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IGES Open Forum Towards Low Carbon Societies: what is needed after Cancun? Featuring Ms. Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, as a Keynote Speaker Ms. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), delivered the Forum’s Keynote Speech. The subsequent Discussion Session, placing special emphasis on the Cancun Agreement reached at COP16 last December, encouraged a free and lively exchange of opinions regarding what is required by national and international stakeholders in order to make progress towards the construction of a global low-carbon society. Over 160 people participated for this open forum. Video is now available online. Date & Time Monday, 28 February 2011 10:00-12:00 Venue Nadao Hall, Tokyo Organiser Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Supporter The Asahi Shimbun Company Participants 160 Document Address by Ms. Figueres, UNFCCC(PDF) Video IGES Open Forum video: English (2.28:47) Agenda MC: Jusen Asuka Director, Climate Change Group, IGES/ Professor of Tohoku University 10:00 Opening/Introduction     10:05 Keynote Speech   Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC 10:20 Discussion Session   Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC   Richard Oppenheim, First Secretary and Head of Energy and Environment Section, British Embassy, Japan   Hironori Hamanaka, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES   Jusen Asuka, Director, Climate Change Group, IGES/ Professor of Tohoku University 11:30 Q&A Session     12:00 Closing Contact: Climate Change Project, IGES cc-info@iges.or.jp Page top   | HOME | About this site | Copyright | Privacy policy | Sitemap | Contact |