Post-COP15 event: "From Copenhagen to Hong Kong: What the Climate Talks Imply for Us?" [Jan-12; HKEx]
[BACKGROUND]
World leaders are talking about climate change in Copenhagen in December 2009. On Tuesday 12 January 2010, Civic Exchange, the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong, The Climate Change Business Forum, and The Climate Group are co-organising a debriefing session, titled “From Copenhagen to Hong Kong: What the Climate Talks Imply for Us?”. This meeting aims to bring together the delegates attending COP15 and others interested in the UNFCCC process to reflect and share perspectives on what happened in December 2009 in Copenhagen.
[SPEAKERS]
Andrew Seaton – British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macao
Christine Loh – CEO, Civic Exchange
Linda Choy – Political Assistant to the Secretary for Environment, HKSAR Government
Albert Lai – Founding Chairman, PCSD
Robert Gibson – Director, Sustainable Development, John Swire & Sons
John Wei – Students at the University of Hong Kong
Rachel Fleishman – Director of the Climate Change Business Forum
Chris Tung – Partner, K&L Gates
Changhua Wu – Greater China Director, The Climate Group (China)
Jeanne Ng – Director, Group Environmental Affairs, CLP Holdings
Mark Watson – Head of Environmental Affairs, Cathay Pacific Airways
Teresa Au – Head of Corporate Sustainability Asia Pacific Region, HSBC
Glenn Frommer – Head of Sustainability Development, MTRC
[CO-ORGANIZERS]
British Consulate-General, Climate Change Business Forum, The Climate Group and Civic Exchange
[PROGRAMME]
INTRODUCTION
SESSION 1 – What Happened at Copenhagen?
| Christine Loh, moderated a panel of delegates to COP15 who will give highlights of their experiences in Copenhagen. |
| Linda Choy – The Government Perspective |
| Albert Lai – The NGO Perspective |
| Robert Gibson – The Business Perspective |
video | John Wei – The Youth Perspective |
| Q&A Session |
SESSION 2 – Action Going Forward
| Rachel Fleishman, moderated this second panel of COP delegates, each giving insights from COP on the way forward. |
| Chris Tung – The Copenhagen Accord |
| Changhua Wu – China’s Challenges: Implementing Carbon Intensity Targets |
| Jeanne Ng – Energy Supply: Reducing Carbon Intensity |
| Mark Watson – Aviation: Prospects for a Global Sectoral Agreement |
| Teresa Au – A Financial Perspective for COP15 |
| Glenn Frommer – Urban Transportation |
| Christine Loh – A Cities perspective and the Hong Kong Climate Conference in November 2010 |
| Q&A Session |
[DOWNLOAD]
[Civic Exchange Paper] Copenhagen is not over... (By Christine Loh)
[PUBLICITY]
How do I know China didn't wreck the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room: HK policymaker
(Written by James Ockenden; on Blueskieschina.com)
Information
Date
12 January 2010
Time
17:00 - 19:00
Location
The Exchange Auditorium, 1/F., One and Two Exchange Square, Central
Fee
Free but registration is needed