NetworkNewsToday: CLIMATE CHANGE & CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (UNTV)

NetworkNewsToday: 12 December 2009 - UNTV - United Nations: As the political momentum grows to reach a new climate deal in Copenhagen, the private sector is stepping up its efforts to invest in clean energy technology in developing countries.

Private companies like Himin Solar Energy Group, the worlds largest maker of solar water heaters, are today lighting up entire towns through clean energy technologies.
In Dezhou, a city located 300 kilometres south of Beijing, lies China Solar Valley, Chinas showpiece for a sustainable future.
China Solar Valley boasts numerous records, including the worlds largest solar-powered building known as the Sun Moon Mansion, the worlds longest street lit by photovoltaics, and the worlds largest manufacturing base for solar thermal technology. Nearly 70 percent of the city is powered by the sun.
SOUNDBITE (English) Huang Ming, Chairman, Himin Solar Energy Group:
We want to tell the world that green energy will not only benefit the environment, benefit the energy supplies but also benefit our lifestyle.
A recent study by the United Nations (UN) Environment Programme (UNEP) and a global partnership of investors and insurance companies reported that funds from the private sector and innovative public polices are required to help developing countries such as China adapt to climate change and power low-carbon growth.
SOUNDBITE (English) Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP):
Anyone who argues that we can not achieve a low-carbon economy because of a lack of technology is simply wrong. Its the public policy framework, its the commitment to making that transformation towards a greener economy happen that will determine whether we succeed. And that comes back to human intelligence and courage.
The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) sees an emerging global development trend in favour of investments in the green industry with reports suggesting that about 15 per cent of global stimulus packages in 2009 were green with investments in technologies, infrastructure and strategies to combat climate change. . NetworkNewsToday:
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