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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY NEWS NUMBER 8

3. World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)

Corporate Accountability Conference - August 20-22 Various NGOs and activists will be holding discussions during this conference including Groundwork (SA's experiences); Friends of the Earth; Greenpeace (Bhopal Principles); CorpWatch (India & U.N.); Bus Riders Union; Global Community Monitor (Bucket Brigade); Rising Tide; Climate Justice; Third World Network. There will also be a cocktail evening including addresses and stories from the ground by recipients of the Goldman Prize; The Corporate Accountability Greenwash Awards; and the launch of a few publications: "The GroundWork Report 2002: Corporate Accountability in SA"; A series of five publications focusing on SA and Environment in a globalising world ; and "EarthSummit.biz" ? a book on corporate abuse and the U.N. Implementation Conference on Sustainable Development - August 24-26 Opening plenary session is at 9am Indaba Hotel Johannesburg. For an agenda contact Marcus Hill Stakeholder Forum (Formerly UNED); e-mail:mhill@earthsummit2002.org www.earthsummit2002.org/ic and<www.stakeholderforum.org Economy, Environment and Society - World Forum on Sustainable Development - August 27-29, 2002 A Parallel Event for the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development Birchwood Executive Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa Interdisciplinary Policy Research on Sustainable Development The International Research Foundation for Development, Inc. holding a forum to focus on a wide range of issues pertaining to scientific research (technical, economic, politico-cultural and social) implementation, good practices for replication, and creating viable partnerships for sustainable development among stakeholders at all levels. Details and Online Registration: Please visit IRFD website: www.irfd.org (www.irfd.org/events/wf2002/intro.html) International Research Foundation for Development, Inc; Cambridge. E-mail:eville@irfd.org or info@irfd.org www.irfd.org Other events worth diarising: DME renewable energy round table: Aug 28 SECCP side event at NASREC: Aug 27 from 9-11 am Global Forum commission: "Energy& Climate Change"; Aug 29 from 2:45-5:45pm The filthy three threaten the Summit World leaders will gather in Johannesburg, for an event meant to spark new commitments and action to save the environment and its people. However, governments - led by the "filthy three": US, Australia, and Canada – are selling out. They're working overtime to ensure the summit fails to deliver any real commitments on key global issues such as water, energy, health, agriculture and biodiversity.

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