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Monday, May 14, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
| TIME |
EVENT |
| 1:00-4:00pm |
Site Visits
Concurrent site visits around New York City are planned for this time. |
| 6:00-8:00pm |
Welcome Reception (Hearst Tower)
Senior representatives of New York City business and government will welcome delegates to the summit in one of the world’s greenest buildings, the Hearst Tower. |
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
| TIME |
EVENT |
| 8:00-9:00am |
Breakfast Sessions |
| 9:15-10:45am |
Plenary 1—The Economic Case for Climate Action
This opening plenary will focus on the broad themes of the summit, including the threat and costs associated with climate change and the benefits to business and the economy that can result from taking action now. Examples from cities and businesses will show how taking action on climate change can lead to new business opportunities, cost savings through efficiency gains, procurement benefits, and job creation. |
| 11:00-12:15pm |
Panel 1: Transport
Beating Congestion & Surviving Your Next Election
This panel will focus on stories from cities that took bold action to reduce congestion and emissions, and as a result, were rewarded at the polls.
Panel 2: Energy
The Energy Revolution
This panel will focus on decentralized energy and whether it is a leapfrog technology that will allow cities to revolutionize the way they power their cities.
Panel 3: Water
Keeping the Tap Running without Running the Well Dry
This panel will focus on how cities can make water systems more efficient. |
| 12:30-1:45pm |
Plenary Lunch
New York City’s Plan to be the Greenest City in the U.S.A. |
| 1:45-2:30pm |
Break |
| 2:30-4:00pm |
Plenary 2 – The Business of Climate Change: Job Creation & Development
This plenary will focus on climate-friendly economic development strategies and their impact on city job markets and the growth of developing economies. The session will answer the following questions: How can cities take up the challenge of climate change mitigation and adaptation, remain competitive, and achieve economic growth? What can be done to position climate innovation at the heart of job creation? How can city-related green procurement create new jobs? |
| 4:30-6:30pm |
Panel 4: Buildings
Creating Green Skylines
This panel will focus on how cities can encourage high-performance energy efficient building in new and existing commercial and residential construction to change the face of city built environments. |
| 7:00-10:00pm |
Dinner
(American Museum of Natural History) |
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
| TIME |
EVENT |
| 8:00-9:00am |
Breakfast Sessions |
| 9:15-10:30am |
Plenary 3 — Communicating Change & Ensuring Action
This plenary will focus on the fact that for public or private sector leaders to take action on global warming, they must have the tools to create a public mandate for change. In order to create change, leaders must demonstrate political courage, create thoughtful communications strategies, develop metrics for measurement, engage their stakeholders and cooperate with public or private entities. This plenary ultimately asks, once a city or business decides to build sustainability into its decision-making process, how can it also build it into its brand identity? |
| 10:45-12:00pm |
Panel 5: Transport
Fuelling Urban Transit Alternatives
This panel will focus on the costs and benefits of various fuel types and aims to assist participants in making strategic choices for the future development and management of urban transit systems.
Panel 6: Energy
Adopting Renewable Energy Systems
This panel will focus on how to catalyze the swift uptake of renewable energy resources into city power systems.
Panel 7: Waste
Wealth from Waste
This panel will focus on how cities and their private sector partners can transform waste into energy and utilize recycling systems to reduce city waste streams.
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| 12:15-1:45pm |
Plenary Lunch
Risks & Economics of Climate Change |
| 1:45-2:30pm |
Break |
| 2:30-4:00pm |
Plenary 4 – Cities Can Thrive in a Low Carbon Economy
This plenary will look at creative financing mechanisms for sustainable infrastructure, such as clean energy and energy efficiency projects in cities. It will broadly examine how capital markets are responding to climate change and how cities and businesses can work with these developments to maximize benefits and opportunities.
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| 4:30-6:00pm |
C40 General Assembly |
| 7:00-10:00pm |
Dinner
An Evening with William Jefferson Clinton (Time Warner Center) |
Thursday, May 17, 2007
| TIME |
EVENT |
| 8:00-10:00am |
Breakfast & Press Availibility |
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