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Program

Equity and Global Climate Change Conference

April 17, 2001

7:30-8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:45 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks, Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change 

8:45-9:15 am
Raúl Estrada-Oyuela, Special Representative for International Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina (view PowerPoint presentation)

9:15-9:45 am
Robert Hill, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Australia
View Robert Hill Address

9:45-10:30 am
Robert Watson, Chair, United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change  (view PowerPoint presentation)

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:15
Approaches to Equity, Moderator: Elliot Diringer, Director of International Strategies, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

12:15-2:00  Luncheon
 
1:15-2:00 pm
Jan Pronk, Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, The Netherlands
View Jan Pronk Address
 
2:00-2:15 Break 

2:15-3:45
Economic Considerations, Moderator: Malik Amin Aslam, Executive Director, ENVORK
3:45-4:00 Break

4:00-4:30 pm
Svend Auken, Minister of Environment and Energy, Denmark
View Svend Auken Address

4:30-5:45 pm
Ethical, Moral, and Cultural Considerations, Moderator: Walter Grazer, Policy Advisor, Europe and Environmental Justice Program, US Catholic Conference
6:30-7:00 Reception

7:00-8:45 Dinner

8:00-8:45
Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
View Klaus Töpfer Address
 
 

April 18, 2001

7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:15 
Senator Sam Brownback, U.S. Congress
View Senator Brownback's Address

9:15-10:30
Fair and Reasonable Actions: First Steps, Moderator: Christiana Figueres, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas
  • Hjalmar Árnason, Member of Parliament, Iceland and Chairman for Committee of Industry and Energy  (view PowerPoint presentation)
  • Kazuo Asakai, Ambassador for International Economic Affaires and Global Environmental Affaires, Ministry of Foreign Affaires, Japan
  • Kanat Baigarin, Head, Climate Change Coordination Center, Kazakhstan   (view PowerPoint presentation)
     

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00
Fair and Reasonable Actions: The Path Forward, Moderator: Elliot Diringer, Director of International Strategies, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

12:00-12:30
Conference Wrap-up: Reflections on Equity, Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change