The Royal Society the climate group


From Bali to Copenhagen 2009:

Issues, obstacles, goals

at the Royal Society,
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AG

Thursday 17th April 2008
9am to 5pm

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Timing

Presentation

 Speaker
8.30-9.00Registration and tea and coffee

9-9.20

Welcome and introduction

 Professor John Mitchell, OBE, FRS, Met Office

Session 1 Setting the context for the Bali-Copenhagen negotiations

9.20-9.40

Developments since 2004 – the 4th IPCC Assessment Report. What's not in it and how that does/should influence the negotiations        

 Professor Nigel Arnell, Walker Institute

9.40-10.00

From Bali to Copenhagen

Kirsty Hamilton, BCSE

10.00-10.20

Events at the ad-hoc working group. What does the UK government want to achieve in Copenhagen        

 Chris Dodwell, Defra, Head of Strategy, International Climate Change

10.20-10.50

DISCUSSION

10.50 – 11.20 TEA and COFFEE BREAK

Session 2 Climate Change Meta- politics who needs what, when and how?
Summary of country positions – where are we at?

11.20-11.40

EU, CHINA, US

 Bernice Lee, Chatham House

11.40-12.00

India

 Malini Mehra, Centre for Social Markets
12.00-12.20 The 'developmental aspects' of the negotiations
 Elwyn Grainger-Jones, Department for International Development

12.20-12.50

DISCUSSION

LUNCH 12.50- 1.45

Session 3 THE CRITICAL ISSUES to achieving success in Copenhagen

Chair: Mark Kenber, the Climate Group

1.45-2.05

Science and technology transfer

 Ian Harvey, Intellectual Property Institute

2.05-2.25

Markets & Trade

 Stephen Gray, Climate Change Capital

2.25-2.45

Financing – adaptation and technology transfer. What needs to be spent, by whom, how and by when.

 Richard Klein, Stockholm Environment Institute

2.45-3.15

DISCUSSION

3.15=3.30            Tea and Coffee

Session 4 DISCUSSION PANEL – Non government engagement in the lead up to Copenhagen

3.30-3.40

TUC      

 Adam Lent, head of Economics and Social Affairs at the Trades Union Congress

3.40-3.50   

Scientific perspective        

 Niki Mardas, Global Canopy Programme

3.50-4.00

Developing country perspective

 Andrew Pendleton, Christian Aid
4.00-4.10 Local Government Association
 Councillor Ian Mearns, Local Government Association

4.10-4.40

Discussion

4.40-5.00

SUMMING UP & Final remarks by session chair

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