Archive
UNFCCC Side Event on Patents and Clean Energy:
Bridging the Gap between Evidence and Policy
18 December 2009 11:00 to 12:30
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the ICTSD presented their joint study on patenting trends and licensing practices in the area of clean energy technologies.
Climate Consortium Denmark Side Event on Competitiveness Impacts and Carbon Leakage:
Assessing the Evidence and the Policy Options
17 December 2009 10:00 to 11:30
Efforts to address climate change at the international and national levels highlight the critical role that economic instruments, markets, and regulatory tools will play.
ICTSD Dialogue on Transfer of Climate Change Technologies:
Challenges and Opportunities at Copenhagen and Beyond
16 December 2009 09:00 to 13:00
The objective of this dialogue was to examine, in an informal setting, the main options and proposals raised in the climate change negotiations on technology development and transfer, as well as to identify the issues and gaps that need further discussion and elaboration in the post-Copenhagen period, in order to reach an effective international framework for enhancing the diffusion of climate change technologies to developing countries.
The Trade and Climate Change Day
15 December 2009 09:00 to 18:30
The ICTSD Trade Day explored the most pressing challenges at the core of the trade and climate change debate, providing a space for constructive interaction among climate negotiators, experts from the trade and climate change community, civil society actors and the private sector in an informal and non-negotiating setting.
ICTSD Lunch Discussion:
Leveraging Trade Flows and Aid for Trade to Maximize Benefits for LDCs and SIDS
14 December 2009 13:00 to 14:30
This informal lunch with climate change negotiators from Least Developed Countries and Small Islands Developing States discussed possible ways to maximize financing benefits in the context of climate change negotiations and the implementation of trade-related development assistance, including Aid for Trade and the Enhanced Integrated Framework.
UNFCCC Side Event on Climate Change Adaptation:
LDCs, SIDS and SVEs
11 December 2009 20:00 to 21:30
The Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) presented key research findings from their joint publication on trade, climate change and sustainable development: key issues for small states, least developed countries, and vulnerable economies.
ICTSD-IPC Dialogue on Climate Change and Food Security:
Taking Stock at the COP 15
11 December 2009 09:00 to 13:00
As the global community aims to reach a new international climate change framework, it is also faced with pressing food security needs among the world’s poor.
ICTSD-IPC Lunch on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade
10 December 2009 13:00 to 14:30
An informal lunch gathering of select negotiators and experts, this event discussed the agriculture and food security issues that arise in the context of the ongoing climate negotiations.
UNFCCC Side Event on Trade Liberalisation, Market Drivers and Technology Diffusion:
A Look at the Renewable Energy and Buildings
8 December 2009 18:15 to 19:45
This side event provided an opportunity for participants to engage in an open discussion on the role of trade in the diffusion of climate-friendly goods and technologies.