Panel Discussion: Toward a Global Climate Change Agreement

The Alumni Associations of The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and The Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), in cooperation with the Academic Council of the School of Foreign Service and the University Center for the Environment at Georgetown University invite you to the panel discussion:

Toward a Global Climate Change Agreement:
What Next?

On Thursday March 25, 2010 at 6.45pm,

At Georgetown University – Healy Hall, Room 105 (main campus)

The outcome of the December 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen was considered, by many, to be a failure since it did not produce a legally-binding treaty. For others, the resulting Copenhagen Accord reflects a political consensus for a long-term global response to climate change. Will the new round of negotiations, culminating at the UN climate summit in Mexico, next December, produce a better agreement? Will it set clear regulations for reduced emissions in both, developed and developing countries? How will international aid to address climate change, as pledged in the Copenhagen Accord, be allocated? What is the best framework for building capacity and technology transfer between rich and poor countries? Panelists from international organizations, governments, the private sector and academia will discuss these and other salient issues in global climate change.

Agenda

6:40 Registration

7:00 Welcome

7:15 Opening remark: (TBC)

Panelists:
- Alejandro Posadas, Mexican Environment Ministry Representative in Washington, DC
- Katherine Sierra, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank
- Urs Luterbacher, Political Sciences and Environment Professor, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- Michael T. Eckhart, President, American Council On Renewable Energy

Moderator: Flavius Mihaies, Alumni Association, Graduate Institute

8:45 Adjournment & reception