Monday, 14 December 2009

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8.30 - 9.15 LG Briefing

Briefing meetings for local government representatives will be held every morning  to inform delegates of the status of the negotiations and to plan activities for the day. A series of Briefing Sheets are available to help local government representatives with negotiations and networking.

 

10.00 - 12.30 Climate Action in Mato Grosso and REDD - REDD Mato Grosso (Brazil)- business opportunities for forest conservation


This event is organized by the State of Mato Grosso.

A detailed program will be available here.

The State of Mato Grosso will present its ongoing activities towards climate and forest protection in the Amazon and a proposal of a REDD pilot project involving multi- stakeholders in the Northwest Region.

 

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12.30 - 13.00 Time for Real Questions

With Marcelo Ebrard, Mayor of Mexico City

Time for Real Questions is a daily dialogue with Konrad Otto-Zimmermann and global leaders that explores issues shaping the future of our cities and our planet. Information about daily speakers and recordings of the dialogues can be accessed here.

13.00 - 15.00 Meeting with Parties

National delegation meetings will be held in the Local Government Climate LOUNGE. These meetings are for elected leaders only.

 

15:00 - 15:05 Handover of the City Climate Catalogue to the Danish Minister for Climate and Energy Mr Friis

A symbolic handover of the content of the Climate Catalogue to the Danish Minister for Climate and Energy Mr Friis.

The City Climate Catalogue is a collection of local climate commitments, building a strong case for local climate action and support urgently needed national action. It is the world's first collation of local government climate data being jointly driven by The City of Copenhagen and ICLEI. As of Friday December 4, some 3100 cities around the world had submitted their own targets and mitigation statistics to the Catalogue.

An audiovisual representation of the Climate Catalogue is on display in both the ICLEI Local Government Climate LOUNGE and in Copenhagen Square for the duration of the UN Climate Change meeting.

For further information, go to www.iclei.org/climate-catalogue.

Media can download the climate catalogue video here.

Download the press release here.

 

15.00 - 16.15 From Kyoto to Copenhagen and beyond: World Mayors' dialogue


This event is organized by the City of Kyoto and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change (WMCCC).

A detailed program is available here.

This sessions is facilitated by Bärbel Dieckmann, Council Chair and Former Mayor of Bonn

Participants:

  • Africa - the road to development: Saleh Maalim Alio, Councillor, Mandera, Kenya
  • Asia and Pacific - the impulse: Daisaku Kadokawa, Mayor, Kyoto
  • North America - pioneers: Patrick Hays, Mayor, North Little Rock, US
  • South America - resilience of a megacity: Marcelo Ebrard, Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Europe - partnership approach: Jürgen Nimptsch, Lord Mayor, Bonn, Germany

 

For more information on Kyoto, please download the city's case story here.

 

16.30 - 17.20 Renewable energy - from Local Governments

This event is organised by ICLEI's Local Renewabels Initiative and ISEP.

Download the complete program here.

Cities are drivers of innovative policy for climate protection. Promoting Local Renewables is one way cities worldwide are taking action to reduce their impact and energise sustainably. The Global Status Report on Local Renewable Energy Policies documents the work and achievements of local governments in this field. A prime example is Tokyo, with its innovative climate policy setting the bar for Japanese national policy. For cities who want to get involved in local renewables, ICLEI’s Local Renewable Initiative provides the guidance and direction.

17.30 - 18.00 Launch of Carbonn - A New Global Reporting Initiative on Local Climate Action

 


This event was organized by ICLEI and UNEP.

A detailed program is available here.

“carbonn” is a new initiative organized by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), to enhance cities' action towards low-carbon communities. “carbonn” aims to facilitate cities’ presentations of their commitments, actions and performance in greenhouse gas emissions and reductions, and to support cities by providing guidance on standards and tools for local GHG emissions accounting and reporting.

Read the press release here.

 

18.00 - 20.00 Meeting with Parties

National delegation meetings will be held in the Local Government Climate LOUNGE. These meetings are closed and on invitation only.

 

20.00 - 22.00 Climate actions in the Dutch regions - The provinces on their road to a carbon zero society

This event is organised by the House of the Dutch Provinces.

A detailed program is available here.

The Dutch provinces are inviting COP 15 participants to come together and learn more about initiatives undertaken on a regional level in the field of fighting climate change. Three Dutch provinces will touch upon examples of concrete adaptation as well as mitigation projects in which provinces have a leading role. Questions touched upon in this session include:

  • What is the aim of these projects?
  • What are the financial and regulatory conditions necessary for making regional initiatives work?
  • Which partners are needed? How will it contribute to the international climate goals?
  • In what way is the cooperation with the national and local governments guaranteed?

Important Information

If you would like to attend the evening sessions in the LG Climate Lounge, please enter the Bella Center before 8 pm as entry doors may be closed afterwards.