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Ted Turner, (left)
Chairman of the U.N.
Foundation, Founder of
CNN, and Chairman of
Turner Enterprises and Timothy
E. Wirth, President
of the U.N.
Foundation and former
U.S. Senator and
Undersecretary of State
for Global Affairs. |
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TED
TURNER & TIMOTHY WIRTH CHALLENGE
ENERGY INDUSTRY ON ALTERNATIVES (MaximsNews.com,
U.N.)
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UNITED NATIONS - /
www.MaximsNews.com,
UN/ - 08 February 2007 -- Ted Turner and Timothy E. Wirth
of the United
Nations Foundation were in Houston yesterday
to challenge leading energy executives and national policy leaders
to embrace powerful alternative fuels.
Speaking to a group of more than 800 people in Houston at a luncheon sponsored by the World Affairs Council, the two discussed the ways
that companies can embrace -- and profit from --
new energy alternatives and efficiencies.
"Energy policy is all about getting the rules right. For economic,
environmental, and security reasons, the energy economy is being
transformed, and we've got to get the rules right so that this new frontier of opportunity is opened up to business enterprise," said
Turner, Board Chairman of the United
Nations Foundation.
"Earlier this month, the world's leading scientists announced a
consensus agreement that the Earth is warming, that we humans are primarily
responsible for this, and that, if we don't change our ways, we will alter
our planet forever. There is no doubt that the global climate is changing
and, therefore, that the global energy economy must be transformed," said
Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United
Nations Foundation.
See:
U.N.:
GLOBAL WARMING "UNEQUIVOCALLY DUE" TO
HUMAN ACTIVITY (MaximsNews.com, U.N.)
"Our message today is: embrace this
transformation. Get ahead of the curve because the opportunity is immense. This transformation
is occurring so rapidly that business leaders have two choices -- lead or
be left behind."
"We just can't continue on the energy path we are on. It's too
dangerous in terms of its economic and political risks, and it's ruinous to
our climate," said Turner.
"We need to move away from our oil dependence
and towards a future that embraces alternative fuels. There are some who
would see that change as a threat to their livelihoods; they are missing
the boat.
Change creates opportunity, and there are boundless opportunities
emerging from the transition we are beginning to a new energy future."
The pair, and the event's moderator, Matt Simmons of Simmons and Co.,
also discussed the future of energy policy in Washington given the new
makeup of Congress and the efforts by the United Nations to build consensus
for new, international policies related to energy and climate change.
Turner, the founder of CNN, is an entrepreneur, environmentalist, and
philanthropist. To support the activities of the United Nations, he created
the United Nations Foundation with an historic $1 billion gift.
See:
TED
TURNER'S U.N. FOUNDATION DELIVERS $1 BILLION to
U.N. CAUSES (MaximsNews.com, U.N.).
Turner
recently partnered with New Jersey-based Dome-Tech Solar to launch a new
business venture to provide clean power solutions. The Turner renewable
energy company, DT Solar, will be one of the nation's largest developers of
on-site solar power generation.
Turner is also chairman of the Turner
Foundation, which supports efforts for improving air and water quality,
developing a sustainable energy future to protect the climate, and
safeguarding environmental health.
Wirth, a former Senator from Colorado, has been involved in U.S. energy
policymaking for 30 years, including 18 years in Congress. In 1988, he
introduced the first major global warming policy legislation, many
provisions of which were included in the 1992 Energy Policy Act.
As Under
Secretary of State for Global Affairs in the Clinton
Administration, Wirth oversaw U.S. climate negotiations, including in the run-up to the Kyoto
Protocol. Wirth has been president of the United
Nations Foundation since its inception in 1998.
Both men are also on the steering committee of the Energy Future
Coalition which is a broad-based, nonpartisan alliance that seeks to bridge
the differences among business, labor, and environmental groups and
identify energy policy options with broad political support.
The
United Nations Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and
philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes
and activities. The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private
partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems and also works
to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach.
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