17 Dec 2010, 13:00 - 17:00, Auditorium Silva Casa, Hallerstrasse 6 (WTI), Bern
Cross-Border Trade in Solar Energy: A Myth or Reality? Current Obstacles and Future Perspectives
A workshop relating to 'International Trade Law and Solar Energy' organised by Tetyana Payosova (Doctoral Student IEW/NCCR WP5)
13.00 – Opening Statement, Tetyana Payosova (IEW/WTI)
13.10 – Dannie Jost (WTI/NCCR), “Solar Energy Technologies – an Overview”
13.40 – Rene Burkhard (Swissgrid), “Some Future Challenges to Trade in Electricity in Light of Renewable Power Production”
14.10 – Urs Wolfer (BFE), “Trade in Solar Energy Related Goods from Swiss Perspective”
14.40 – Coffee Break
15.00 – Mireille Cossy (WTO), “WTO and Renewable Energy”
15.30 – Christopher Beaton and Richard Bridle (IISD), “The cost-effectiveness of solar energy subsidies”
16.00 - Ahmed Abdel Latif (ICTSD), “Patenting in Solar Energy: Trends and Implications”
16.30 – Concluding Discussion and Remarks
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