MPU, Alm.del - 2008-09 - Bilag 844: Brev fra Steen Gade (SF) til klimaordførerene vedrørende konferencen "GLOBE Copenhagen Legislators Forum" d. 24.-25/10-09

Draft outline agenda and outputsForum Aim:i) To achieve cross-party political support within the G8+5 major economiesparliaments on what a successful outcome will look like at COP15 and toformally present this to the respective heads of government & to the DanishPrime Minister and to the Chair of COP15 following the GLOBE Forum.ii) To seek to break new ground through a focus on the measures thatlegislators can advance within the parliaments of the major economies toachieve the 70% of emission reductions required by 2020 to set us on arealistic pathway to achieve a 2 degree Celsius target.The Old Second Chamber, Folketing, Copenhagen, Denmark

Participation:100+ legislators from the top 16 major economies parliaments(Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy,Japan, S.Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, United Kingdom, UnitedStates of America including hosts Denmark)Outputs:i)Consensus agreement on US Congressman Ed Markey’sreport of the International Commission on Climate and EnergySecurityAgreement on a set of legislative principles to be advanced byparticipants within domestic parliaments across the major economies.

From the 24thSeptember 2009Visit GLOBE’s Copenhagen Legislators Portal at:www.globeinternational.org/copenhagenThe Portal will provide legislators with:Registration information and details for GLOBE’s 24th& 25thOctober CopenhagenLegislators Forum with the Danish Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, UNExecutive Secretary Yvo de Boer, UNFCCC COP Chair, Connie HedegaardLegislators registration information for the UNFCCC Copenhagen COPRegistration information and details about GLOBE’s UNFCCC COP Legislators Eventwith US Congressional Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the 16thDecemberLatest Briefings on the progress of the UNFCCC COP negotiationsSpecialist briefings on domestic climate legislationSpecialist subject briefings on aviation, coral reefs, CCS, forestry, nuclearAccess to the GLOBE COP Blog (once the UNFCCC Copenhagen negotiations begin)

Opening High-level SessionWelcome to CopenhagenSteen Gade MPChair of the Environment Committee, FolketingWhat will political success look like at Copenhagen & the role parliamentscan play in advancing legislationRt Hon Stephen Byers MPPresidentThe Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE)Opening Keynote Address & Dialogue with Legislators:Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen MPPrime Minister of DenmarkSpeaker Nancy Pelosi(by video address)Speaker of the US House of RepresentativesMinister Connie Hedegaard MPChair of UNFCCC Copenhagen COP &Danish Climate and Energy MinisterUS Senator (to be confirmed)US Senate Delegation LeaderRt Hon Ed Miliband(tbc)UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate ChangeMr Yvo de BoerExecutive Secretary of the UNFCCCPresident Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa(invited)President of MexicoPrime Minister Yukio Hatoyama(invited)Prime Minister of Japan

High Level Session Continued – Dialogue with legislators on the Role ofParliaments in advancing climate legislationWhat principals should underpin a common legislative platform on climatelegislation?Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP (tbc)UK Climate and Energy MinisterCongressman Wang GuangtaoChairman, National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Environment& Resources ProtectionCongressman Ed MarkeyChairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence & GlobalWarming & Co-Sponsor of the Waxman-Markey Bill

LunchSession 1: (Speakers will each deliver a 15 minute address – thereafter afacilitated dialogue with legislators will be taken)From London to Pittsburgh to Copenhagen:Can a Copenhagen Agreement

Reinforce Economic Recovery?Analysis of recovery packages: what’s worked, what hasn’t, how to embedgreen recovery?Dr Sam FankhauserChief Economist, GLOBE International, Principal Research Fellow at theGrantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSEMr Robert Zoellick(invited)President of the World BankLord Nicholas Stern(invited)Author of the Stern Review1600-16301630-1815CoffeeSession 2: Recommendations on ForestryReport of the International Commission on Land Use Change & Ecosystemson Forestry & Coral Reefs

Second High Level Session(Speakers will each deliver a 15 minuteaddress – thereafter a facilitated dialogue with legislators will be taken)The Security Implications of Climate Change: What Action Do ParliamentsNeed to Take?Per Stig Møller(tbc)Danish Minister for Foreign AffairsSecretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen(invited)NATO Secretary GeneralKofi AnnanFormer Secretary General of the United Nations (invited)Secretary Colin Powell(invited)Former Secretary of State, United States of AmericaRear Admiral Nils WangRear Admiral of the Danish FleetAir Marshal AK SinghIndian Air force & Chairman of the Military Council on Climate Change

LunchSession 4: Perspective From the Parliament of DenmarkIs there a common platform amongst Danish parties ahead of the UNFCCCCOP?Senior legislators from the following parties will address the Forum: Venstre,Conservatives, Social Democrats, SF, Radikale Venstre, Dansk Folkeparti

Closing Session:Commission Report on Climate and Energy Security and PoliticalStatement to COP15Presentation of Commission Report and High Level Statement to COP15 &Discussion about follow up: actions for legislators between now and COP15and beyondCongressman Ed MarkeyChairman GLOBE International Commission on Climate & Energy Security&Chairman of the US House of Representatives' Select Committee on EnergyIndependence and Global Warming and Co-sponsor of the Waxman-MarkeyBill

Meeting of heads of country delegations with the Danish Prime Minister(tbc)To present the report of the International Commission on Climate & EnergySecurity & to present the Forum Conclusions(tbc) Tour of Copenhagen harbour on Danish Navy ship fitted with state ofthe art emissions reduction technology, hosted by Rear Admiral Nils Wang.