The fourth in a series of public meetings on Energy in Bemuda will be held next Thursday to address environmental issues.

The Department of Energy within the Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce will host a Town Hall Meeting at 6.00 p.m. until 8.00 p.m. at the Goodwin C. Smith Hall at the New Testament Church of God on Union and Dundonald Streets.

The meeting will feature a presentation by Gary Austin, the Caribbean Region Industry Executive of IBM on the 'Green Agenda'.

Mr. Austin's presentation will cover topics including climactic change and a Green Agenda – why now? Defining climactic change and the 'carbon problem'; developing leadership in shaping a green planet; innovation and applying 'intelligence', as well as offering a framework and tools that one can start to use today to reduce energy consumption.

There will be several more Public Town Hall Meetings which will cover topics such as Conservation & Efficiency; Passive Solar; Photovoltaic; Wind; Wave and solid Regulatory considerations.

The information gathered at these meetings including submissions from the public will be studied carefully and may be included in the 'Green Paper', which is a Public Consultation Document.

Post Green Paper, there will be further public consultation meetings before a 'White Paper' is produced. These are energy building blocks that will help form Regulatory options and Bermuda's National Energy Policy.

The public is invited to come out and be a part of the development of the Government's National Energy Policy initiative.