State Services Organization,
Hall of the States, Second Floor, Rooms 233-235,
444 N. Capitol Street, Washington, D.C.
This conference addressed the major challenge the transatlantic partnership is facing these days: How to overcome the economic and the climate crises at the same time. Participants discussed common ground and future challenges for transatlantic energy and climate cooperation on three levels: the local level; the state and federal level; and at the international climate negotiations. Speakers from Europe and the U.S. also discussed the new report Toward a New Climate Network: Transatlantic Solutions for a Low Carbon Economy .Together with the report the conference concluded the Transatlantic Climate Policy Group, a 2-year-program undertaken by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung.
11:00 AM
Welcome by Ralf Fücks and Klaus Linsenmeier, Heinrich Böll Stiftung
Keynote US: Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Washington)
11:30 AM
Session 1: Living Green - Shaping Sustainable Urban Futures
Gustaf Landahl, Head of Department of Environment and Health, Stockholm
Dale Medearis, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Michelle Wyman, Executive Director, ICLEI USA
Moderation: Eva Baños De Guisasola, Policy Officer Environment, Eurocities
1:00 PM
Lunch break
1:30 PM
Session 2: Policies for Green Jobs - Success Stories from Europe and the U.S.
Rep. Pricey Harrison, Member of the General Assembly of North Carolina
Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Kathleen Weiss, Vice President, First Solar
Moderation: Margie Alt, Executive Director, Environment America
3:00 PM
Coffee break
3:30 PM
Session 3: The World is Watching - Can the U.S. and Europe Provide Transatlantic Leadership for a Global Climate Deal?
William Antholis, Managing Director, The Brookings Institution
Colin Challen, MP, Labour Party, UK
Lisa Jacobson, President, The Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Moderation: Jennifer Morgan, Director Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute
5:00 PM End of Conference