LG Climate Change Leadership Summit, Copenhagen, 2-4 June 2009

Opening Session

Key remarks by

  • Erik Fabrin, Mayor of Rudersdal and President of Local Government Denmark
  • Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark
  • H.E: Mohammed Yousaf Pashtun, Minister of Urban development, Afghanistan
  • His Excellency Mr. Xie Hangsheng, Ambassador of the People’s Republic o China
  • Margot Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Institutional relations and Communication
  • Betrand Delanoë, Mayor of Apris and President of UCLG
  • Imma Mayol, Deputy Mayor of the City of Barcelona and Member of the Executive Board of ICLEI
  • Bärberl Dieckmann, Mayor of the City of Bonn and Chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change
  • José María Figueres, Former President of Costa Rica and former CEO of DAVOS
  • Prof. Katherine Richardson, Vice Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen & Chair of the Scientific Steering Committee for the IARU Climate Congress (Local Government and Climate Change)