Description

The forum on biofuels is being organised by the Ecuadorian Centre of Environmental Law (CEDA), with the support of the Andean Community (CAN), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) the Latin American University for Social Sciences (FLACSO), and the International Centre of Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD).

This Forum is being carried out within the framework of Clima Latino, an event hosted by the Andean Community Secretariat and the Municipalities of Quito and Guayaquil, with the support of the Ecuadorian Government, and which will be held the 17th and 18th of October 2007, in Quito – Ecuador.

The attendants of the forum will be researchers, enterprises, social organizations, international organizations and representatives of the governments from the region in order to discuss the best alternatives for policy-making and legislation in this matter.

OBJECTIVE

This Forum on biofuels aims to open the discussion on the different socio-economic, political, commercial and environmental elements that are related to the production of biofuels as an alternative energy to combat the climate change effects. Biofuels production, trade and use are directly related to various environmental and socio-economic elements that need to be analysed in order to guide their development in a sustainable manner. Precisely, the objective of this forum is to bring to the table data and analysis, in order to use such information for policymaking, especially for defining public policies on biofuels promotion in the Latin American countries.

SESSIONS

• Biofuels Global trends: Production and International Trade
• Global Biofuels Overview: Regional and International Experiences
• Is Biofuels Production Sustainable? Environmental, Agricultural, Social and Economic Perspectives
• Entrepreneur Perspectives: Case Studies
• Looking Ahead: Regional Convergence and Integration