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ASA Conference 2006 - Conference Presentations


Global Climate Change and Energy Supply - Opportunities for Irish Agriculture?

Session 1: Setting the Scene
PROSPECTS AND DRIVERS FOR GLOBAL ENERGY MARKETS
Job Langbroek, Energy Analyst, Davy Stockbrokers

REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES?
Owen Ryan, Principal Officer, Air Quality and Climate Change Section, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Session 2: Carbon Markets - Down to Earth or up in the Air?
THE CARBON MARKETS - THE STORY SO FAR
Paul Harris, Head of Energy and Emissions at Bank of Ireland Global Markets

DELIVERING EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS - A BUSINESS PROPOSITION FOR AGRICULTURE
Leo Perkowski, Head of Regulatory Affairs, AgCert

POSSIBILITIES FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM IRISH FARMS
Professor Frank O'Mara, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine

Session 3: Renewable Energy - The New Cash Cow for Irish Farmers?
AGRICULTURAL MARKET IMPACTS OF FUTURE GROWTH IN THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS
Dr Martin von Lampe, OECD, Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

DEVELOPING RENEWABLE CROP sBASED TECHNOLOGY - THE UK EXPERIENCE
Dr Ian Law, Technology Transfer Manager, The National Non-Food Crops Centre, UK

THE POTENTIAL FOR NON-FOOD USES OF CROPS IN IRELAND
Professor Jimmy Burke, Head of the Teagasc Tillage Research Centre, Oak Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

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