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Climate Change: Crunch Time in Paris - What’s at stake in Paris? Prospects, Implications and Possible Outcomes

Event Date
20 Oct 2015
Event Time
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Venue
BEC Auditorium, G/F, 77 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
BEC, British Consulate General Hong Kong, Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau, German Consulate General Hong Kong and European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao will host an event on 20 October 2015 with the aim of giving participants a clear picture of COP21: the importance of reaching an agreement to tackle climate change, what the outcomes of COP21 may be for the business sector and the wider community. The discussion will also cover what Hong Kong should do about climate change, the EU and China’s position, and what business can do in advance.
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For the first time since Copenhagen, the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (“COP21”) in December 2015 brings together global leaders with the aim of achieving a legally binding universal agreement on climate. The goal is to keep global warming to a safe limit, below 2°C. It will also facilitate discussions between businesses and within civil society in order to foster concrete and collaborative solutions for combating climate change.

BEC, the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao, the Consulate-General of France in Hong Kong & Macau, the German Consulate-General in Hong Kong and the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong will host an event on 20 October 2015 with the aim of giving participants a clear picture of COP21: the importance of reaching an agreement to tackle climate change, what the outcomes of COP21 may be for the business sector and the wider community. The discussion will also cover what Hong Kong should do about climate change, the EU and China’s position, and what business can do in advance. It is our pleasure to have the following speakers and panelists to share their views on the upcoming COP:

  • Ms. Christine Loh, Under Secretary for the Environment
  • Ms. Vicky Pollard, First Counsellor Environment & Climate Change, Delegation of the EU to China and Mongolia
  • Ms. Lilas Bernheim, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau
  • Dr. Jeanne Ng, Director – Group Sustainability, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
  • Mr. Gavin Edwards, Director of Conservation, WWF Hong Kong

Registration

Date 20 October 2015 (Tuesday), 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Fee $150 (BEC members), $200 (Non-BEC members)
Venue BEC Auditorium, G/F, 77 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
Format Presentations followed by panel discussion and Q&A session
Language English

Please download and fill in the REGISTRATION FORM (Registration Closed) to reserve your seat(s). Successful registrations will be notified separately. For registration and enquiry, please contact Ms. Jill Chow (T. 2784 3942 | E. jill@bec.org.hk).

Remarks

  1. Registrations are subject to final confirmations from organisers
  2. Organisers reserves the right not to accept any registration, at its sole discretion and without the need to give explanations
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