Conference program 24 - 25 - 26 october 2007
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The Veolia Environment Institute (France), the Pew Center on Global Climate Change (USA), and the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Canada) hosted the Climate 2050 conference at the Palais des congrès de Montréal (Canada) on October 24-26, 2007.
The objective of the conference was to generate substantive, multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral discussions to improve understanding of long-term climate change strategies that will lead to meeting the 2050 targets. The conference program was designed to connect research, business and policy in order to identify solutions to the various sectoral and regional climate change challenges.
The conference explored technology pathways and innovative policies to deliver effective climate action over the next half century.
The conference program has been updated on a regular basis. Last update: October 30th, 2007
24 October 2007
| 18:00 - 22:00 | Opening Ceremony |
18:00 - 19:00 Welcome Cocktail
Jean Charest, Quebec Premier
Thierry Vandal, President and CEO, Hydro-Québec, Canada
Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Former Chair, Inuit Circumpolar Conference (Canada)
25 October 2007
| 8:30 - 10:30 | Plenary |
| Setting the Context: 2050 |
Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
John P. Holdren, Chairman of the Board of Directors, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Director, Science, Technology & Public Policy Program, Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Pierre Marc Johnson, Counsel, Heenan Blaikie and former Premier of Québec
Robert Page, Vice-Chair, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, and TransAlta Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary
Henri Proglio, President and CEO, Veolia Environnement
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Parallel Session 1 |
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Mark P. Demchuk, EnCana Corporation |
Robert S. Bennett, William J Clinton Foundation |
Tom Browne, Paprican |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Luncheon Address |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Parallel Session 2 |
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Claude Demers, Hydro-Québec |
Richard Gilbert, Consultant on Urban Issues |
Ana Cristina Barros, The Nature Conservancy |
26 October 2007
| 8:30 - 10:30 | Parallel Session 3 |
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Alain Bucaille, AREVA |
B. Urban Planning AnD Transportation
Don Chen, Smart Growth America |
Gary Guzy, Marsh USA Inc. |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Plenary |
| Climate Policy: North American Action |
Michael Goo, Legislative Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, USA
Israel Laguna Monroy, Underdirector, Climate Change Program, National Institute of Ecology, Mexico
David McLaughlin, President and CEO, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, Canada
David Van't Hof, Sustainability Advisor, Office of Governor Ted Kulongoski, State of Oregon, USA
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Luncheon Address Dick Evans, President and CEO, Alcan Inc. |
| 14:30 - 16:15 | Plenary |
| Strengthening the Multilateral Climate Effort |
Kathleen Abdalla, Chief, Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, USA
Thierry Berthoud, Vice-President, International Relations and Governmental Affairs, Alcan Inc., Canada
Elliot Diringer, Director, International Strategies, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, USA
Jim Greene, Senior Policy Advisor to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., US Senate, USA
David Runnalls, President and CEO, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Canada
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Closing Remarks |
Conference 24 - 26 October
