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In 2008 [[Club de Madrid|the Club of Madrid]], the [[Bellona Foundation]] and the utility company [[Hafslund ASA]] joined forces to organize the top level climate conference in Norway called [[#CC8]] (Climate Conference 08: Technology and Finance in Climate Cooperation). In 2009 the same organizers are arranging '''CC9''' (Climate Conference 09: Green Technology and Finance – Striking a Fair Climate Deal) which took place on 4 and 5 June at Hafslund Manor in Sarpsborg, Norway. It was followed by a climate festival for children in the adjacent park on 6 June. |
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[[File:United Nations Climate Change Conference logo.svg|thumb|The United Nations Climate Change Conference logo]] |
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In 2009, [[Club de Madrid|the Club of Madrid]], the [[Bellona Foundation]], and the utility company [[Hafslund ASA]] organized the '''CC9''' (Climate Conference 09: Green Technology and Finance – Striking a Fair Climate Deal). It took place 4–5 June 2009 at Hafslund Manor in [[Sarpsborg]], [[Norway]] with the aim of promoting awareness of [[climate change]], and furthering the cause of funding and support for [[Environmental technology|green technology]]. It was followed by a climate festival for children in the adjacent park on 6 June. CC9 was the successor to an earlier conference, CC8 (Climate Conference 08: Technology and Finance in Climate Cooperation), which had similar aims and functions. |
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== Climate Conference 09 == |
== Climate Conference 09 == |
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The objective of CC9 was to contribute to the conclusion of a climate agreement by advancing funding for [[green technology]]. |
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=== Notable Speakers and Attendants === |
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The objective of CC9 is to contribute to the conclusion of a fair climate agreement by advancing the potential of [[green technology]] and adequate funding. Investing in the development and diffusion of green technologies and renewable energy is a sustainable way to stimulate the economy and create new jobs - sustainable economic growth that can reinforce efforts to [[Climate change mitigation|combat climate change]] while respecting development needs.<ref>{{cite web | title=CC9 | url=http://www.cc9.no/index.asp?artikkelid=1599 | access-date=2009-06-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615080910/http://www.cc9.no/index.asp?artikkelid=1599# | archive-date=2009-06-15 | url-status=dead | df= }}</ref> |
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=== Prestigious names to the conference === |
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| ⚫ | Among those who spoke at CC9 was [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Bellona Web | url=http://www.bellona.org/articles/articles_2008/kennedyToAttendConferenceInNorway | access-date=2009-06-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613074513/http://www.bellona.org/articles/articles_2008/kennedyToAttendConferenceInNorway# | archive-date=2009-06-13 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Kennedy is the founder and current chair of the [[Waterkeeper Alliance]], an organization working to improve water quality in the [[United States]] and elsewhere in the world. As a lawyer, Kennedy handles cases for the [[Natural Resources Defense Council]] (NRDC), a U.S. based environmental organization. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was the first member of the [[Kennedy family]] to visit Norway. |
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| ⚫ | Other notable individuals participated at CC9, including Norwegian Prime Minister [[Jens Stoltenberg]], Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development [[Erik Solheim]], and [[Stephen O. Andersen]], director of Strategic Climate Projects in the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA). |
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| ⚫ | [[Stephen O. Andersen]], is a renowned environmental expert working for the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]], the equivalent of the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. Andersen has been a key player in the work of the [[Montreal Protocol]], an international environmental treaty that negotiated the elimination of ozone-depleting gases. Andersen is the EPA's director of strategic projects, in the Climate Protection Partnerships Division. |
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| ⚫ | Also from the United States, [[Ira Magaziner]], head of the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), was in attendance.<ref>{{cite web | title=Clinton Climate Initiative | url=http://www.clintonfoundation.org/what-we-do/clinton-climate-initiative/ | accessdate=2009-06-02}}</ref> The CCI forms part of the William J. Clinton Foundation (founded by former US president Bill Clinton). The foundation's work includes efforts to cut the costs of climate technology in large cities. |
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| ⚫ | Representing the [[Africa|African continent]] was the former president of [[Tanzania]], [[Benjamin Mkapa]], and the [[Foreign minister|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] of Niger [[Aïchatou Mindaoudou]]. Mindaoudou gave a speech at CC9 entitled "What is at stake for women and the planet - climate change and sustainable development in Africa. Business models for poverty alleviation and [[green growth]]". |
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== Climate Conference 08 == |
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Starting out on World Environment Day, the conference gathered 100 exclusively selected international representatives from politics, academia, the private sector and the environmental movement at the Hafslund Manor in Sarpsborg south of Oslo.<ref>{{cite web | title=CC8 | url=http://www.cc8.no/index.asp?artikkelid=1416&site=conferance | access-date=2009-06-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620184329/http://www.cc8.no/index.asp?artikkelid=1416&site=conferance# | archive-date=2011-06-20 | url-status=dead | df= }}</ref> |
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Among the distinguished speakers were: Ricardo Lagos, former president of Chile, UN Special Envoy on climate change and president of the Club of Madrid; Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the notable report on the economic ramifications of climate change; Göran Persson, former Prime Minister of Sweden who, together with Ricardo Lagos, co-chairs the International Socialist Commission for a Sustainable World Society Also attending from the Club of Madrid was Jennifer Mary Shipley, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Kjell Magne Bondevik and Gro Harlem Brundtland, both former Prime Ministers of Norway. The Club of Madrid, the Bellona Foundation and Hafslund ASA set out to organize an ambitious, pro-development, creative and solutions-oriented conference which could act in a joint effort to provide input for the international negotiation process on a new climate agreement. |
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Negotiations for a post-2012 global climate change agreement were formally launched at the climate summit in Bali last December and are expected to be concluded in Copenhagen in 2009. With this process underway, the Club of Madrid, the Bellona Foundation and Hafslund ASA joined forces to spur ideas for a final agreement that will be both ambitious and realistic, as well as providing predictability in efforts to combat climate change. |
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Thorough discussions in small working groups enabled the drafting of ambitious, creative and solutions-oriented recommendations in a final statement from the conference. In order to inform the post-2012 negotiations, the aim will be to reach out to both negotiators and policy makers and industry and the business community. |
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At the Bali summit, it was agreed to concentrate the negotiations on mitigation, adaptation, technology and finance. The CC8 conference «Technology and Finance in Climate Cooperation» focuses specifically on what technology and finance provisions a new agreement on climate change should include. |
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The co-organizers are convinced that successful outcomes in these fields will be essential to enable ambitious overall emission reduction targets (the overall objective of an agreement) and solve the contradiction between, on the one hand, rich countries’ responsibility for climate change and, on the other hand, the necessity to limit emissions also of emerging economies. |
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=== Climate Concert === |
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Saturday 7 June the marathon "Climate Concert 08" was arranged in the park surrounding the Hafslund Manor in Sarpsborg. Well-known Norwegian bands were on stage. The environmental issues from the Climate Conference 08 coloured all parts of the arrangement; the food served, transportation and power supply. |
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The artists performing on Climate Conference 08, were [[Bertine Zetlitz]], [[Surferosa]], [[deLillos 85|deLillos'85]], [[Henning Kvitnes]], [[Kaizers Orchestra]], [[Madcon]], [[CC Cowboys]] and [[Ida Maria]]. |
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== Background == |
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Against the backdrop of an unprecedented global economic crisis, the next months will be decisive for reaching a politically viable and fair post-2012 climate agreement in Copenhagen 2009. |
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Few players inside negotiation circles expect developing countries to make significant moves before developed countries have clarified their positions on emission reductions, financing and diffusion of green technology. |
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Copenhagen must deliver on the human dimension of climate change. It is clear that the poorest, those least responsible, will be most vulnerable to climate change. Countries that have accumulated tremendous economic growth through their historic reliance on fossil fuels must assume a leadership role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Likewise, it will be critical to secure the development and diffusion of appropriate, clean technology and the access to necessary financial resources for developing countries to adopt them. |
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The global crisis constitutes a tremendous opportunity for governments to address the weaknesses of the existing, international financial system but, more importantly, to lay the foundations for the development of a green and sustainable economy. Investing in clean technologies can be key to this process, creating employment opportunities across the globe while addressing the challenge of climate change. In this sense, the adoption of sectoral approaches within the negotiations could, in fact, facilitate technology development and the adoption of best available technologies across regions, between developed and developing countries. |
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In 2009, the Club of Madrid, the Bellona Foundation, and the utility company Hafslund ASA organized the CC9 (Climate Conference 09: Green Technology and Finance – Striking a Fair Climate Deal). It took place 4–5 June 2009 at Hafslund Manor in Sarpsborg, Norway with the aim of promoting awareness of climate change, and furthering the cause of funding and support for green technology. It was followed by a climate festival for children in the adjacent park on 6 June. CC9 was the successor to an earlier conference, CC8 (Climate Conference 08: Technology and Finance in Climate Cooperation), which had similar aims and functions.
Climate Conference 09
[edit]The objective of CC9 was to contribute to the conclusion of a climate agreement by advancing funding for green technology.
Notable Speakers and Attendants
[edit]His Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon of Norway opened the Conference.
Among those who spoke at CC9 was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.[1] Kennedy is the founder and current chair of the Waterkeeper Alliance, an organization working to improve water quality in the United States and elsewhere in the world. As a lawyer, Kennedy handles cases for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a U.S. based environmental organization. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was the first member of the Kennedy family to visit Norway.
Other notable individuals participated at CC9, including Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim, and Stephen O. Andersen, director of Strategic Climate Projects in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Stephen O. Andersen, is a renowned environmental expert working for the EPA, the equivalent of the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. Andersen has been a key player in the work of the Montreal Protocol, an international environmental treaty that negotiated the elimination of ozone-depleting gases. Andersen is the EPA's director of strategic projects, in the Climate Protection Partnerships Division.
Also from the United States, Ira Magaziner, head of the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), was in attendance.[2] The CCI forms part of the William J. Clinton Foundation (founded by former US president Bill Clinton). The foundation's work includes efforts to cut the costs of climate technology in large cities.
Representing the African continent was the former president of Tanzania, Benjamin Mkapa, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger Aïchatou Mindaoudou. Mindaoudou gave a speech at CC9 entitled "What is at stake for women and the planet - climate change and sustainable development in Africa. Business models for poverty alleviation and green growth".
A number of additional participants from Asia and Europe were also present at the climate conference.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bellona Web". Archived from the original on 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Clinton Climate Initiative". Retrieved 2009-06-02.
