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A Way Forward

Canadian and International Perspectives on Post-2012 Climate Policy

March 3 & 4, 2008 - Crowne Plaza Hotel - Ottawa, Canada

• A Way Forward: Canadian and International Perspectives on Post-2012 Climate Policy - Conference key messages and summary report (PDF - 110 kb)
  IISD's conference, A Way Forward: Canadian and International Perspectives on Post-2012 Climate Policy, examined the scope and implications of the Bali Action Plan. The conference represented a first step to feed into the international post-Bali process and set expectations for the next two years and began the important task of increasing the international understanding of key Canadian sensitivities and concerns, as well as enhancing Canadian understanding of international perspectives. This summary outlined key messages and themes addressed at the conference.

• Conference Agenda (PDF - 51 kb)

• Presentations

  Day 1

  • Overview of Outcomes of COP 13 and the Bali Action Plan (PDF - 149 kb)
    John Drexhage, IISD

  • U.S. Reflections on Outcomes and Implications of Bali (PDF - 324 kb)
    Harlan Watson, U.S. Department of State

  • Outcomes and Implications of the Bali Climate Change Conference: A Few Personal Reflections (PDF - 93 kb)
    Hironori Hamanaka, Chair, IGES

  • The shadow of the US and other key issues emerging from the Bali Climate Change Conference (PDF - 140 kb)
    Henry Derwent, President & CEO, IETA

  • The Inuit 2012 Climate Change Roadmap (PDF - 799 kb)
    Stephanie Meakin, Inuit Circumpolar Council

  Day 2

  

  • A Way Forward – Four Pillars of Long-term Cooperative Action (PDF - 119 kb)
    John Drexhage, IISD

  • Addressing Adaptation in a Post] 2012 Climate Regime (PDF - 79 kb)
    Jo-Ellen Parry, IISD

  • Technology in a Post-2012 Climate Regime (PDF - 121 kb)
    Deborah Murphy, IISD

  • Technology: An Indian Scenario (PDF - 71 kb)
    Nitu Goel, TERI

  • Mitigation and Economic Growth in a Post-2012 Climate Regime – The Gap Between Targets and Doing
    (PDF - 177 kb)
    David Sawyer, IISD

  • China Climate Change (PDF - 776 kb)
    Art Hanson

  • Reflections on "A Way Forward" for Mitigation (PDF - 39 kb)
    Ned Helme, CCAP

  • Investment and Financing in a Post-2012 Climate Regime (PDF - 568 kb)
    Dennis Tirpak, IISD

• Speaker Bios (PDF - 149 kb)

• Two IISD reports on post-2012 issues formed the basis for several thematic discussions at the conference:

  • A Way Forward: Canadian Perspectives on Post-2012 Climate Policy (PDF - 2 mb)
    Published in May 2008
    This report assesses the four pillars of a post-2012 climate regime—mitigation, adaptation, technology, and financing and investment—from a Canadian perspective. These issues form the basis of the Bali Action Plan and have emerged as critical components to post-Bali discussions. The analysis aims to help set the groundwork for discussions in Canada and internationally, examining how these key areas may be incorporated in a post-2012 agreement, in light of Canadian interests and perspectives.

  • International Climate Change Policy Scenarios
    (PDF - 384 kb)
    Produced in February 2008.
    This paper lays out five broad policy scenarios on addressing climate change in the post-2012 world. The scenarios are representations of possible policy architectures that could be discussed in international negotiations. They look at how the various approaches might unfold, with a particular emphasis on what that might mean for Canada. The qualitative analysis of these scenarios includes the criteria of environmental integrity, economic and competitiveness aspects, incentives for financing, political feasibility and Canadian interests.

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