ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SEMINAR SERIES

Abstract

The energy need of the world has been growing rapidly in the past few years, and so has been the concern of climate change. The emissions, or carbon foot print, from the use of fossil fuel energy needs to be contained urgently to retard the pace of climate change. The global power generation is one of the highest contributors to the carbon foot print and therefore invites an immediate scrutiny. The carbon print from power generation can be reduced by adopting low-carbon technologies for power generation including renewable, nuclear, coal and gas.

Each of them appears to hold out the promise of being panacea to climate change. Finding a realistic and practical solution involves making strategic choices which requires difficult trade-offs and significant costs to be borne by the society — you and me. How we respond, as a society, to this choices would largely determine the pace and direction that policy makers set towards achieving a smaller carbon footprint. Equally important, the framing of our response would demand champions of climate change like Al Gore to arise from within our society, to rally the society.

Al Gore's work calls for smaller carbon footprints but the way we are poisoning the earth through the pollution of the air, water and earth and disregard to the ecological balance calls for a massive collective and holistic response to create a bigger green footprint.  This has the advantage of not just looking at the doom and gloom of pollution but more importantly the advantage of creating a dream to build a better tomorrow for future generations.

Speakers

Mitesh Patel is an energy sector professional with 16 years of international experience across varied business environments working for major energy companies. He currently heads up the strategic consulting services of WorleyParsons advising project developers, financiers and governments on power project and industry development in Asia and Middle East region.
He offers valuable experience, spanning across IPP project development, Lender’s Technical Advisory, EPC, commissioning and Operation & Maintenance of thermal and renewable power generation. His consulting projects also include economic & industrial development studies for national governments as well as market and strategy analysis for businesses. His areas of specific interest are low-carbon power generation and carbon management.
He is adept at stakeholder management and leading global virtual teams. Academically, he is a qualified Electrical Engineer, and MBA from NUS Business School.

Henry Kwok is a business developer and entrepreneur.  He is a Global Partner with Haines Centre for Strategic Management for the Asia-Pacific Region, based in Singapore.  He likes to share his experiences he had acquired over the years with the aim to help individuals and organisations, both private and public, to be more strategic and to achieve excellence consistently year on year. 

Henry has offered his services to international welfare organisations, like SIF and UNITAR.  Henry has held senior positions with regional responsibilities in big Multi-National Companies.  He has also held directorship in several local companies which he has helped set-up and expand internationally.
 
Henry is a proven trader in bulk commodities ranging from crude oils and petroleum products to chemicals and solvents, from grains to vegetable oils.  Henry also has vast experience in the transportation industry. 

You are cordially invited to the Seminar.

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