| |
|
|
Regional Symposium on Low Carbon Economy:
Trade, Investment and Climate Change
Date
|
13-14 October 2010 |
Venue
|
Bali, Indonesia |
Organizer
|
UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division |
Objective
|
To take stock of the nexus issues related to trade, investment, and climate change and provide concrete strategy and clear policy directions for achieving low carbon economy from green trade and investment perspective. The outcome of the Symposium will contribute to the formulation and development of the low carbon, green growth roadmap for the region by promoting and pursuing green trade and investment policy at the sectoral level. |
Documentation
|
Opening sessions:
 Welcoming address: Ms. Sulistyowati, Director,
Climate Change Impact Control, Ministry of
Environment, Government of Indonesia
Opening remarks: Mr. Ravi Ratnayake, Director,
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Presentations:
Session 1. Overall Issues in Trade, Investment and Climate Change
Trade and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities
Joy A. KIM, former Climate Policy Analyst, OECD
Environment Directorate
Investment and climate change mitigation: policies and
regional perspectives
Marc Proksch, Officer-in-Charge, PSDS/TID, ESCAP
Climate Smart Goods: Trade in Climate Smart Goods:
Trends and Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific
Mia Mikic, Economic Affairs Officer, TPS/TID, ESCAP
Session 2. Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities in Green Trade and Renewable Energy
Opportunities in Expanding Green Trade inClimate-Smart
Goods andTechnology in Asia and the Pacific
Joong-Wan Cho, Chief, TPS/TID, ESCAP
Climate Change Challenges in ASEAN-Facilitated
Interventions in the Mekong Region
Alexander C. Chandra, Southeast Asia TKN Coordinator,
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Session 3. Trade and Climate Change: Country Presentations
A Comparative Study of Selected Countries on Carbon
Emissions with Respect to Different Trade and Climate
Change Policy Scenarios
Truong Phouc Truong, The Sydney University
Country Presentations on Concrete Trade and Investment /
Climate Policy Options for Achieving Low Carbon Economy
- India
- Indonesia
- Republic of Korea
- Singapore
Session 4. trade, Investment and Climate Change: Agricultural Sector, Pulp and Paper, and the Automobile/Transport Industry
Policy Measures for Green Growth in the Agricultural Sector
Chang-gil Kim, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Rural
Economic Institute (KREI)
Pulp and Paper Industry in Asia Pacific - A carbon based
industry
Philip Lawrence, Managing Director, Eco Logical
Strategies, Australia
Achieving A Sustainable Automotive Sector in Asia and
the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunites for the Reduction
of Vehicle C02 Emissions
Masato Abe, Economic Affairs Officer, PSDS/TID, ESCAP
Session 5. Country Presentations on Concrete Trade and Investment /
Climate Policy Options for Achieving Low Carbon Economy
- China
- Kazakhstan
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Viet Nam
|
Participants
|
Background note
Programme
List of participants
Information note for participants
Reservation form |
Contact
|
Mr. Joong-Wan Cho
Chief
Trade Policy Section
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Email: choj@un.org |
|
|
Last updated: 21 October 2010 |
|
|
