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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:How can ports catalyze clean energy investments?
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DESCRIPTION:Ports are to take on new\, additional roles in the global energ
 y transition. These roles will go beyond their traditional function of all
 owing ships to berth. Specifically in the early years\, ports can catalyze
  clean energy investments. For instance\, they will be expected to import 
 wind power equipment\, export hydrogen-based fuels\, and supply green ener
 gy to transport and industrial users at large scale.Currently\, investment
 s in clean forms of energy\, such as green hydrogen\, are stalling. Here\,
  pro-active and forward-looking port authorities and other stakeholders in
  the greater port ecosystem can play a catalytical role in providing cruci
 al common-user infrastrucure\, mitigating investment risks\, and kickstart
 ing clean energy industries around the globe.This session will offer first
 -hand insights in recent business and development opportunities identified
 .Watch the live streamProgramme Moderator:Gordon Wilmsmeier\, Director\, 
 Hapag-Lloyd Centre for Shipping and Global Logistics and Professor\, Kühn
 e Logistics University (KLU)Presentation:Dominik Englert\, Senior Economis
 t\, World Bank Speakers:Dominik Englert\, Senior Economist\, World Bank G
 roup (WBG)Katharine Palmer\, Shipping Lead\, UN Climate Change High-Level 
 Champions (HLCs)Sam Cho\, Commissioner\, Port of SeattleNamrata Nadkarni\,
  Founder and CEO\, Intent Communications Ltd.&lt\;p&gt\;Ports are to take 
 on new\, additional roles in the global energy transition. These roles wil
 l go beyond their traditional function of allowing ships to berth. Specifi
 cally in the early years\, ports can catalyze clean energy investments. Fo
 r instance\, they will be expected to import wind power equipment\, export
  hydrogen-based fuels\, and supply green energy to transport and industria
 l users at large scale.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Currently\, investments in c
 lean forms of energy\, such as green hydrogen\, are stalling. Here\, pro-a
 ctive and forward-looking port authorities and other stakeholders in the g
 reater port ecosystem can play a catalytical role in providing crucial com
 mon-user infrastrucure\, mitigating investment risks\, and kickstarting cl
 ean energy industries around the globe.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This session
  will offer first-hand insights in recent business and development opportu
 nities identified.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p class=&quot\;text-align-center\n\nVie
 w meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/how-can-ports-catalyze
 -clean-energy-investments
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