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One of the foremost contributors to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report will lead a conference session at the ENERGY INDABA 2010, which takes place on February 24-26, 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. For its work the IPCC was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Renowned for his thought leadership on issues relating to climate change and the study of energy policies, Dr Robert Schock, the present Director of Studies for the World Energy Council (WEC) London, was a Coordinating Lead Author of Energy Sources for the IPCC’s 2007 4th Assessment Report, authoring and coordinating a chapter on ‘mitigation measures for energy sources’. In 2007, the global scientific body for climate change’s 20 years’ of scientific reports – that demonstrate the link between human activities and global warming – earned a joint Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, former Vice-President of the U.S. and author of
‘An Inconvenient Truth’.
“Dr Schock brings a wealth of knowledge and will provide valued input to the ENERGY INDABA conference program,” says Liz Hart, MD of Siyenza Management, the organizer of the conference and exhibition. He will facilitate a conference session focused on technology on February 25, 2010 where global and innovative technology trends in energy will be under the spotlight. “This session will focus on Africa-specific technological solutions that seek to reduce the continent’s carbon footprint and provide greater accessibility to alternative sources of energy,” explains Hart.
In addition to his role at WEC, Dr Schock is a consultant to industry, laboratories and governments worldwide, and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Security Research in the U.S. He has also held roles at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he initiated and led programs in energy R&D at a local and national level; high-level nuclear waste disposition, environmental restoration and waste management; fusion energy, hydrogen fuels, energy policy analysis, and climate change focused energy research. Dr Schock has also played a leading role in the U.S. government’s efforts to examine the application of new technology to the proliferation resistance of civilian nuclear power.
The ENERGY INDABA 2010 takes place on February 24-26 at the Sandton Convention Centre. For further information please visit www.energyafricaexpo.com
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