Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia Course
Energy course
Essay Winners Announcement
First of all we would like to thank all submitters for their enthusiasm and participation in essay competition of UNESCO e-learning course “Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia. Since the submission deadline, April 30th 2011, UNESCO Jakarta and SEE Forum have reviewed all the essays.
We are pleased to announce the winners and their prizes:
Full travel support by SEE Forum to attend the 9th SEE Forum meeting, 23-25 November 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand
1. Kian-Ghee Tiew (Malaysia)
“Decentralise Energy Power Plant to a Faster Renewable Energy Growth”
To attend the 8th SEE Forum meeting, 27th-29th June 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Full travel support by SEE Forum and UNESCO Jakarta
2. Maria Anggita Kusalasari (Indonesia)
“Indonesia’s Position in Implementing Nuclear Energy as Renewable Energy Source”
3. Deka Wahyu Purwanto (Indonesia)
“Nuclear Power Readiness in Indonesia”
Partially financial support by UNESCO Jakarta
4. Normansyah Syahruddin (Italy)
“Nuclear Power Development: a Thought to Consider”
5. Husyairi Harunarashid (Malaysia)
“Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia: Perspectives on the Introduction of Nuclear Power in Malaysia”
6. Nariman Danenov (Kazakhstan)
“Status of Kazakh Nuclear Power Development Including a National Plan to Introduce Nuclear Power and My Opinion About the Status”
7. Abu Yousuf (Bangladesh)
“The Status of Nuclear Power in Bangladesh and its Alternatives”
Congratulation for the winners, you will be contacted directly by UNESCO Jakarta and SEE Forum.
Essay competition
Completing the “Energy for sustainable development in Asia” e-learning program, UNESCO Jakarta together with Sustainable Energy and Environment (SEE) Forum invite participants to share their perspectives in an essay competition.
The content of essay should address specific issues below:
- Status of your country’s nuclear power development including a national plan to introduce nuclear power.
- Your opinion about the status
- If, in your opinion, nuclear power is not an option for your country or has to be phased out, how do you map out your country’s energy mix and what kind of policy tools you would like to introduce?
UNESCO and SEE Forum will judge the essay on the basis of originality and creativity of thought, structure and coherence of arguments and relevance to the essay’s theme.
The English-language essay should use Times New Roman font with size of 12, 1.5 line spacing and maximum up to 5 pages A4 size.
Three (3) winners will be selected and invited to participate on 3 days – SEE Forum meeting: Clean Energy and Technology - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June 2011 or A Paradigm Shift to Low Carbon Society - Bangkok, Thailand in November 2011. Ticket and accommodation will be covered by UNESCO Jakarta and SEE Forum.
Essay must be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and cc to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before 30/04/2011. Include your personal details (name, university, affiliation, phone no, email) in your submission. Result will be announced the latest at 31/05/2011.
Assignment session #16
Based on your answer for assignment #14, use one of the policies as an example, explain how the policy lessen the consumption of fossil fuel.
Announcement #3
Click title above for the announcement on UNESCO energy course prize and certificates
Assignment session #15
Please write short answer for the questions provided below (choose one):
- What policies exist, or have been proposed,in your city/state/region/country to support renewable energy?
- Do you think policies for renewable energy at the local level can be more effective than national-level policies? Why or why not?
