Climate Action - The EU Agenda 2010 - 2014 - Events - IIEA - The Institute of International and European Affairs

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iwu izuchukwu michael says: 03 Nov 2010 16:35

in a short explanation, list various ways by which climate change can create impact on trade and agriculture, and the adaptation. thanks

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29 Oct 2010 @ 12:45

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About the Speech:

The Commissioner stated that although the UNFCC negotiations at Copenhagen did not deliver everything that Europe might have hoped for, emerging economies accepted for the first time, that the world cannot address the challenge of climate change unless they contribute. Post-Copenhagen, many countries including Russia, South Korea, Mexico, India, South Africa, Indonesia and China set domestic emission reduction targets. This constituted a break-through for climate change negotiations in terms of its impact on the national policies of emerging economies.

In her presentation, Commissioner Hedegaard outlined the European ‘stepwise’ approach to the forthcoming UNFCCC negotiations in Cancun, whereby an attempt would be made to reach an agreement on substantive issues such as forestry, the adaptation framework, the technology framework, MRV (measures, reporting and verification) approaches and carbon markets, while the legal form of the agreement would be decided on at a later date.

Commissioner Hedegaard suggested that as intelligent climate change policy impacts upon energy security, jobs, growth and innovation, there is an onus on Europe to address energy and resource efficiency and to increase the competitiveness of Europe vis-à-vis other players on the world stage. The European Commission’s ‘Strategy for a Low Carbon Society in Europe for 2050’, to be released in Spring 2011, the Energy Roadmap for 2050, the European Commission’s White Paper on Transport and the EU budget are all key tools in framing Europe’s climate action agenda for the future.

This event was kindly sponsored by ESB as part of the ESB Future of Energy Series.

About the Speaker:

Connie Hedegaard is the EU's Climate Action Commissioner. Prior to this appointment she was the Danish Minister for Climate & Energy and the Danish Minister for Environment. As Minister for Climate & Energy, she played a key role in the 2009 COP 15 climate negotiations in Copenhagen.

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