Agenda (October 21, 2009, 10:00 pm IST)
Delhi High Level Conference on Climate Change: Technology Development and Transfer
Co-organised by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
October 22-23, 2009
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Agenda (Tentative)
Day 1
Inaugural Session (10:00 – 11:00 am) Venue: Vigyan Bhawan
Tea / Coffee Break and Group Photo (11:00 – 11:30)
High Level Segment International Policy Dialogue on Climate Change and Technology Transfer (11:30 – 12:30 pm)
Lunch (12:30 – 2:00 pm)
Session 1: Future Global Energy and Energy Technology Scenarios (2:00 – 3:15 pm)
Session 2: Accelerated Deployment and Transfer of Commercialized Technologies (3:15 – 4:30 pm)
Tea / Coffee Break (4:30 – 5:00 pm)
Session 3 & 4: Parallel Sessions (5:00 – 6:00 pm)
¾ Overcoming Barriers to Deployment or Renewable Energy Technologies
¾ Scaling Up Deployment of Energy Efficiency Technologies
Reception/Dinner (7:00 pm onwards at Hotel Ashok) *
Day 2
Session 5 & 6: Parallel Sessions (9:30 – 11:00 am)
¾ Innovative Mechanisms and Technologies for Meeting Local Needs
¾ Building Resilience: Development and Diffusion of Technologies for Sustainable Development
Tea / Coffee Break (11:00 – 11:30 am) 1 Agenda (October 21, 2009, 10:00 pm IST)
Session 7: Long Term Technology Development: International Cooperation and Collaborative R&D (11:30 – 1:00 pm)
Lunch (1:00 – 2:30 pm)
Valedictory Session (2:30 – 3:30 pm)
Press Briefing by Minister, Environment & Forests (3.45 pm)
* Buses carrying the delegates will leave from Vigyan Bhawan immediately after the conclusion of the session for the Reception/Dinner at Hotel Ashok
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Detailed Agenda
Day 1
Inaugural Session (10:00 – 11:00 am) Venue: Vigyan Bhawan, Plenary Hall
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment & Forests, Government of India
Remarks: Mr Sha Zukang, Under Secretary General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
Inaugural Address: Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
Address by Guest of Honour: H E Mr Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives
Vote of Thanks: Mr Vijai Sharma, Secretary, Environment & Forests, Government of India
Tea / Coffee Break and Group Photo (11:00 – 11:30)
High Level Segment on Climate Change: Technology Transfer (11:30 – 12:30 pm) – Plenary Hall
Chair: Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment & Forests, Government of India
Co-Chair: Mr Erik Solheim, Minister of Environment and International Development, Norway
• Interventions by Ministers (3-4 minutes each, interactive format)
Special Address: Mr Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
Lunch (12:30 – 2:00 pm)
Session 1: Future Global Energy and Energy Technology Scenarios (2:00 – 3:15 pm) – Plenary Hall
Chair: Mr B K Chaturvedi, Member (Energy), Planning Commission, Government of India
Co-chair: Ambassador Richard H Jones, Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency, Paris, France
Speakers:
• Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Member, Prime Minister’s National Council on Climate Change, India • Prof. Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Deputy Director, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Vienna, Austria • Prof P R Shukla, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
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Session 2: Accelerated Deployment and Transfer of Commercialized Technologies (3:15 – 4:30 pm) – Plenary Hall
Chair: Mr Shyam Saran, Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Climate Change, Government of India
Co-chair: Lord Philip Hunt, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, UK
Speakers:
• Dr Tariq Banuri, Director, UNDESA • Mr Mario Amano, Deputy Secretary General, OECD • Dr Robert Dixon, Team Leader- Climate Change and Chemicals, Global Environment Facility (GEF), Washington D.C., USA • Mr Martin Khor, Executive Director, South Centre, Geneva
Tea / Coffee Break (4:30 – 5:00 pm)
Session 3 & 4: Parallel Sessions (5:00 – 6:00 pm)
¾ Session 3: Overcoming Barriers to Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies – Hall No 5
Chair: Prof Ambuj Sagar, IIT Delhi
• Mr G Rajeswaran, CEO and Group Technical Officer, Moser Baer India Ltd, New Delhi • Mr. Bruce Wilson, Assistant Secretary, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
¾ Session 4: Scaling Up Deployment of Energy Efficiency Technologies – Hall No 6
Chair: Shri Girish Pradhan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India • Li Yuguang, Deputy Commissioner, State Intellectual Property Office of China • Dr Prem C Jain, Chairman, Indian Green Building Council, Hyderabad • Mr Jun Arima, Deputy Director-General for Environmental Affairs, METI, Japan
Evening Reception/Dinner (7:00 pm onwards at Hotel Ashok) *
Day 2
Sessions 5 & 6 Parallel Sessions (9:30 – 11:00 am)
¾ Session 5: Innovative Mechanisms and Technologies for Meeting Local Needs – Hall No 5
Chair: Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Government of India
Co-chair: Mr. Jukka Uosukinen, Former Chair, Expert Group on Technology Transfer, UNFCCC
Speakers: 4 Agenda (October 21, 2009, 10:00 pm IST)
• Dr Harald Winkler, Energy Research Centre, University of Capetown, South Africa • Prof Ambuj Sagar, IIT Delhi • Prof Wei Zhihong, Global Climate Change Institute, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China • S.E. Sra. Angelica Navarro Llanos, Embajadora del Estado Plurinacional Bolivia ante Naciones Unidas y otros organizaciones internacionales en Ginebra, Suiza, Bolivia • Mr Abdel Ahmed Latif, Programme Manager, Intellectual Property and Technology, The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva
¾ Session 6: Building Resilience: Development and Diffusion of Technologies for Sustainable Development - Hall No 6
Chair: Mr. Anil Terway, Senior Adviser and Practice Leader (Energy), Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank
Co-chair: Ms Bernarditas de Castro Muller, Co-Chair, G 77 and China Coordinator in UNFCCC, Philippines
Speakers: • Mr William Kojo Agyemang-Bonsu, Environment Protection Agency, Ghana • Dr. Benito Mueller, Managing Director, Oxford Climate Policy, United Kingdom • Dr (Ms) Rita Sharma, Secretary, Rural Development, Government of India • Dr Thomas Heller, Stanford University • Ms Kaarin Taipale, Chair, Marrakech Task Force on Sustainable Buildings and Construction
Tea / Coffee Break (11:00 – 11:30 am)
Session 7: Long Term Technology Development: International Cooperation and Collaborative R&D (11:30 – 1:00 pm) - Plenary Hall
Chair: Amb. Luis Machado, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil & Co-chair of Adhoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action (AWG LCA), UNFCCC
Co-chair: Mr Vijai Sharma, Secretary, Environment & Forests, Government of India
Speakers:
• Dr Jonathan Pershing, Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change, USA • Dr Stephen O Andersen, Co-Chair, Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, Montreal Protocol, USA
Lunch (1:00 – 2:30 pm)
Valedictory Session (2:30 – 3:30 pm) – Plenary Hall
Chair: Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment & Forests, Government of India
Co-Chair: Mr Sha Zukang, Under Secretary General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
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Address: Mr Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva
Special Address: Ms Connie Hedegaard, Climate and Energy Minister, Denmark
Presentation of Conference Statement by Chair
Valedictory Address: Dr R K Pachauri, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Vote of Thanks: Dr Amit Mitra, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), New Delhi
Press Briefing by Minister, Environment & Forests, Government of India (3:45 pm)
* Buses carrying the delegates will leave from Vigyan Bhawan immediately after the conclusion of the session for the Reception/Dinner at Hotel Ashok
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