RG Chief Executive Officer Mr Gudmundur Thoroddsson attended and represented the company at the United Nations seventh Climate Week held 21-28 September 2015 in New York City. The Climate Week NYC brings together influential global figures and new voices from the worlds of business, government and society who are leading the low carbon transition. The Climate Week has become the home to events, activities and high-profile meetings across NYC.
Geothermal power is a particularly compelling energy source, as the Earth produces heat at all times, geothermal power can be considered base-load and plants operate with near zero emissions.
"We tend to forget that we are blessed with two fundamental long lasting sources of energy -- one is the sun, the other is the fire inside the earth. We sit on it, we sleep on it, we walk on it, but we need to harness it. Geothermal..."
- Olafur Grimsson, President of Iceland
"The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones."
- Sheikh Yamani, former OPEC Oil Minister
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
- African Proverb
