The last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was prepared in 2007 but since then, scientific understanding has moved forward considerably. How well are the negotiations for the post-Kyoto multilateral arrangements beyond 2012 matching the current science? Will the arrangements be designed to reflect changing scientific developments? The aim of this breakfast briefing is to equip COP-watchers with some up-to-date perspectives against which to assess the various positions, deliberations, and outcomes at COP15.

Civic Exchange and the Division of Environment of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology invite you to update your knowledge ahead of COP15, by discussing these issues with leading experts and commentators:

Speakers & Commentators

Lord Julian Hunt

Professor of Climate Modelling at University College London and member of the UK House of Lords. 

Dr William KM Lau

Chief of the Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA's Goddard Center, with research interests in climate dynamics, atmospheric hydrologic processes, air-sea interaction, and climate variability and change.

Ms Christine Loh

CEO, Civic Exchange, Hong Kong

Mr CY Lam

Former Director of the Hong Kong Observatory

Prof. Bill Barron

Environmental Economist

Details

Date

Monday, 23^rd November 2009

Time

9.00 – 11.00 am – breakfast will be provided

Venue

Foreign Correspondents Club

2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong

RSVP

Please register for this event at Civic Exchange website: http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/event_091123PreCOP.aspx or click here for [REGISTRATION]

The workshop is free but spaces are limited, so registration is essential. For enquiries, please contact Michelle Wong at Civic Exchange on 3622 2301 or mwong@civic-exchange.org

Interim Programme

8.30 – 9.00

Registrations

9.00 – 9.05

Introduction and welcome

9.05 – 9.20

Ms Christine Loh

CEO, Civic Exchange, Hong Kong

Heading into the Negotiations – Where are we now?

9.20 – 9.50

Dr William Lau

Chief of the Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, USA

Preparing for Copenhagen: What has science learned since IPCC 2007?

9.50 – 10.20

Lord Hunt

Professor of Climate Modelling, University College London, and member of the UK House of Lords

Preparing the Negotiators: How is climate change policy in the UK and the EU adapting to the changing message from science about risks and urgency?

10.20 – 10.35

Response from panel:

-          Mr CY Lam, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory

-          Prof. Bill Barron, Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

10.35 – 10.55

Q&A

10.55 – 11.00

Thanks & Close