Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Towards Copenhagen: an equitable and ethical approach 5–7 February 2009 Hotel Ashok, New Delhi, India SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS The Energy and Resources Institute World Sustainable Development Forum WSDF he WSDF (World Sustainable Development Forum), P Mr Warren Evans, Director of Environment, The World established by TERI in 2005, is a platform to identify, Bank, USA Tanalyse, and disseminate policy interventions to P Dr Prodipto Ghosh, former Secretary, Ministry of enhance human well being in the present, and create Environment and Forests, Government of India, Distinguished conditions for a sustainable future. 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Veolia Environnement, France P Prof. Wei Zhihong, Deputy Director - Global Climate List of Patrons Change Institute, Tsinghua University P Mr Kofi Annan, former Secretary General, United Nations; and President, Global Humanitarian Forum, Geneva The WSDF Patrons and Advisory Group members meet P HE Mr Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Prime Minister annually, providing an opportunity for the Secretariat to of Norway; President Oslo Centre for Peace and Human submit an update of activities under the forum for each Rights; and Special Humanitarian Envoy for the Horn of year and seek guidance on the forum’s proposed way Africa, United Nations forward. P Lord John Browne, former Group Chief Executive, British Petroleum Co. plc. 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To truly maximize the available opportunities General, Director of Research at OPEC; Advisor to Kuwait and a forum of this caliber, we invite expressions of interest Petroleum Corporation, Austria for WSDF endeavours. For further details, contact The WSDF Secretariat, TERI, Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 Tel. +91 11 2468 2100 or 4150 4900 • Fax +91 11 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 E-mail [email protected] • Web www.wsdforum.org DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT 2009 Towards Copenhagen: an equitable and ethical approach 5–7 February 2009 Hotel Ashok, New Delhi, India SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS The Energy and Resources Institute © The Energy and Resources Institute, 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior permission from The Energy and Resources Institute. Published by TERI Press The Energy and Resources Institute Tel. 2468 2100 or 4150 4900 Darbari Seth Block Fax 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 IHC Complex India +91 • Delhi (0) 11 Lodhi Road E-mail [email protected] New Delhi – 110 003, India Web www.teriin.org Printed in India Contents PREFACE .................................................................................................................. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................ vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ ix WORLD CEO FORUM: Curtain raiser to DSDS 2009 ............................................... 1 DSDS 2009 .......................................................................................................... 11 Agenda ....................................................................................................... 12 Background note ..................................................................................... 20 Day 1: 5 February 2009 .......................................................................... 25 Inaugural session Leadership panel Ministerial session I: Innovative policies and technologies Business as a stakeholder The global challenge The Asian challenge Special address: Strengthening partnerships Dinner session: Green Globe Foundation’s Annual Awards Ceremony Day 2: 6 February 2009 .......................................................................... 38 The challenge in Africa: climate change and its humanitarian dimensions Multilaterial institutions Keynote address: View from Copenhagen To Copenhagen with ethics and equity Ministerial session II: Building a new spirit of cooperation Nobel Laureates’ keynote session Keynote address Dinner session: Norwegian nite dsds 2 0 0 9 Towards Copenhagen: an equitable and ethical approach proceedings Day 3: 7 February 2009 .......................................................................... 50 Discussions thus far: a summary by Dr R K Pachauri Adapting to the impacts Mitigation and co-benefits Special address Engaging all stakeholders Ministerial session III: Climate change and sustainable development Valedictory session DSDS 2009: a snapshot .......................................................................... 64 PARALLEL EVENTS ..................................................................................................... 67 Special events .......................................................................................... 68 International Climate Change Exhibition 2009 ............................... 76 QUOTES FROM SPONSORS ......................................................................................... 79 AppENDIX ................................................................................................................ 87 List of speakers: DSDS 2009 ................................................................. 88 List of speakers: World CEO Forum 2009 .......................................... 90 List of participants: DSDS 2009 ........................................................... 90 List of participants: World CEO Forum 2009 .................................... 96 List of exhibitors: ICCE 2009 ................................................................. 98 List of steering committee members ................................................. 100 Note on DSDS 2010 ......................................................................................... 101 iv Contents dsds 2 0 0 9 Towards Copenhagen: an equitable and ethical approach