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Highlights from COP15

Dacia Herbulock posted in on December 7th, 2009.

Journalists interested in what’s happening in Copenhagen can watch most events from their desks. All official meetings and press conferences will be available both live and on-demand via the COP15 webcast — have a look.

cop15The SMC has a resource page for media covering Copenhagen available on our website. You can find a link to the official programme for the conference there (updated daily as things change) as well as a comprehensive list of side events.

Here are some of the SMC’s picks for the second day of COP15:

Highlights from the Programme (8 Dec)

Available via webcast:

Official meetings:

Parallel sessions of the

  • Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and
  • Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)

For more information on these bodies and their functions, please see here

Press briefings:

11:00–11:30 – World Meteorological Organization (WMO) statement on the status of the global climate in 2009
Press Conference Room

12:00–12:30 – UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Press Conference Room

15:00–15:30 – Delegation of China
Press Conference Room

15:00–15:30 – Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP): The Pacific voice at Copenhagen
Asger Jorn (room)

19:00–19:30 – Delegation of China
Press Conference Room


For those in Copenhagen

Side events:

13:00—14:30 – IPCC information and activities and their relevance for the UNFCCC process – Highlights of IPCC AR4; update on the currently prepared Special Reports on renewable energy sources and on extreme events; and outlook towards AR5.
Niels Bohr (room)

18:15—19:45 – China and the world: Solving climate change through practical, on-the-ground collaboration – China is seeking a lower-carbon development path through greater energy efficiency, development of renewable/low-carbon energy, and improved energy/environmental governance. Top US and Chinese experts analyze China’s progress to date, challenges ahead, and the most important on-the-ground solutions. Organised by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Dan Turell (room)

18:15—19:45 Global alternative energy potential – A discussion of global alternative energy potential, its inhomogeneous distribution across regions, and the implications for energy development.
Victor Borge (room)


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