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10th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Climate Change Convention (COP 10) |
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| Location and date(s) of workshop: |
Buenos Aires, Argentina: 6-17 December 2004 |
| Organiser(s): | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) |
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Background: |
The IEA participates actively in UNFCCC meetings: COP 8, COP 9, COP 10, COP 11 / COP MOP 1, COP 12 / COP MOP 2 and COP 13 / COP MOP 3. |
| Links to relevant documents: |
High-Level Statement Press Release IEA Side Events IEA Environment Policies and Measures Database Annex I Expert Group UNFCCC COP 10 webpage |
| Proceedings: | The Tenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 6 to 17 December 2004. The IEA played an active role at COP 10: •
Mr. Mandil, launched two new IEA publications: Prospects for
CO2 Capture and Storage, and Hydrogen
and Fuel Cells at a press
conference. • Mr. Mandil addressed the COP in the high
level segment •
A Ministerial dinner was hosted by Mr. Mandil - the theme being “Energy
Efficiency and Climate Change”. The Rt. Hon. Margaret Beckett,
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK, addressed
the
dinner, as well as H.E. Malik Alim, Minister for Environment, Pakistan,
and and Ms.
Larisa Dobriansky, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, USA. • High level Bilateral Meetings were organised for M. Mandil. The purpose
of these meetings was to convey energy perspectives to senior environmental
officials and hear their views. •
An IEA Side Event on “Energy Perspectives on Climate Change" was
extremely well-attended. Chaired by Mr. Richard Bradley, Head of the
Energy Efficiency and Environment Division, IEA experts presented climate-related
work conducted at the IEA, focusing on energy policy and technology.
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to IEA presentations • A joint Side Event, organised by Italy, Norway, and the IEA, presented
the World Energy Outlook 2004. Mr. Claude Mandil, Executive Director of the
IEA, presented the latest World Energy Outlook projections for energy-related
CO2
emissions to 2030. An alternative scenario showing CO2 and energy savings
achievable through new energy policies and technologies, and their cost implications
was
discussed in detail for OECD and developing countries. This event was
chaired
by Ms. S. Graham, State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. • IEA experts spoke in numerous other side events organised by various
stake-holders • The IEA Stand in a prime location, displayed recent IEA Publications and free Information Papers. IEA Staff were available to respond to questions. It was widely visited and highly praised. |
