Energi-, Forsynings- og Klimaudvalget 2016-17
EFK Alm.del Bilag 134
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Meeting of the Chairpersons of
Economic and Environmental Affairs
Committees
Draft Programme
6 – 7 APRIL 2017
MALTA
 EFK, Alm.del - 2016-17 - Bilag 134: Invitation fra det maltesiske EU-formandskab til møde for formændene fra økonomi og miljøudvalg i de nationale parlamenter, den 6.-7. april 2017 på Malta
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Thursday, 6 April 2017
15:00 – 19:00
19:00
19:30
Arrival of delegations and registration at the hotels
Departure from the hotels to the dinner venue
Dinner hosted by Hon. Silvio Schembri,
Chairman of the Economic and Financial
Affairs Committee
Venue: Maritime Museum, Ex-Naval Bakery, Vittoriosa Waterfront
22:00
Return to the hotels
Friday, 7 April 2017
08:15
Departure by bus from the conference hotels to the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Great
Siege Road, Floriana
09:00
Opening of the meeting
Welcome address by Hon. Angelo Farrugia,
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Introductory remarks by Hon. Silvio Schembri,
Chairman of the Economic and
Financial Affairs Committee
Speech by Mr Miguel Arias Cañete,
European Commissioner for Climate Action
and Energy
(tbc)
Speech by Prof. Simone Borg,
Ambassador for Malta on Climate Change Issues
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09:30
Session I: The Economic and Social Impact of Climate Change – the
costs of doing nothing
Moderator:
Prof. Simone Borg,
Ambassador for Malta on Climate Change
Issues
Keynote Speaker:
Ms Patricia Espinosa,
Executive Secretary of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
(tbc)
Speaker:
Mr Eric Solheim,
Executive Director of the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
(tbc)
Debate
11:00
11:30
Coffee Break
Session II: Financing the cost of taking action – climate change as an
exciting opportunity for non-state actors
Part A - Public and Private Financing
Moderator:
Mr Michael Zammit Cutajar,
Malta’s Former Ambassador for Climate
Change
(tbc)
Keynote Speaker:
Mr Sean Kidney,
CEO and Co-Founder of the Climate Bonds
Initiative
Speaker:
Mr Felipe Calderón Hinojosa,
Chairperson of the Global Commission
on the Economy and Climate
(tbc)
Speaker:
Dr Philip von Brockdorff,
Head of Department of Economics, Faculty
of Economics, Management and Accountancy, University of Malta
(tbc)
Debate
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13:00
Official Photo
Lunch
14:30
Session III: Financing the cost of taking action – climate change is
an exciting opportunity for non-state actors
Part B – Practical discussion on the involvement of non-state actors
Speaker:
Mr David Xuereb,
CEO, QP Management
Speaker:
tbc
Debate
16:00
Closing of the meeting
16:15
Departure of delegations
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