Webcast Alert: ‘Energy Efficiency Forum: Live from Copenhagen’

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Energy Efficiency Forum co-sponsors United States Energy Association (USEA) and Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) will hold a free, one hour audio webcast, “Energy Efficiency Forum: Live from Copenhagen,” on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. EST at www.eeforum.net.

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A panel of experts on energy efficiency and climate change will discuss their perspectives on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15), Denmark, December 7-18. Speakers include:

• Moderator: Barry Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Association
• Michael Anderson, Manager of Research & Knowledge Center, CoreNet Global
  • CoreNet will reveal the results from its qualitative survey “Energy and Climate Outlook” highlighting corporate real estate and workplace executives’ views and responses to energy and climate issues and the impact on their facilities.
• Roger Platt, Senior Vice President of Global Policy and Law, U.S. Green Building Council
  • Roger will discuss how the environment has been affected by organizations’ increased adoption of green building solutions and what the future holds post COP15.
• Dr. Nigel Jollands, Senior Policy Adviser – Energy Efficiency at the International Energy Agency (IEA) in France
  • The IEA makes specific energy efficiency recommendations in a post-Kyoto framework. IEA also will evaluate how much effort IEA countries are putting into implementing the recommendations and how that plays out to achieving a 450ppm scenario.
• Clay Nesler, Vice President of Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • Clay will present live observations halfway through the conference, including discussions on:
    • The role technology plays in helping countries achieve their goals
    • The economic, environmental and social impacts of any decisions made

The webcast is the second in a series of on-line discussions among energy leaders from U.S. businesses, school districts, health care facilities, government, and non-government organizations. The Energy Efficiency Forum, a non-partisan event now in its 21st year, is co-sponsored by USEA and Johnson Controls each June in Washington, D.C. This webcast is a dialogue among key players in diverse energy efficiency communities.

For more information and to register, visit www.eeforum.net.

What:    Webcast: "Energy Efficiency Forum: Live from Copenhagen"

When:    Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. EST

Where:   http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=62798
         (or http://www.eeforum.net/current-webcast.html)

How:     Live over the Internet --Simply log on to the web at the address
         above.

Contact:
         Darryll L. Fortune, Global Public Relations Director, Building
         Efficiency, Johnson Controls, Inc.
         414-524-7770, Darryll.L.Fortune@jci.com

About The Energy Efficiency Forum

The Energy Efficiency Forum, co-sponsored by the United States Energy Association and Johnson Controls, Inc., is a non-partisan event now in its 21st year. The Forum’s mission is to be the premier forum that promotes an energy efficiency ethic through the presentation of national and worldwide views on energy efficiency and the resulting impact on the environment, national security and economic growth. Leaders from American businesses, school districts, health care facilities, federal/state/local government, NGOs — as well as international officials — attend the Forum each June in Washington, D.C. Several new on-line initiatives, including this webcast, are now planned to provide the opportunity for an even larger community to tune in, learn and continue the energy efficiency dialogue year-round, as well as get up-to-the-minute information about energy efficiency initiatives, technologies and best practices. For more information, visit www.EEForum.net.

Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast:

The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com and at least a 56Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the webcast, send an E-mail to: webcast@multivu.com.

SOURCE Johnson Controls, Inc.