Events: June 2006
Release of Worldwatch Institute report on biofuels in Washington, DC, June 7, 2006
On June 7, 2006 the Worldwatch Institute, a non-governmental organization, will release its study, Biofuels for Transportation Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Agriculture, Energy, and Security in the 21st Century. Countries around the world are looking at liquid biofuels (bio-ethanol and biodiesel) as potential substitutes for petroleum products, as a way to boost rural incomes, and as a method of addressing climate change. Not all proposed approaches to their encouragement provide equal benefits, and some biofuels initiatives may even lead to environmental degradation and adverse social impacts. This 420-page report, which promises to examine the economic, social and environmental concerns that surround biofuels, as well as the various ways in which governments are promoting their use, is sure to be widely read, both by critics of liquid biofuels and their supporters.
OECD Workshop in Helsinki, June 20-21, 2006
This 1= day workshop will provide input to the OECD horizontal work programme on sustainable development. Through issues papers and case studies, it will explore the environmental, economic and social impacts of subsidies and approaches to their reform. (By invitation only).
The IIFET's 2006 Biennial will provide a forum for professionals to discuss the current state of the world's fisheries, while exchanging ideas on the means to rebuild those that have been damaged by natural disasters or human activities. Themes that will be addressed include international trade, modeling and policy management. A broad range of participants are welcome, from legal scholars, government representative, historians and policy makers.