Professor Thomas Sterner was invited speaker at the ECT 2009 conference on energy, climate and technology, in Bergen, Norway, September 23-24. Also Kirk Hamilton from the World Bank was invited, and gave a luncheon presentation of the Word Development Report 2010 on Development and Climate Change.
Thomas Sterner spoke on ”The urgency of emission reductions when the world – and relative prices – change”. The ECT Conference 2009 covered policy and strategic issues of relevance for the Copenhagen Climate Summit negotiations in December, as well as the potential conflict in the food versus fuel debate, or, more generally, the economic development versus climate mitigation debate. The purpose of the ECT Conference is to give a knowledge-based, multi-disciplinary, long-term, and international perspective on issues and policy solutions in the interface between energy resources use, climate change and technology development, with relevance for decision-makers in industry, government and research institutions. The Conference is arranged as a joint effort by institutions of higher learning, research, industry, and government in the Bergen region. For more information, please see www.ect2009.com