German Federal Minister for the Environment Jürgen Trittin and the British Minister for Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy Lord Whitty of Camberwell opened the 5. British-German Environment Forum (BGEF). This year's event was dedicated to discussing strategies how to process "From Fossil to Future Fuels".

The participants discussed in three working groups:

• Security of supply and reduction of the economic dependence on fossil fuel imports 
• Promotion of sustainable energy-efficient practices and technologies
• German-British co-operation in international energy policy

Links:
BGEF Website 
Conference report [pdf, 109 KB, English]
Programme
List of participants

The 5. BGEF took place on 5-6 February 2004 in Berlin. R. Andreas Kraemer, Ecologic, is an initiator and co-ordinator of the BGEF.