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Participation in CSD-9
New York, 16-27 April 2001
Summary
The multi-stakeholder dialogue segment on energy and transport, held from 16-18 April 2001, involved representatives of business and industry, workers and trade unions, local authorities, scientific and technological communities, and non-governmental organizations.
The segment focused on four themes:
- Achieving equitable access to sustainable energy
- Sustainable choices for producing, distributing and consuming energy
- Public-private partnerships to achieve sustainable energy for transport
- Sustainable transport planning- choices and models for human settlements designs and vehicle alternatives.
Lead organizations, invited by the Secretariat, consulted with their constituencies to prepare "dialogue starter" papers and to organize the participation of their delegations in the dialogue segment.
The lead organizations for the Energy and Transport Dialogue Segment included the International Chamber of Commerce, World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Energy Council for business and industry; International Union for Science and the World Conservation Society (IUCN) for scientific and technological communities; International Confederation of Free Trade Unions/Trade Union Advisory Committee to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for workers and trade unions; International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives for local authorities; and, NGO Caucus for Climate Change and Energy, and the NGO Caucus for Sustainable Transport for non-governmental organizations.
The first hour of each session started with short presentations by the stakeholder groups followed by reactions by two governments, with the remainder of the time allocated for the interactive dialogue.