Systems of Environmental Performance Verification

3^rd international  forum “Engaging the developing world”

 

Pollutec – Parc des Expositions – Paris-Villepinte, France                                                    November 2007, 28th 

www.pollutec.com

 

The systems verifying the performance of eco-technologies aim at facilitating the access to markets for innovative technologies by providing a prior verification of claimed performance. These systems originate in Northern America (US EPA and ETV Canada) and are disseminating in Europe and globally. For its third edition and the first time in Europe, this Forum will put the emphasis on the needs of developing countries: how can verification systems address these needs and support the global diffusion of environmental technologies?

 

 

9h00                   Opening and registration

 

9h30                   Welcome and Introduction

 Ministry for Ecology and Sustainable Development (9h30 – 9h40)

                                       

Introduction   Ian Clark, European Commission, DG Environment (9h40 – 9h50)

           

Eco-technologies and Performance Verification in a changing world: new challenges, new technologies – what role for Environmental Performance Verification systems?

9h50 / 11h10                Session 1: Global issues and challenges

 

• Eco-technologies in the environment and development agendas: Bali Strategic Plan, needs of the developing world and how to address them (9h50 – 10h05)

 

Suggested

Sylvie Lemmet or Per Baken (UNEP United Nations Environment Programme (IETC – DTIE)

 

• Eco-innovation in the global economy: trade issues, obstacles to the wider development of eco-technologies (10h05 – 10h20)

 

Accepted

Mr Xavier Leflaive (OECD)

 

• Role of eco-technologies in the sustainable use of resources (10h20 – 10h35)

 

Accepted

Ms. Arlinda Cezar (Instituto Venturi – Brazil)

    

Debate (10h35 – 11h10) with previous speakers, other panellists and the audience on eco-technologies vis-à-vis global issues and challenges – what should be the role of technology verification in this context?

 

Moderator:       MEDAD

Panellists:                                 

Suggested	Sylvie Lemmet or Per Baken (UNEP)
Accepted	Mr Xavier Leflaive (OECD)
Accepted	Ms. Arlinda Cezar (Instituto Venturi – Brazil)
Accepted	Mr Abe Finkelstein (Environment Canada)
Accepted	Ms. Teresa Harten (US EPA)
Accepted	Mr Tomoo Machiba (UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
Accepted	Dr.-Ing. Harro von Blottnitz (University of Cape Town – South-Africa)

 

 

11 h 30 / 12 h 30          Session 2: Business and Buyers perspectives

 

·        What information is needed on technologies to support environment-friendly business and purchase strategies? (11h30 – 11h45)

Suggested

Mr S Raghupathy (CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre)

 

• How can technology buyers better express their needs and requirements on eco-technologies? (11h45 – 12h00)

Accepted

Mark Hidson (ICLEI)

           

            Debate (12h00 – 12h30) on the provision of reliable information on the environmental performance of technologies – how to support decision makers?

 

            Moderator:  Mr Xavier Leflaive, OECD

            Panellists:    

Suggested	Mr S Raghupathy (CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre)
Accepted		Mark Hidson (ICLEI)
Invited		Dr. Zhao Yingmen (SEPA – China)
Accepted		Ms Viera Feckova (Slovak Cleaner Production Centre)
Accepted		Kevin Jones (OCETA, Canada) or Sarah Radovan (Natural Resources Canada)
Suggested		Ms Karen Riggs (Battelle USA)
Invited		Virginia Alzina (Regional Activity Centre on Cleaner Production)

 

 

14h00 / 15h30                    Session 3: Response of EPV systems

 

Moderator:         ADEME

 

·        Overview of existing EPV systems and systems under development: how do they respond to the challenges identified in sessions 1 and 2? (14h00 – 15h00)

 

 

Presentations (10 minutes each):                      

Accepted	Evelyn Hartzell US EPA
Accepted	Raymond Klicius (Env. Canada)
Accepted	Dr. Jang-soo Moon (Korean Institute of Environmental Technology)
Accepted	Mr Tomoki Natsui (Ministry of Environment – Japan)
Accepted	Ian Clark (EC)

Questions from the audience (14h50 – 15h00)

 

·        Current activities and proposed future direction leading to mutual recognition of EPV systems (15h00 – 15h30)

 

Presentation (15h00 – 15h15):

Accepted	John Neate (ETV Canada)
Suggested	US EPA

 

Debate (15h15 – 15h30) with the 6 previous speakers and the audience on future direction and expected results of international cooperation in this field

 

 

15h50 / 17h00         Session 3 (continuing)

 

Moderator:         UNEP

 

·        The EPV approach in developing countries: needs and current activities, gaps and perspectives (15h50 – 16h30)

 

Presentations (10 minutes each)

Accepted	Prof. Dr. Choudhury Mahmood Hasan (Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)
Accepted	Mr Khawaja M. Minnatullah (World Bank, Water & Sanitation Programme)
Accepted	Mr Sena Peiris (National Cleaner Production Centre – Sri Lanka)
Accepted	Mr Amar Manandhar (SEED – Nepal)

 

Debate (16h30 – 17h00) with previous speakers and the audience on the potential of EPV systems in responding to the needs of developing countries related to the provision of information on eco-technologies – what developments are needed? How can they be supported? Priorities for action

           

17h00            Conclusions         

 

Next steps and road map

                                                                ADEME / Commission Européenne