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We are sorry to announce that Dr Peter Read, economist and climate change scientist, died the 24th November 2009, whilst attending our COMPETE conference in Brussels.  He died a few hours after making an important presentation on the urgent need to link bioenergy with biological carbon sequestration in order to drive down the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.  We will miss  his unique ability to find solutions where others could only see insurmountable problems and for the humour, good will and humility with which patiently explained his reasoning. He died having made a major contribution to the climate mitigation debate at a critical time when the world’s leaders grapple for solutions.

 

 

 

 

The objective of this Competence Platform on Energy Crop and Agroforestry Systems for Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems- Africa (COMPETE) is to stimulate bioenergy implementation in arid and semi-arid regions in Africa.

 

COMPETE provides a platform for policy dialogue and capacity building and identify pathways for the sustainable provision of bioenergy.

COMPETE aims to improve the quality of life and create alternative means of income for the rural population in Africa.

 

COMPETE supports the preservation of intact ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions in Africa.

COMPETE enhances the equitable exchange of knowledge between EU and developing countries.

 

NEWS: Click here: COMPETE activities, events, announcements!     Latest News: NEW: Conference Summary and Policy Recommendations of the International COMPETE Conference ‘Bioenergy for Sustainable in Africa' Brussels, Belgium; 24-25 November 2009 available   NEW: International COMPETE Conference ‘Bioenergy for Sustainable in Africa' Brussels, Belgium; 24-25 November 2009; Presentations are available   NEW: International COMPETE Conference ‘Sustainable Bioenergy Projects in Africa - Barriers and opportunities for financing' Dakar, Senegal; Presentations are available

 

 

 

Please click here to download the project flyer.

 

 

 

 

This Project is coordinated by WIP-Renewable Energies, Germany.

All Project Partners are listed under 'Consortium'.

Project duration: January 2007 to December 2009

 

 

 

COMPETE is co-funded by the European Commission in the 6th Framework Programme

– Specific Measures in Support of International Cooperation (INCO-CT-2006-032448).