Boston Power http://www.boston-power.com/index.html Boston-Power Events /assets/images/logo_bp.jpg Boston Power http://www.boston-power.com/index.html en Copyright Notice webmaster@domain.com (Real Name) Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:19:56 -0400 720 Boston-Power joins International Sustainable Consumption Conference in Beijing http://www.boston-power.com/boston-power-joins-international-sustainable-consumption-conference-in-beijing.html Boston-Power joins International Sustainable Consumption Conference in Beijing
June 10-12, 2008

The Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of (MEP) held the ‘International Seminar on Sustainable Consumption - Eco-labeling and the Green Procurement’ on June 10th-12th, 2008 in Beijing, China. The goal of this event was to study and develop the strategies and concepts around this topic and exchange information and experience about sustainable procurement at international and local levels. Boston-Power was honored to receive an invitation to this event to help educate and shape China’s policies in this area.

The seminar was focused on Sustainable Consumption and Environmental Protection, International Mutual Recognition among Eco-labeling and Green Trade, Governmental Green Purchasing and Public Green Procurement, Eco-labeling and Sustainable Procurement and Enterprise Competition. The aim is to promote public awareness on sustainable consumption and production, strengthen international cooperation in the environmental protection field and green trade development, and speed up international sustainable consumption and production processes.

This seminar was hosted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Peoples Republic of China (MEP), the Ministry of Finance People’s Republic of China (MOF), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Commission (EC). The Environmental Development Center of MEP (EDC) and the Environmental Certification Center of MEP (CEC) were responsible for the organization of the seminar.

The seminar also included relevant experts from Global Ecolabelling Network, GEN, International Green Procurement Network IGPN, Eco-labeling organizations and Green Procurement Networks around the world and the delegates from relevant domestic ministries, procurement centers, industry associations and companies, such as Boston-Power.

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For a detailed agenda of this event click here]]> http://www.boston-power.com/boston-power-joins-international-sustainable-consumption-conference-in-beijing.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:45:21 -0400 Boston-Power works to help shape U.N. policy on global warming http://www.boston-power.com/boston-power-works-to-help-shape-un-policy-on-global-warming.html
Open letter from Boston-Power CEO & Founder, Christina Lampe-Onnerud on Boston-Power’s commitment to environmental issues in conjunction with her participation in the recent Climate Control 2008 (CC8) and U.N. Sustainable Consumption conferences:
 
I am thankful for the opportunity to participate in the discussion on global climate change. To me as a scientist, I am happy to see more specificity in the discussion… the introduction of kWh and real focus on energy storage in combination with solar and wind power are good examples, but also the fact that we reached consensus that the post-Kyoto protocol needs effective and well defined goals worldwide. As a business leader, I appreciate both the difficulty in lowering costs to developing countries and the need to share new innovation equitably worldwide. Interest from the media and government recognition of technological innovation and ethical leadership will help inspire people and companies to find ways to accomplish this.
 
I feel a great deal of responsibility to help facilitate reductions in emissions and pollution so that we reach sustainability … and I want to continue to help create both public awareness and new solutions before it is too late. I know there is a path to profitable sustainable development!
 
Christina Lampe-Onnerud
 

More details on how the recent CC8 conference impacts you
 
Under the guidance of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) world leaders are coming together in preparation of the Post Kyoto protocol in Copenhagen 2009. This recent CC8-meeting was charged with giving the UNFCCC recommendations on how to use technology to halt the increasing threat of climate change.
 
The CC8 meeting included 100 hand-picked delegates from the Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Mexico, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Norway, Senegal, Spain, Sweden UK, and USA, and was designed to bring their insights into the discussion on provisions needed for a successful post-2012 climate agreement. CC8 delegates brought a diverse mix of experience since the group consisted of:
- Former Prime Ministers/Presidents
- Ministers of Environment, Science, Technology, and Finance
- Executives from the World Economic Forum, World Bank, WWF and U.N.
- Prominent thought leaders and academics from international Universities and Institutes,
- CEOs of established and new high-tech/energy companies (Google, BP, Boston-Power, and others)
 
From its inception, Boston-Power has been a data-driven company that gives both high performance and sustainable development priority. Today we believe there are alternative energy innovations available that can help solve climate change problems and we are ready to assist. Our Sonata battery technology is one potential near term solution and our technologists are working daily to find new sustainable development applications for it.
 
It is in recognition of Boston-Power’s work for the environment and our reputation as a world-authority on battery power and power systems that Christina was invited to participate in shaping world legislation where it was being formulated. Specifically, she was able to participate in discussions that contributed greater specificity in terms of goals and measures for greenhouse gas emissions. For more information on this event please visit CC8 Climate Conference 2008, Club of Madrid and Bellona.
 
As a further commitment to environmental initiatives, we are also pleased to let you know that our team has just finished participation in the U.N.-sponsored International Sustainable Consumption Conference held from June 10-12 in Beijing. The goal of this event was to study and develop the strategies and concepts around sustainable consumption and exchange information and experience about sustainable procurement at international and local levels. Details from this conference can also be found on our website.
 
Any thoughts or comments you’d like to share on our work in this area can be directed to green@boston-power.com.
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