Climate Clinic 2010 - Labour Fringes

Date
Start
Finish
Location
Details
Mon 27 Sep
12:45
14:00
Climate Clinic @ The Cube
Fringe:
Low Cost and Low Carbon: Delivering Sustainable Transport in an Age of Austerity
Host:
Greener Journeys, LowCVP and Transport Times
Speakers:
Professor David Begg, former Government Transport Advisor and Executive Director Transport Times; Mike Cooper, Managing Director, Arriva UK Bus; Edmund King, President, Automobile Association; Stephen Joseph, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport
Chair:
National Journalist (invited)
Mon 27 Sep
18:00
19:15
Climate Clinic @ The Cube
Fringe:
Homes fit for the future?
Host:
WWF-UK, NEA, PRASEG, CHPA, UKBCSE and the Micropower Council
Sponsor:
Calor
Speakers:
Dr Alan Whitehead MP; Simon McWhirter, Campaign Director, The Great British Refurb; David Green, Chief Executive, UKBCSE; Paul Blacklock, Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Calor
Chair:
Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council
Mon 27 Sep
20:00
21:30
Beecham Room, Radisson Hotel (in zone - security pass required)
Fringe:
An "In Conversation" interview with a Senior Labour Politician and Mike McCarthy of The Independent
Host:
Climate Clinic and The Independent
Speakers:
Senior Labour Politician (tbc); Mike McCarthy, Environment Editor, The Independent
Mon 27 Sep
21:30
24:00
Beecham Room, Radisson Hotel (in zone - security pass required)
Fringe:
Act for Climate Solutions: A Reception with Special Guests
Host:
Climate Clinic and BOND
Speakers:
David Naussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK; Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP; Mohamed Adow, Christian Aid, Nairobi
Description:
Join Climate Clinic and other International Development Organisations for a Reception introduced by David Nussbaum, chief executive of WWF-UK, and with special guests Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Shadow Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural affairs and Mohamed Adow, Christian Aid, Nairobi.
Tue 28 Sep
12:45
14:00
Climate Clinic @ The Cube
Fringe:
Banking for the Great Transition: Reform to achieve a Low Carbon, High Well-Being Economy?
Host:
nef and Greenpeace
Speakers:
Neal Lawson, Chair, Compass; Tony Greenham, Head of Finance and Business, nef; Larry Elliott, Economics Editor, The Guardian
Chair:
Andrew Simms, Policy Director, nef
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 meet the needs of the productive economy. 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.
Tue 28 Sep
18:00
19:15
Climate Clinic @ The Cube
Fringe:
Is Climate Change THE Global Justice Cause of the Century?
Host:
UNICEF UK and Christian Aid
Speakers:
David Bull, Director, UNICEF UK; Keith Sonnet, Deputy General Secretary, UNISON; Emily Thornberry MP, Shadow energy and Climate Change Minister (invited); Mohamed Adow, Christian Aid
Chair:
David Aaronovitch, The Times (invited)
Tue 28 Sep
20:00
21:30
USDAW Marquee, Room 1, Manchester Central (secure zone - security pass required)
Fringe:
Green Jobs - Investing in Britain's Economic Recovery
Host:
UKBCSE, WWF-UK, Greenpeace, NEA, nef, CHPA, PRASEG and Micropower Council
Speakers:
Jon Trickett MP; Adam Lent, Head of the Economic and Social Affairs, TUC; Brian Berry, Director of External Affairs, Federation of master Builders; David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK; Bob Flint, Commercial Director, Ceres Power
Wed 29 Sep
08:00
09:15
Climate Clinic @ The Cube
Fringe:
Labour and Climate Change: Maintaining Leadership
Host:
Green Alliance, RSPB, Greenpeace, WWF-UK, Christian Aid and Climate Clinic
Speakers:
Emily Thornberry MP, Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change; Lillian Greenwood MP, Labour MP for Nottingham South; David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF UK; Michael Jacobs, Grantham Institute, LSE and former Special Adviser to Gordon Brown; Dr Matthew Lockwood, Associate Director, IPPR;
Chair:
Matthew Spencer, Director, Green Alliance
Description:
In 1997 there was no Climate Change Act, no carbon budgets, and the UK played a relatively minor role on the world stage when it came to climate change. Fast forward to 2010 and it is clear the Blair/Brown government set a new standard for leadership on climate change. This breakfast seminar will examine how the Labour Party can best demonstrate leadership on the climate change agenda in light of the Coalition's aspirations to be the greenest government ever: What are the opportunities for Labour in opposition? What are the risks? How can Labour put climate change at the heart of the Party's resurgence in a way that builds widespread support?
Wed 29 Sep
12:45
14:00
Climate Clinic @ The Cube
Fringe:
Changing Rainforests: Can UK Politics protect both Species AND CLimate?
Host:
RSPB and WWF-UK
Speakers:
Hilary Benn MP, Shadow DEFRA Secretary; Mark Avery, Director of Conservation, RSPB; David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK
Chair:
Barry Gardiner MP
Wed 29 Sep
18:00
19:15
Climate Clinic @ The Cube
Fringe:
Energy Investment and Social Justice
Host:
NEA, CHPA, nef, Greenpeace, UKBCSE, WWF-UK, PRASEG and Micropower Council
Speakers:
Emily Thornberry MP, Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change; John Sauven, Director, Greenpeace UK; Jenny Saunders, Chief Executive NEA; Chris Hayton, Business Development Director, ENERE-G
Chair:
Roger Milne, Political and Environmental Editor, Utility Week
Wed 29 Sep
19:30
20:45
Climate Clinic @ The Cube
Fringe:
Microgeneration: Cleaner Energy begins at Home
Host:
Micropower Council
Sponsor:
Supported by Kingspan
Speakers:
Emily Thornberry MP, Shadow DECC Spokesperson: Dave Sowden, Chief Executive, Micropower Council; Mette Kahlin, Advocacy Advisor, Which?; Geoffrey Lean, Daily Telegraph
Chair:
Malcolm Wicks MP