MPU, Alm.del - 2009-10 - Bilag 16: Programudkast pr. 5/10-09 til GLOBE konferencen d. 24.-25/10-09

Draft outline agenda and outputsForum Aim:i) To achieve cross-party political support within the G8+5 major economiesparliaments on the core principals of what should be in an acceptableinternational climate agreement at COP15 and to formally present this to therespective heads of government & to the Danish Prime Minister and to theChair of COP15 following the Forum.ii) To seek to break new ground through a focus on the measures thatlegislators can advance within the parliaments of the major economies toachieve the 70% of emission reductions required by 2020 to set us on arealistic pathway to achieve a 2 degree Celsius target.The Old Second Chamber, Folketing, Copenhagen, Denmark

Participation:100+ legislators from the top 16 major economies parliaments(Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy,Japan, S.Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, United Kingdom, UnitedStates of America and our hosts from Denmark)Outputs:i)Consensus agreement on US Congressman Ed Markey’sreport of the International Commission on Climate and EnergySecurityAgreement on a set of legislative principles to be supported byparticipants within their respective parliaments across the majoreconomies.From the Monday 4thOctober 2009Visit GLOBE’s Copenhagen Legislators Portal at:www.globeinternational.org/copenhagenThe Portal will provide legislators with:Registration information and details for GLOBE’s 24th& 25thOctober CopenhagenLegislators ForumLegislators registration information for the UNFCCC Copenhagen COPRegistration information and details about GLOBE’s UNFCCC COP Legislators EventLatest Briefings on the progress of the UNFCCC COP negotiationsSpecialist briefings on domestic climate legislationSpecialist subject briefings on aviation, coral reefs, CCS, forestry, nuclearAccess to the GLOBE COP Blog (once the UNFCCC Copenhagen negotiations begin)

Opening High-level SessionWelcome to CopenhagenSteen Gade MPPresident of GLOBE Denmark & Chairman of the Environment and RegionalPlanning Committee, Danish ParliamentWhat will political success look like at Copenhagen & the role parliamentscan play in advancing legislationRt Hon Stephen Byers MPPresidentThe Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE)Opening Keynote Address & Dialogue with Legislators:Lars Løkke Rasmussen MP,Prime Minister of DenmarkConnie Hedegaard Minister for Climate and Energy, DenmarkChair of COP15Mr Yvo de BoerExecutive Secretary of the UNFCCCKeynote speeches to be followed by facilitated dialogue with legislatorsKeynote addresses from Parliaments of Major Economies:Speaker Nancy Pelosi(by video address)Speaker of the US House of RepresentativesVice Chairperson Chen ZhiliVice Chairperson National People’s Congress of ChinaSenator Carlos NavarretePresident of the Mexican SenateUS Delegation LeaderUS Delegation LeaderA further dialogue will be held between the keynote speakers and legislators

High Level Session Continued – Dialogue with legislators on the Role ofParliaments in advancing climate legislationWhat principals should underpin a common legislative platform on climatelegislation?Rt Hon Ed Miliband MPUK Climate and Energy MinisterCongressman Wang GuangtaoChairman, National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Environment& Resources ProtectionCongressman Ed MarkeyChairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence & GlobalWarming & Co-Sponsor of the Waxman-Markey Bill

Reinforce Economic Recovery?Analysis of recovery packages: what’s worked, what hasn’t, how to embedgreen recovery?Dr Sam FankhauserChief Economist, GLOBE International, Principal Research Fellow at theGrantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSEMr Graeme WheelerManaging Director of the World BankCongressman Antonio PalocciFormer Cabinet Finance Minister for Brazil1600-16301630-1815CoffeeSession 2: Recommendations on ForestryReport of the International Commission on Land Use Change & Ecosystemson Forestry & Coral Reefs1815Forum Closes

Second High Level Session(Speakers will each deliver a 15 minuteaddress – thereafter a facilitated dialogue with legislators will be taken)The Security Implications of Climate Change: What Action Do ParliamentsNeed to Take?Session Chair:Per Stig MøllerMinister for Foreign Affairs, DenmarkKeynote Speakers:Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen(invited)NATO Secretary General, Former Prime Minister of DenmarkRear Admiral Nils WangRear Admiral of the Danish FleetAir Marshal AK SinghIndian Air force & Chairman of the Military Council on Climate Change

LunchSession 4: Perspective From the Danish ParliamentIs there a common platform amongst Danish parties ahead of the UNFCCCCOP?Senior legislators from the following parties will address the Forum: Venstre,Conservatives, Social Democrats, SF, Radikale Venstre, Dansk Folkeparti

Closing Session:Commission Report on Climate and Energy Security and PoliticalStatement to COP15Presentation of Commission Report and High Level Statement to COP15 &Discussion about follow up: actions for legislators between now and COP15and beyondCongressman Ed MarkeyChairman GLOBE International Commission on Climate & Energy Security&Chairman of the US House of Representatives' Select Committee on EnergyIndependence and Global Warming and Co-sponsor of the Waxman-MarkeyBill