„Towards Low-Carbon Prosperity: National Strategies and International Partnerships“
The symposium will present a variety of important international approaches to decarbonisation at the highest level of expertise and will work out respective advantages and disadvantages.
WBGU-Symposium 2012: Overview
Keynote given by Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Introduction and Prolog
Welcome and Introduction, Dirk Messner, Vice Chair WBGU
Prolog, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Chair, WBGU
Session 1
Towards Low-Carbon Transformation: Views from China, USA, India, Sweden and UK
Speech given by Su Wei, National Development and Reform Commission, China
Speech given by Mario Molina, Nobel Prize Laureate, Mexico/USA
Speech given by Leena Srivastava, The Energy and Resources Institute, Indien
Speech given by Emma Lindberg, Swedish Ministry for the Environment
Speech given by Lord Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics
Session 2
Sustainable Prosperity Through Innovation
Speech given by Georg Schuette, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Speech given by Andrew Beebe, Suntech Power Holdings
Speech given by Caio Koch-Weser, Deutsche Bank Group, UK
Session 3
Pathways and Possibilities of Partnerships for Low-Carbon Prosperity
Speech given by Nebojsa Nakicenovic, WBGU
Speech given by Manish Bapna, Word Resources Institute, USA
Speech given by Katherine Richardson, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Speech given by Urban Rid, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Speech given by Mika Ohbayashi, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
