A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy
Minister of Industry and Trade Do Huu Hao attended the 2009 Pacific
Energy Summit in Tokyo, Japan, on November 3.
The
summit, themed “Energy security and economic growth in the
Asia-Pacific: Innovations, markets and smart policies for a low-carbon
future”, has also drawn the participation of leading policy makers and
experts from regional countries as well as leaders of major
multi-nationals, including ExxonMobil, GE Energy, Alliance to Save
Energy, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
During the three-day event, the participants will exchange ideas on a
roadmap for the development of efficient and clean energy technologies,
as well as mechanisms to promote the implementation of these
technologies and the challenges faced by countries like India, China,
Japan and the US.
On the occasion, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released its report
on energy outlook in the Asia-Pacific in which it stressed that the
region must invest between 7-9 trillion USD into the energy sector
during the 2005-2030 period to meet increasing demand.
Speaking at the announcement ceremony, ABD Vice President Lawrence
Greenwood called upon concerned parties to seek economical and
environmentally-friendly measures to ease gas emissions while meeting
the increasing demand for energy.
He also emphasised the need to strengthen cooperation among economies
to boost energy security and sustainable development in the region./.