This meeting will discuss financing energy efficiency and renewable energy investments for climate change mitigation. It will also address: development of the renewable energy sector in the Russian Federation and in countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States; increasing energy efficiency for secure energy supplies; energy efficiency market formation in South-Eastern Europe; removing barriers to energy efficiency improvements in the state sector in Belarus; green procurement for smart purchasing; the Action Plan for Energy-efficient Housing in the UNECE Region; modern and sustainable heat and power from woody biomass in South-Eastern Europe; and Best Practice Guidance on Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines.  

date: 21 April 2011   location: Geneva, Switzerland   additional: Palais des Nations   contact: UNECE   phone: +41 (0) 22 917 44 44   fax: +41 (0) 22 917 05 05   e-mail: info.ece@unece.org   www: http://www.unece.org/energy/se/docs/eneff_sc22.html