GLASGOW: The San José Declaration: a vision for sustainable hydropower

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Information

Dates
04.11.2021
Time
12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Location

SEC Centre, Hall 4
Exhibition Way
Glasgow
G3 8YW
United Kingdom

Type
Event

The world cannot achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 without the flexibility and balance that sustainable hydropower provides to clean energy systems. Appointed by representatives of governments, NGOs, hydropower industry, financial institutions and academia, the 2021 San José Declaration on Sustainable Hydropower outlines a new progressive vision for sustainable hydropower to play its best role in the clean energy transition. 

Moderator

  • Eddie Rich, CEO of the International Hydropower Association

Keynote speech from: Hon Andrea Meza, Minister of Environment and Energy, Government of Costa Rica

Speakers

  • Hon Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia
  • Hon Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation of Iceland
  • Marianne Kleiberg, Regional Managing Director, Europe, The Nature Conservancy

Organizer: International Hydropower Association

Co-organizers: Costa Rican government 

 

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