COP 19 Warsaw 2013
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IGU also had an event together with PGNiC at the gas museum in Warsaw. The event had two sessions, session one focusing on supporting innovation in low-carbon technologies while the second session focused on Gas-based power generation as a reliable, efficient, competitive and clean energy source fueling economic growth.
The President of IGU Mr Jérôme Ferrier opend the event and the event was moderated by IGU's Secretary General Mr Torstein Indrebø.
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Presentations from the IGU PGNiC event in Warsaw
Panel discussion 1: Supporting innovation in low-carbon technologies
- Development of Clean Energies - Gas from unconventional deposits: an opportunity for sustainable economic development (Marcin Lewenstein, Director of Strategy Department, PGNiG )
- TCM’s key achievements in progressing carbon capture globally ((Vegar Stokset, Head of Communications, TCM)
- Overcoming barriers for the new clean technologies development (Arne Eik, Leading Advisor Climate Change, Statoil)
Panel discussion 2: Gas-based power generation as a reliable, efficient, competitive and clean energy source fueling economic growth.
- Introduction of innovative gas-related technologies for improving energy efficiency (Gerard Moutet, Vice president Climate, Energy, Sustainable Development and Environment, Total)
- Gas – Backbone of the energy system (T. Morrison Shell)
- Natural gas and climate change Mitigation (Philippe Benoit, Head of Energy Efficiency and Environment Division, IEA)
- Gas supporting Social and Economic Development and improving Access to Energy (Ksenia Gladkova, Senior Advisor, IGU)
- Environmental protection during shale gas exploration - country case Poland (Tomasz Solarski, Exploration and Production Branch Director PGNiG)