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Conferences |
To support the online/website activities, Road to Copenhagen initiative holds one high level conference per year, prior to the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC, in November or December. It produces a politically-focused communiqué to be presented directly to the UNFCCC. More… |
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| RTC I – Leadership, Sustainable Development and Climate Change |
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| The Conference that took place on 23rd November 2007 gathered around 120 representatives from government, business and civil society. Drawing on the newly-launched website, it produced a Communiqué composed of recommendations addressed to the lead negotiators gathering at the Bali Post-2012 meeting. More… |
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| RTC II – Last Stop for Climate Change before Poznan |
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| Stakeholders and experts taking par in the second edition of the Road to Copenhagen Conference that took place on 6th November 2008 called for more “climate justice” during the Poznan talks. The Communiqué – a list of recommendations – drafted by participants was delivered to the negotiators in Poznan. More… |
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ROAD TO COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE
SUSTAINING PEOPLE AND THE PLANET: A FAIR DEAL IN COPENHAGEN
8-9 December 2009
The old City Hall, Malmö, Sweden
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| WEDNESDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2009 |
09:00– 09:30 |
REGISTRATION |
9:30 – 11:00 |
Setting up the scene |
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Setting up the scene
Welcome :
- Ilmar REEPALU, Mayor of Malmö and Vice-Chairman of Eurocities Environment Forum
- Mary ROBINSON, Vice President of the Club of Madrid
- Margot WALLSTRÖM, Vice President of the European Commission
- Gro HARLEM BRUNDTLAND, Former Prime Minister of Norway, UN Special Envoy for Climate
Change, Member of the Club of Madrid
Keynote speech: Kofi ANNAN, President of the Global Humanitarian Forum (TBC) State of play ahead of Copenhagen:
- Tariq BANURI, Director of the UN Division for Sustainable Development
- Claus SORENSEN, General Director, DG Communication, European Commission
Discussion and Q&A with audience
Moderator: Jacqueline MCGLADE, Executive Director, European Environment Agency
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11:00 – 11:15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
11:15 – 12:30 |
Discussions in Working Groups |
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Working group 1: CLIMATE JUSTICE - Chaired by Mary Robinson |
Co-chair: Elisabeth DAHLIN, General Secretary, Save the Children, Sweden
Introductory remarks: Martin FRICK, Director, Global Humanitarian Forum
Comments: Onyeka OBASI, President, Friends of Africa International
Tom SHARMAN, Climate Justice Coordinator, ActionAid
Rapporteur: Minna GILLBERG, Content Director Road to Copenhagen
Discussion and elaboration of recommendations
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| Working group 2: FINANCING - Chaired by Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Co-chair: Thomas C. HELLER, Senior Fellow, Stanford University
Introductory remarks: Eric USHER, Manager, Seed Capital Assistance Facility, UNEP
Comments: Richie AHUJA, India Program Manager, Environmental Defence Fund
Edward B. BARBIER, University of Wyoming
Rapporteur: Salome CISNAL DE UGARTE, Director European & Regulatory Affairs, Whirlpool
Discussion and elaboration of recommendations |
| Working group 3: TECHNOLOGY - Chaired by Margot Wallström |
Co-chair & Introductory remarks: Tariq BANURI, Director of the UN Division for Sustainable
Development
Comments: Frederic HAUGE, Director, The Bellona Foundation
Christina LAMPE-ÖNNERUD, Boston-Power
Nannan LUNDIN, Programme Leader, EU-China, E3G
Rapporteur: Peter SWEATMAN, Chief Executive, Climate Strategy and Partners
Discussion and elaboration of recommendations |
12:45 – 14:00 |
Lunch & Inauguration of the Exhibition “COOPERATION FOR CHANGE” |
14.00 – 16.00 |
Discussions in Working Groups – CONTINUE |
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Working group 1: CLIMATE JUSTICE - Chaired by Mary Robinson |
Working group 2: FINANCING - Chaired by Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Working group 3: TECHNOLOGY - Chaired by Margot Wallström |
16:00 – 16:15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
16:15 – 17:00 |
Presentation of workshops recommendations
Moderator: Steen GADE, President, GLOBE Europe |
17:15 – 18:30 |
Cultural Event and Cocktail - Hosted by Göran TUNHAMMAR, County Governor
Barbara HENDRICKS (TBC) |
| 20.00 – 22.00 |
Gala Dinner
Welcome address: Ilmar REEPALU
Delivery of recommendations FROM MAYOR OF MALMÖ TO MAYOR OF COPENHAGEN |
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| WEDNESDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2009 |
| 09.00 – 10.00 |
Climate justice and the urban poor – Technology transfers in practice
Thomas BERGMARK, Head of Sustainability, IKEA
Tom CATANIA, Vice President of Government relations, Whirlpool
Wolfgang GREGOR, Chief Sustainability Officer, Osram
Lena SOMMESTAD, CEO Swedish District Heating Association |
| 10.00 |
Departure – Workshop on the road - Hosted by E.ON, HSB and Skanska |
| 10.00 – 13.00 |
- MALMÖ MUSEUM – Climate agents and climate democracy
Save the Children / Young Ideas for Europe (Robert Bosch Stiftung) / Youth Forum-
Global Humanitarian Forum
- ECO-CITY AUGUSTENBORG
- CLIMATE ARENA VÄSTRA HAMNEN |
| 13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch buffet |
| 14.00 – 15.00 |
What message to leaders and decision makers in Copenhagen? FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ
Message from the Future: YOUNG ADULTS’ CALL FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Young Ideas for Europe (Robert Bosch Stiftung) and the Youth Forum -
Global Humanitarian Youth Forum
Presentation of the final COMMUNIQUÉ – Mary ROBINSON
Discussion and Q&A with audience
Closing Remarks: Mary ROBINSON, Gro HARLEM BRUNDTLAND and Margot WALLSTRÖM |
| 15.30 |
Departure for Copenhagen |
| 16.00 – 16.30 |
PRESS CONFERENCE
OFFICIAL DELIVERY OF THE COMMUNIQUÉ TO UNFCCC SECRETARIAT BY THE THREE CO-CHAIRS |
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For further information about the conference, please contact:
Dr. Minna Gillberg, Content Director, at minnagillberg@gmail.com, or by phone: +46 70 5607244.
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