G8のエネルギー安全保障

G8、主要国首脳l会議が閉幕、エネルギーに関しても言及があり、いろいろな業界がいろいろな捉え方をしていて興味深い。

・議長総括で北朝鮮ミサイル、拉致に懸念…サミット閉幕-----YOMIURI ONLINE,2006年7月17日

　あと、さまざまな報道では、原子力回帰の傾向をけっこう強調するものも見られた。事前に、イギリスが発表した原子力発電の新造プラントが必要だとするブレア首相の発表もあって、こういった報道にもつながったのだろうが、本当にイギリスが原子力プラントの新規着工に向かうのかは、まだわからないし、石油高で原子力が存在感を増していくという傾向は、予想されたものだが、原子力はエネルギー問題の万能薬ではなく、捨てたい選択肢だったが、復権しつつあるというところだろう。

・Focus: Atomic chicken-----The Sunday Times,July 16, 2006

ただ、省エネに取り組む、特に、交通、運輸部門の省エネに関しては世界的に共通の課題として取り組むことは間違いないようなので、ハイブリッドカー、燃料電池などの産業技術への取り組みは促進されていくということです。今後の各国の動きが注目されます。

　原文は、以下、

・Global Energy Security-----G8 SUMMIT2006,St. Petersburg, July 16, 2006

　原子力とITERにはさまれて、Renewablesの項目ももちろん存在してます。

" 33. A large-scale use of renewable energy will make a significant contribution to long-term energy supply without adverse impact on climate. The renewable solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal energy resources are becoming increasingly cost competitive with conventional fuels, and a wide variety of current applications are already cost-effective. Therefore, we reaffirm our commitment to implement measures set out in the Gleneagles Plan of Action.

34. We welcome the work of interested parties in international mechanisms and programs dealing with renewable energy, including the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program (REEEP), the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), and the Mediterranean Renewable Energy Partnership (MEDREP). We welcome the establishment of the Global Bio-Energy Partnership (GBEP). We will work in partnership with developing countries to foster the use of renewable energy.

35. We will continue enhancing international cooperation in using the potential of biomass, and advanced sustainable forest management practices. Both help to diversify local energy consumption and make an important contribution to carbon sequestration, as well as furthering a wide range of economic and environmental benefits.

36. We shall promote international cooperation in the area of forest management, primarily in addressing deforestation and forest degradation, the trade in illegally harvested timber and forest fires. We note that deforestation has a significant impact on climate change (resulting, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in an actual 25% increase in yearly greenhouse gas emissions). We reaffirm the importance of tackling illegal logging and agree to take further action, with each country taking steps where it can contribute most effectively. This should include the promotion of sustainable forest management and the incorporation of appropriate measures to address illegal logging in relevant national policies of both timber-producing and consuming countries. We welcome recent international forest-related policy initiatives including the St. Petersburg Ministerial Conference Declaration on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in Europe and North Asia, and initiatives of the United Nation Forum on Forests (UNFF), UNFCCC, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and Asia Forest Partnership (AFP). 　"

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