Synthesis Report and Presentations

Summary of key messages  
Acknowledgement  
Table of Contents  
Preface  
List of Participants  
Part I Synthesis of findings
1. Long and mid-term targets
2. Economic aspects of low carbon societies
3. The role of technology
4. Public policy and lifestyle change
5. Cross-cutting issues
 
Part II Session summaries and presentations
SESSION 1
LCS and the Policy Context
Session summary
Stefan Lechtenböhmer, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany
 
  The EU policy context
Peter Zapfel, DG Environment, European Commission
  The Korean policy context
Young Sook Lyu, National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), Republic of Korea
  The US policy context
Frank Princiotta, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USA
  The Canadian policy context
David McLaughlin, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE), Canada
  The Japanese policy context
Tatsuo Seino, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
SESSION 2
Green Growth and LCS
Session summary
Daniela Palma, ENEA, Italy
 
  Finance & Investment: economy towards LCS
Thomas Heller, Stanford University, USA
  Green growth and LCS
Jim Skea, UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), UK
  Renewable energy and technology development and transfer
Emilio La Rovere, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  LCS and sustainable urban development
Stefan Lechtenböhmer, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany
  Supporting low-carbon, climate resilient growth in developing countries: the Strategy of the World Bank
Raffaello Cervigni, The World Bank
   
SESSION 3

LCS National Pathways and the Research Environment

Session summary
Junichi Fujino, NIES, Japan
 
  The Climate Modelling Research for LCS national pathway
Antonio Navarra, Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC), Italy
  Low Carbon Society National Pathways and Research
Giulio Boccaletti, McKinsey, UK
   
  The Low Carbon Scenario for Germany
Manfred Fischedick, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany
  The Low Carbon Scenario for the Caribbean Region
Kenrick R. Leslie, Caribbean Community Climate Change, Center (CCCCC)
  The Low Carbon Scenario for Japan
Mikiko Kainuma and Junichi FUJINO, National Institute for Environmental Studies,(NIES), Japan
  The Low Carbon Scenario for China
Shuwei Zhang, State Power Economic Research Institute, China
  The Low Carbon Scenario for India
P.R. Shukla, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad,(IIMA), India
SESSION 4
LCS and Technology Innovation
Session summary
John Nyboer, Simon Fraser University, Canada
 
  The Low Carbon Scenario – Global Energy Technology Strategy
James A. Edmonds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory(PNNL), USA
  Modelling Innovation and Technology Diffusion
Emanuele Massetti, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM),Italy
SESSION 5
LCS and Behavioural Change
Session summary
Takashi Otsuka, Institute for Global Environemntal Strategies (IGES)/LCS-RNet Secretariat
 
  Behavioural change in society
Hal Wilhite, University of Oslo, Norway
  Behavioural Change – example of Japan
Midori Aoyagi-Usui, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan
  Behavioural change – example of Canada
John Nyboer, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Meeting Agenda  

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