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CLIMATE CHANGE KIOSK EVENT CALENDAR / TECHNOLOGY   Time Friday 05 December TECHNOLOGY     13:00-13:15 webcast presentation + integrated webcast Opening Remarks Jack Whelan, Environment, Energy, Biosociety International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)     13:15-13:30 webcast presentation + integrated webcast RD&D funding needs and the driving forces for technological innovation and implementation Annelene Decaux, Project Manager Global Climate Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) To achieve stabilization in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentration, fundamental change in the energy system is required. To close this "technology gap" and bring key climate mitigation technologies into the marketplace, sustained and massive research, development and deployment (RD&D) investment is needed. The presentation will describe RD&D funding needs and look at the driving forces for technological innovation and implementation. It will also suggest strategies for overcoming the technology gap and discuss the relative roles and responsibilities of the public and private sectors.     13:30-13:45 webcast presentation + integrated webcast The international partnership for the hydrogen economy Robert K. Dixon, Senior Advisor for Climate Change, Office of Energy Effeciency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy     13:45-14:00 webcast presentation + integrated webcast The role of hydropower - past, present and future Richard Taylor, Executive Director International Hydropower Association The presentation will describe hydropower's role, through sustainable development, in off-setting GHG emissions in the past, present and future. Examples of technological advances and resource potential will be included.     14:00-14:15 webcast presentation + integrated webcast Technology needs a human face: a close look at life in Char Elahi, Bangladesh Hasna J. Moudud, President, Coastal Area Resource Development and Management Association A case study of people living in a selected coastal area of Bangladesh and how innovative, timely and appropriate technology can save human life and coastal marine and biodiversity.     14:15-14:30 webcast presentation + integrated webcast RE and theclimate change challenge:can RE technologies deliver? Steven Guilbeault Greenpeace International     14:30-14:45 webcast presentation + integrated webcast Climate change strategy at SC Johnson - a generational issue at a family company Scott Johnson, Vice President, Global Environmental and Safety Actions SC Johnson A presentation demonstrating how business can lead the way on the greenhouse gas issues and operational improvements and efficiencies in the use of energy and how this makes good business sense.     14:45-15:00 webcast presentation + integrated webcast Canadian climate change technology initiatives Marius-Adrian Oancea, CANMET Energy Technology Centre, Natural Resources Canada Canada has played a significant role in shaping the Kyoto Protocol. The Government of Canada will provide information on a number of initiatives that are fully or partially focused on international climate change technology issues including: Canadian Initiative for International Technology Transfer (CIITT), Technology Early Action Measures TEAM),Technology Promotion Officers and, the Clean Energy Technology Portal.