EPU, Alm.del - 2010-11 (1. samling) - Bilag 158: Invitation fra Københavns Universitet, Skov & Landskab: 'The EU's role in the Climate Change Negotiations', den 11. marts 2011

Connie Hedegaard: The EU's role in the Climate Change NegotiationsSustainability Science Centre and EURECO (European Research at the University of Copenhagen) are pleasedto present a lecture followed by debate with the current EU Climate Commissioner and former ministerConnie Hedegaard on Friday 11 March at 09:30-10:55 am. Hedegaard will give the lecture ”The EU's role inthe Climate Change Negotiations", which will focus on the role of the EU in a global sustainabledevelopment.Connie Hedegaard is responsible for negotiating climate action on behalf of the EU. Consequently she has acentral role in ensuring that greenhouse gas emissions are reduced on the global scale. Thus we could notwish for a more competent and engaged speaker regarding the EU in international climate politics, and thenegotiations that shape them.Connie Hedegaard is an important person when it comes to ensuring that the EU lives up to its targets ofreducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, reducing energy consumption by 20%, and ensuring that 20%of the EU’s energy is derived from renewable sources. Furthermore, she has had an impressive career duringwhich she has concerned herself with sustainability, such as in her role as Minister of Climate and Energy(2007-2009) and Minister of the Environment (2004-2007) in Denmark.In other words, we can no doubt expect a noteworthy lecture by a competent speaker who has a centralposition in regards to sustainable development in the EU and globally. Sustainability Science Center andEURECO are proud to welcome Connie Hedegaard and we are looking forward to an informative lecture anda stimulating debate.

DetailsDate: Friday 11 March 2011, at 9:30-10:55 amPlace: University of Copenhagen, Festsalen, vor Frue Plads 4, DK-1168 Copenhagen KIntroduction: Vice Rector Thomas Bjørnholm, University of CopenhagenModerators during the debate: Professor Marlene Wind, Head of the Academic Board of EURECO, and Seniorresearcher Iben Nathan, Forest & Landscape, Faculty of Life SciencesHost: EURECO & Sustainability Science Centre, University of Copenhagen.The lecture will be in English.Participation is free of charge. Sign up before the 10 March 2011 at 3 pm athttp://klima.ku.dk/sustainability_lectures/tilmeldingsformular/Further information: Dorthe Hedensted Lund, phone: +45 35331697 or Christina Bach Harboe, phone: +4526742125

Copenhagen Sustainability Lectures 2011is a lecture series aiming at creating attention and visibility of thechallenges of global sustainability. The lecture series is organized by Sustainability Science Center (SSC) atthe University of Copenhagen. The center includes 7 out of 8 faculties at the University. You can see moreregarding the purpose, tasks, organization and coming lectures on http://climate.ku.dk/sscience-en/EURECOis a collaboration about EU and Europe related research between the Faculty of Law, Humanitiesand Social Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. Each semester EURECO organizes the EURECODistinguished Lecture Series, which gives a unique insight into cutting-edge research in the field. See moreonwww.eureco.ku.dk