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Climate Clinic is based at:

Baskerville House
Centenary Square
Broad Street
Birmingham
B1 2ND
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Sunday 3th October – Wednesday 6th October

Date
Start
Finish
Location
Details
Sun 03 Oct
18:00
19:15
Climate Clinic @ Baskerville House
Fringe:
Greenest Government: priorities for early action
Host:
Green Alliance, RSPB, Greenpeace, WWF-UK, Christian Aid and Climate Clinic
Speakers:
Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change; Dr Phillip Lee MP, Conservative MP for Bracknell and member of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee; Emma Howard-Boyd, Head of Socially Responsible Investment, Jupiter Asset Management; Paul Brannen, Head of Advocacy and Influence, Christian Aid
Chair:
Matthew Spencer, Director, Green Alliance
Description:
Delivering the greenest government ever will require strong and decisive leadership. The benefits to countries who lead the way in low carbon technologies and approaches are great, from energy security to more resilient communities. This government has recognised the need to move from warm words to real action, to secure these benefits and to avoid irreversible climate change. This debate will focus on the new political landscape in relation to climate change and identify priorities for early action. What are the smart options for political leaders and policy makers to drive the transition to a low carbon economy at the same time as building far greater public support? How can politicians best demonstrate the practical and economic benefits of cutting carbon? What should civil society expect to see from ministers and MPs over the next 12 months?
Sun 03 Oct
19:30
21:00
Climate Clinic @ Baskerville House
Fringe:
Green Shoots: Low Carbon Growth?
Host:
Greenpeace UK, WWF-UK, NEA, nef, CHPA, PRASEG,UKBCSE and Micropower Council
Sponsor:
Ceres Power
Speakers:
Robert Buckland MP; David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK; Rex Vevers, Finance Director, Ceres Power; Andrew Cave, Head of Policy, Federation of Small Businesses
Chair:
National Journalist (invited)
Mon 04 Oct
08:00
09:00
Climate Clinic @ Baskerville House
Fringe:
Banking for the Low Carbon Economy
Host:
nef and Greenpeace
Speakers:
Justine Greening MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury (tbc): Andrew Simms, Policy Director, nef (the New Economics Foundation); Tony Greenham, Head of Finance and Business, nef
Chair:
Larry Elliot, Economics Editor, the Guardian
Description:
Finance, its type and availability, will make or break new economic sectors. In the midst of a recession and in the face of new challenges like climate change and the peak and decline of global oil production, the UK must manage a great transition to a new kind of economy. There is ample potential for the switch to a genuinely clean energy system, while the failure to do so will leave our energy security vulnerable and could add billions to the UK’s trade deficit. The great transition to a new economy calls for root and branch reform of finance. Billions has been spent bailing out the banks, yet they are still failing to deliver finance where it is needed most. We have a once-in a lifetime opportunity to reform the provision of finance in the UK, making banks serve the needs of their customers, and the thousands of small businesses that pound for pound deliver more value to the UK economy while also unlocking the investment needed to kick-start new low-carbon economy for the UK.
Mon 04 Oct
12:30
14:00
Climate Clinic @ Baskerville House
Fringe:
Will climate change define 21st century global politics?
Host:
Christian Aid and UNICEF
Speakers:
Henry Bellingham MP, Foreign Office Minister; Laura Sandys MP, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee; Bernice Lee, Director of Energy, Environment and Development, Chatham House; Loretta Minghella, Director, Christian Aid
Chair:
Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor, The Telegraph
Description:
Climate change is an international challenge that needs an international solution. This debate will look at the big picture of the global politics of climate change since Copenhagen, and how we can expect this to play out alongside other, ‘more established’ foreign policy issues such as nuclear proliferation, energy security or trade. Is climate change treated in the same way as more traditional foreign policy issues, and how does it differ? How has the relationship between the old powers of the USA and EU and the new rising powers of China and India changed, and where does this leave the poorest and most vulnerable countries? What are the prospects for achieving a lasting international solution to this most urgent global threat? And can Cameron steer a course to success where others have failed?
Mon 04 Oct
18:00
19:15
Climate Clinic @ Baskerville House
Fringe:
Changing Rainforests: Can UK politics protect both species and climate?
Host:
RSPB and WWF-UK
Speakers:
Neil Parish MP, EFRA Committee; Mark Avery, Director of Conservation, RSPB; David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK; Stanley Johnson, Patron, Conservative Environment Network
Chair:
Geoffrey Lean, The Telegraph
Mon 04 Oct
19:30
20:45
Climate Clinic @ Baskerville House
Fringe:
Microgeneration: Cleaner Energy begins at Home
Host:
Micropower Council
Speakers:
Greg Barker MP, Minister of State for Climate Change; Dave Sowden, Chief Executive, Micropower Council; Clare Corbett, Advocact Advisor, Which?; Gearoid Lane, Managing Director, Communities and New Energy, British Gas
Chair:
Geoffrey Lean, Telegraph, Daily Telegraph
Mon 04 Oct
21:30
23:00
The ICC Castle Fine Arts Gallery (In zone - security pass required)
Fringe:
Act for Climate Solutions: A Reception with Special Guests
Host:
Climate Clinic and BOND in association with Conservative Environment Network
Speakers:
Loretta Minghella, Director, Christian Aid; Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State at Department of Energy and Climnate Change; Irene Ovonji-Odida, Chair, ActionAid International
Description:
Join Climate Clinic and other International Development Organisations in association with the Conservative Environment Network for a Reception introduced by Loretta Minghella, Director, Christian Aid, and with special guests Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State at Department of Energy and Climnate Change, Rt Hon Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Irene Ovonji-Odida, Chair, ActionAid International.
Tue 05 Oct
12:30
14:00
Climate Clinic @ Baskerville House
Fringe:
Homes fit for the future?
Host:
WWF-UK, NEA, PRASEG, CHPA, UKBCSE and the Micropower Council
Sponsor:
Calor and Worcester Bosch
Speakers:
Peter Aldous MP; Jenny Saunders, Chief Executive, National Energy Action; Paul Blacklock, Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Calor Gas Ltd; Neil Schofield, Head of Sustainable Development, Worcester Bosch
Chair:
Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council
Tue 05 Oct
18:00
19:15
Climate Clinic @ Baskerville House
Fringe:
Low cost & low carbon – delivering sustainable transport in an age of austerity
Host:
Greener Journeys, LowCVP & Transport Times
Speakers:
Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport; Sir Moir Lockhead CEO FirstGroup; Doug Parr, Chief Scientist and Director of Policy, Greenpeace UK; Edmund King, President, Automobile Association
Chair:
Professor David Begg, Executive Director, Transport Times
Tue 05 Oct
19:30
21:00
The ICC Marquee 4 (In zone - security pass required)
Fringe:
An "In Conversation" interview with Greg Barker MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change and Mike McCarthy, The Independent
Host:
Climate Clinic and The Independent
Sponsor:
The Independent
Speakers:
Greg Barker MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change ; Mike McCarthy, Environment Editor, The Independent