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DTSTART:20070618T060000Z
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DTEND:20070618T055900Z
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SUMMARY:Ad hoc expert group meeting on Biofuels: Trade and Development Impl
 ications of Present and Emerging Technologies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The technologies used so far to produce biofuels are fairly sim
 ple but the need to increase biofuel availability to meet growing demand\,
  maximize feedstock use\, reduce pressure on land and diminish production 
 costs is triggering a shift towards more sophisticated technologies.Expert
 s will discuss the risks and opportunities arising from this technological
  revolution and the likely impacts of the new technology on the competitiv
 eness of developing countries in the biofuels sector.ParticipationThe meet
 ing may be of particular interest to government officials and representati
 ves of the private sector dealing with the energy\, technology\, agricultu
 re and trade sectors.Member States of UNCTAD are requested to nominate exp
 erts by: 4 June 2007. &lt\;p&gt\;The technologies used so far to produce 
 biofuels are fairly simple but the need to increase biofuel availability t
 o meet growing demand\, maximize feedstock use\, reduce pressure on land a
 nd diminish production costs is triggering a shift towards more sophistica
 ted technologies.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Experts will discuss the risks and
  opportunities arising from this technological revolution and the likely i
 mpacts of the new technology on the competitiveness of developing countrie
 s in the biofuels sector.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Participat
 ion&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The meeting may be of particula
 r interest to government officials and representatives of the private sect
 or dealing with the energy\, technology\, agriculture and trade sectors.&l
 t\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Member States of UNCTAD are requested to nominate exp
 erts by: &lt\;strong&gt\;4 June 2007&lt\;/strong&gt\;.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&g
 t\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.
 org/meeting/ad-hoc-expert-group-meeting-biofuels-trade-and-development-imp
 lications-present-and
DTSTAMP:20261115T055343Z
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DTSTART:20070619T060000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20070619T055900Z
LOCATION:\, 
SUMMARY:Ad hoc expert group meeting on Biofuels: Trade and Development Impl
 ications of Present and Emerging Technologies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The technologies used so far to produce biofuels are fairly sim
 ple but the need to increase biofuel availability to meet growing demand\,
  maximize feedstock use\, reduce pressure on land and diminish production 
 costs is triggering a shift towards more sophisticated technologies.Expert
 s will discuss the risks and opportunities arising from this technological
  revolution and the likely impacts of the new technology on the competitiv
 eness of developing countries in the biofuels sector.ParticipationThe meet
 ing may be of particular interest to government officials and representati
 ves of the private sector dealing with the energy\, technology\, agricultu
 re and trade sectors.Member States of UNCTAD are requested to nominate exp
 erts by: 4 June 2007. &lt\;p&gt\;The technologies used so far to produce 
 biofuels are fairly simple but the need to increase biofuel availability t
 o meet growing demand\, maximize feedstock use\, reduce pressure on land a
 nd diminish production costs is triggering a shift towards more sophistica
 ted technologies.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Experts will discuss the risks and
  opportunities arising from this technological revolution and the likely i
 mpacts of the new technology on the competitiveness of developing countrie
 s in the biofuels sector.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Participat
 ion&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The meeting may be of particula
 r interest to government officials and representatives of the private sect
 or dealing with the energy\, technology\, agriculture and trade sectors.&l
 t\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Member States of UNCTAD are requested to nominate exp
 erts by: &lt\;strong&gt\;4 June 2007&lt\;/strong&gt\;.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&g
 t\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.
 org/meeting/ad-hoc-expert-group-meeting-biofuels-trade-and-development-imp
 lications-present-and
DTSTAMP:20261115T055343Z
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