What does SED stand for?

The State s Sustainable Energy Development Office (SEDO) provided $50,000 funding.

Alongside the race for sustainable energy development, other niche areas of the green economy play an increasingly important role not only in boosting our economy, but in providing important expertise in saving our planet.

The government should form a sustainable energy development agency to promote both conventional and renewable sources of energy keeping in view their accessibility and commercial viability.

Using case studies from Sri Lanka and other countries, it highlights issues and problems of sustainable energy development including choice of power generation technologies; economic, environmental, social, political, and technical dimensions of power plant siting; institutional reform for the privatization of state-owned energy organizations; declining investment in public transport at a time of growing uses of private vehicles; and implication of global climate change for national strategies of sustainable energy development.

Mr Burdon is head of sustainable energy developments at PB Power's headquarters in Newcastle.

A common strategy for energy-related activities in the United Nations system, aimed at fostering partnerships for sustainable energy development with relevant actors outside the system, is regrettably lacking.

In addition to a career in sustainable energy development, he also has an extensive background in water technology and infrastructure development, with companies such as Bechtel, Peter Kiewit, and Poseidon Resources, as well as in corporate finance with Citicorp.

We applaud the decisive steps taken by China's central government and local government to support sustainable energy development and establish a greener economy in China.