Event: Warsaw? Where next for the UN Climate Caravan? (BEC HK) (23 Jan 2014)

Warsaw? Where next for the UN Climate Caravan? 

Event Date: 23 Jan 2014 

Event Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

 Venue: PwC, 21/ F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark, Central, Hong Kong Fee: Free Contact: Ms Joey Hui Email: joey@bec.org.hk Telephone: 2784 3958

Business Environment Council (BEC) Climate Change Business Forum (CCBF) Advisory Group and Civic Exchange invite you to join us for an annual update on efforts to both tackle the Greenhouse Gas emissions which are causing climate change and adapt to the climate change which is inevitable.
Questions to consider:

• What happened at the November 2013 UN Climate Conference at Warsaw? Where will the UN process go next? 
• Is the UN on course to conclude a deal at their December 2015 meeting in Paris?
• When will the Green Climate Fund start to operate? 
• Was the deal done on REDD+ (forests) at Warsaw significant? 
• What action on climate change is being taken outside of the UN process?

Programme*:

Time	Theme	Speakers
3:30pm	Registration
4:00pm	Welcoming	Mr John Barnes (PwC)
Session 1: What happened at Warsaw and where is the UN process going?
4:05pm	Overview	Mr Wai-shin Chan (HSBC)
	Reporting from Warsaw	Dr Jeanne Ng (CLP)
	A Government view	Mr. C F Wong (EPD)
	Moderated discussion with Q&A from the floor	Panelists: Mr Wai-Shin Chan (HSBC) Dr. Jeanne Ng (CLP) Moderator: Mr Simon Ng (Civic Exchange)
4:55pm	Coffee/Tea break
Session 2: Action on climate change outside the UN process. What should Hong Kong do and how might it be affected?
5:10pm	Low carbon economy action	Dr Hannah Routh (PwC)
	Climate Finance	Ms Alexandra Tracy (ASrIA)
	Energy options – HK and beyond	Mr Robert Allender (ENERGY Resources Management)
	Moderated discussion with Q&A from the floor	Panelists: Dr Hannah Routh (PwC) Ms Alexandra Tracy (ASrIA) Mr Robert Allender (ENERGY Resources Management) Moderator: Mr Hendrik Rosenthal (BEC)
6:00pm	Meeting ends

Please download and fill in the REGISTRATION FORM to reserve your seat(s). Successful registrations will be notified separately. For further information, please contact Ms Joey Hui (T 2784 3958  E joey@bec.org.hk)
Remarks:
* The programme may change, and the organiser reserves rights to change it without prior notification.
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