Tuesday 6 May 2008

CED partnes with SoP in Bali UN Climate Change Meeting



A Stakeholder Dialogue on “Sustainability Projects for Climate Change Mitigation”
- A parallel COP13 meeting at Novotel Nusa Dua Hotel, Bali, Indonesia, 10th December 2007 -


CED joined hands with the Sustainability of the Planet Project of Sinf Sweden at the famous Bali Climate Change Conference to hold a stakeholder dialogue on “Sustainability Projects for Climate Change Mitigation”. Partnering the event was also the Indonesian Ministry of Environment. The dialogue was moderated by Uchita de Zoysa of CED and attracted speakers from reputed organizations such Dr. Tariq Banuri (SEI), Mr. Kevin McKinley (Deputy Secretary General - ISO), Mr. Aaron Cosbey(IISD), Mr. Juerg Gerber(WBCSD), Dr Sven-Olof Ryding (SEMCO), Mr. Paul Simpson (Carbon Disclosure Project) Ms. Darwina Widjajanti (LEAD – Indonesia), Dr. Christopher Tyrone Mc Donald (Carecreation KG), Mr. Lennart Piper (SoP Program)amongst several others.

The meeting concluded on the note that we need to continue the global debate on climate change. Technology transfer from the rich to the poor countries is necessary. The challenge for climate change mitigation is a challenge we all need to take on: the public, the business and the private sectors.