LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, now seeking to coordinate a release of oil from emergency reserves to subdue prices, will co-chair a meeting of energy ministers from 22 big economies in London later this month on developing cleaner technologies.
Ministers from Australia, Canada, Europe and Japan will join counterparts from emerging economies Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates at the April 25-27 gathering, a British government statement said on Tuesday. The European Commission will also be represented.
The talks on speeding development of technologies that limit greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy security will focus on how countries can collaborate on new investment and jobs in areas such as energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage, solar and wind.