This Webinar took plance on April 25, 2008
You can View a RECORDING of the program and DOWNLOAD powerpoint copies by registering at the link below.
This internet briefing features P2E2 technologies in demand in the Guangdong/HK area. Learn what is needed, who is buying, and how to tap into investment capital and loan guarantees for Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency technologies.
P2E2 Technologies Are In Demand!
- Joint Guangdong / Hong Kong SAR air quality management plan, with stringent emissions targets
- Availability of HKPC’s HKD93 million clean tech support program for demonstration projects in Guangdong factories
- 1,000 heavy polluters in Mainland China have been targeted by NDRC for immediate clean-up
- US $1.5 billion in investment capital and loan guarantees for P2E2 in Spring 2008
- P2E2 gaining momentum among banks, investors, end-users and local governments
- Service companies are already working on implementing P2E2 technologies into hospitals, supermarkets, factories, cement plants, and coal-operated power plants
How Does It Work?
- Based on a five-year cooperative frame work between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State Environmental Protection Administration of the PRC
- P2E2 requires no upfront capital--businesses pay back investments in green technology through cost savings from increases enery efficiency and pollution reduction
- Loans are backed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as well as the Export-Import Bank
- P2E2 generates emmissions credits, as under the Kyoto Protocol
Who Should Participate?
- Green Building Product Manufacturers
- Environmental Technology Equipment Suppliers
- Engineering Companies
- Energy Efficiency Consultants
- Energy Efficient Manufacturing Technology Providers
- Energy Service Companies
Presenters
Welcome from David Bohigian
Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance
U.S. Department of Commerce
Featured Speaker: Stewart Ballard
Chief Commercial Consul, U.S. Commercial Service
American Consulate, Hong Kong
During his 18 years with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Stewart Ballard has helped U.S. exporters succeed in winning new business in India, Kuwait, the 15 Member States of the European Union and, most recently, in 35 Asia Pacific developing countries that are members of the Asian Development Bank. Stewart has worked especially closely with U.S. firms in the following sectors: high technology and professional business advisory services (India); energy (Kuwait); and environment, energy, transportation and healthcare (European Union & Asian Development Bank countries).
(For an extended bio, click here)
Registration
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For more information, contact Kellie Holloway at 503-326-3002; kellie.holloway@mail.doc.gov .
Upcoming P2E2 Hong Kong Trade Mission to the U.S.
Don't miss an opportunity to find potential partners and
increase revenue at the upcoming P2E2 Hong Kong
Trade Mission to the U.S., May 3-11, 2008! Meet with buyers
in Seattle and San Francisco. For more
information visit http://www.buyusa.gov/hongkong/en/p2e2trademission.html.
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