cc: "Klaus Hasselmann" <klaus.hasselmann@dkrz.de>, "Mike Hulme" <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>
date: Thu, 16 May 2002 14:47:51 +0100
from: "Elaine Jones" <E.L.Jones@uea.ac.uk>
subject: ECF Autumn Conference 
to: "Martin Welp" <martin.welp@pik-potsdam.de>

   Martin,


   Just to confirm and clarify a few of our views expressed in Monday's telecom (I listened
   with interest alongside Mike) on the ECF Autumn Conference Preliminary Programme.

   The programme looks very good so far.

   We don't think that Tom Delay would be the best dinner speaker, but it would be useful to
   perhaps invite him to speak in the Technology Transition session on e.g. Key challenges for
   the UK's Carbon Trust or,  (the title of their glossy ) "Making Business Sense of Climate
   Change" ? .  However, he has appeared in the same session as  Mark MS on a few occasions
   already.

   In case Mark MS cannot accept an invite (he would also be an excellent dinner speaker) you
   could consider Phil Watts, who is actually Mark's replacement as Chairman of the CMD of
   Royal Dutch/Shell Group, (and a Yorkshire Geophysicist) but rather for his other role as
   chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ( a coalition of 160
   International companies from >30 countries and 20 sectors and a global network of 35
   national and regional business councils) , which he took on in November 2001, succeeding
   Charles Holliday, DUPONT Chair and CEO.  Of course, he's incredibly busy but would be an
   excellent dinner speaker if he couldn't manage day-time - and with an attractive letter
   invite may be tempted (e.g. building on his "I am honoured to become chairman of the WBCSD,
   it plays a vital role in helping both to challenge and encourage business, governments and
   institutions to address the issue of sustainable development").  As an alternative, and not
   to be to Shell biased, Rodney Chase deputy group chief exec. of BP (former Exploration
   Head) is also on the WBCSD Exec. Committee.  I don't know him - but I'm sure he would be
   good...  he gave a Pew Centre presentation in 2000 - Innovative Policy Solutions to Global
   Climate Change  www.pewclimate.org/media/rchase_speech.pdf -  one might consider inviting
   him to "reflect on the subsequent 2 years track record of innovative solutions" ! he may be
   most useful for session 4, given the BP-Amoco (Arco) transatlantic make-up ! (and they are
   also a PEW member). He's also a non-exec. director of DIAGEO plc (Europe's largest
   Beverages co.).

   I will continue to think of other options.

   ref the Session 4 title, we wondered whether something like "EU perspectives on US
   (policy) trends (or signals)" or "EU perspectives on the implications of US (policy) trends
   (or signals)" would be better.  The latter would capture the Developing Countries dimension
   which was mentioned.

   We could see some merit in Jean-Charles's  suggestion to bring the 'Dangerous Climate
   Change' and the 'Emission targets and timing'  break-out groups together since the subject
   does require a truly integrated approach; the main concern is whether the resulting merged
   group would perhaps be too large for effective discussion.  A compromise may be that the
   synergies/connection of the 2 themes could be a discussion item tabled both groups ?

   One final point is that Mike feels that an overall title is needed ...... something along
   the lines of 'Setting and achieving climate change targets: European perspectives'

   Regards,

   Elaine

   Tyndall Centre



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