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Without agreement at Copenhagen, consulting engineers believe the world faces starvation, poverty and war over resources. To avert these disasters, at the FIDIC conference in London, earlier today; the world consulting engineering industry demanded a meaningful dialogue with governments. They also urged a conclusive agreement on carbon reduction levels between governments at the coming Copenhagen summit. ACE; the conference hosting member, has undertaken to lead the delivery of this agenda and work with other 85 member countries across the world to ensure we mobilise resources to building a sustainable future. Over the last three days, the consulting engineering community met in London at the FIDIC 2009 conference to discuss the answers to the world’s problems. FIDIC intends to send an open letter to the governments attending Copenhagen that demands that they reach an agreement on climate change. The letter will also provide examples of how the industry can offer sustainable solutions to these global challenges.
Nelson Ogunshakin, ACE Chief Executive and host of the FIDIC conference, said: “The last days have brought together over 700 consulting engineers from around the world who have proposed critical engineering solutions to these issues. Sustainability is the most important issue facing humanity. Failure to act now will condemn many generations to come to prolonged hardships.”
The severity of the problem was discussed, as well as the varied available solutions to climate change, water shortages and depletion of natural resources.
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For press information please contact Simon Goldie on 020 7227 1892 or 07905 279328 – sgoldie@acenet.co.uk
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