nights of ‘flame, food and spectacle’ in the city’s famous Rocks district. For the first time ever, a spectacular interpretation will show the dramatic burning of the convict ship the Three Bees, which sank in Sydney Cove in 1814. Stunning wooden fire sculptures and lighting installations will create a warm, magical atmosphere while chefs rustle up flame-grilled food on outdoor barbeques.
Luminous, Smart Light Sydney and Firewater will be augmented by Creative Sydney, a festival of ideas centered around a series of creative industry seminars, workshops and events celebrating the wealth and diversity of Sydney’s artistic talent. Staged over the course of the festival, programming covers disciplines such as visual arts, music, performing arts and design and will also showcase the city’s emerging creative talents.
“We have some of the city’s best creative minds working on this festival, and we are confident that in time Vivid Sydney will attract the same level of international attention as the City’s New Year’s Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour,” says Geoff Parmenter, Chief Executive Officer, Events New South Wales.
For more information on Vivid please visit www.vividsydney.com.au