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The British Embassy will participate, through Carbon Trust, in the II Convention on climate change and sustainability in Spain
02/02/2010
February 2, 2010
The British Embassy in Spain has confirmed its participation in the II Convention on climate change and sustainability in Spaina, which is celebrated in Albacete 10, 11 and 12 February 2010. Thus, such participation will be through Carbon Trust, an independent company founded in 2001 by the British Government as response to the threat of climate change, to accelerate the transition from United Kingdom to an economy low carbon.
The British Embassy will provide information relating to climate change in the United Kingdom from its stand, that his will located on the first floor of the Palace of congresses, as well as during the presentation of Garry Staunton, director of technology of the Carbon Trust, on 'The model of the Carbon Trust for sustainable development', to be held in room Albacete on Thursday at 1530 hours.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the second Convention on climate change and sustainability in Spain, Garry Staunton, director of technology of the Carbon Trust, has stated: "ambitious action against climate change and a rapid transition to a low carbon economy are good for the jobs creation"the growth and development and expansion of clean technologies. "In the coming years we hope accelerate the pace of this progress and the benefits it will bring with it".
And he added: "In Carbon Trust have developed a method to cut back on public and private sectors carbon emissions and to develop innovative programs to stimulate low carbon technology." "I hope to share the vision and experience of Carbon Trust with people who think similarly during the Convention."
Carbon Trust provides expert advice and financing to their customers of the public and private sectors through established standards that help reduce the carbon footprint, at the same time stimulating the demand for products and services that are low in carbon. The entity helps to reduce future carbon emissions, supporting the development of new technologies and reducing the risks for their introduction in the market. It is also helping the United Kingdom to become a global hub in low carbon technologies. Carbon Trust carries out this function through projects, investing and working in low carbon technologies and identifying potential barriers in the market and practical ways of overcoming them.
Garry Staunton.
