Collaborating on Greenhouse Gas Reporting

This panel will discuss the opportunities to develop common protocols and standards to coordinate reporting of greenhouse gas emissions across borders. Consistent, credible and accurate measurement and reporting is the foundation of individual and collaborative efforts by states and provinces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as called for in the Bali Action Plan of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Chair: Alexander B. “Pete” Grannis, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York
Moderator: Diane Wittenberg, Executive Director, The Climate Registry

Panel Members:
Dr. Adrian Fernandez, President, National Institute of Ecology, United Mexican States
Dr. Guoqiang Lu, Division Chief of International Cooperation, National Development and Reform Commission, People’s Republic of China
Brian M. Storms, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, APX
Bill Gerwing, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs, BP America
Nancy McFadden, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs, Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation
Annie Petsonk, International Counsel for Climate Change, Environmental Defense Fund

Climate Action Panel Breakout - Energy

Energy use is a primary source of greenhouse gas emissions in each of the world's major emitting nations. New approaches are needed to both satisfy the growing demand for affordable energy while also lowering these harmful emissions. This panel will identify and establish cooperative activities across national boundaries in energy efficiency and demand-side management, renewable energy generation and carbon capture and storage.

Chair: Dr. David Cash, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, State of Massachusetts
Moderator: Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Chairman, California Energy Commission

Panel Members:
Dr. Jayant Sathaye, International Energy Group Leader, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dr. Fuqiang Yang, Vice President & Chief China Representative, Energy Foundation
Lewis Gillies, Chief Executive, Hydrogen Energy International
Kim Saylors-Laster, Vice President, Energy, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mike Ahearn, Chief Executive Officer, First Solar
Mike O’Sullivan, Senior Vice President, Development, FPL Energy, LLC
Benjamin F. Gilbert Jr., Vice President of Business Management, FPL Energy, LLC

Climate Action Panel Breakout - Transportation and Mobility

The transportation sector accounts for approximately 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and represents the fastest growing share of emissions in most countries. Panelists will focus on actions that can provide sustainable personal mobility and goods movement to a growing global population while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions through appropriate community planning, and clean transportation technologies and policies. The panel will outline future opportunities for policy and technology transfer efforts on land use planning, personal mobility, goods movement and low-carbon fuels.

Chair: John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment, Province of Ontario
Moderator: Drew Kodjak, Executive Director, The International Council on Clean Transportation

Panel Members:
Martha Ruth Del Toro Gaytán, Secretary of Environment for Sustainable Environment, State of Jalisco, United Mexican States
Peter Calthorpe, Principal, Calthorpe and Associates
Dr. Yufu Cheng, Managing Director, Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation
Mario Garnero, Chairman, Brasilinvest Group and President, United Nations Association - Brazil
Miguel Pulido, Mayor of Santa Ana, California

Climate Action Panel Breakout - Cement, Iron, Steel and Aluminum

Cement, iron, steel and aluminum are globally traded commodities that together account for approximately 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Panelists will explore the economic, trade and implementation issues with the application of targeted approaches to these specific industries. Potential areas in which future agreement will be pursued include: technology transfer, best energy practices, emissions intensity standards and international trade constraints.

Chair: Dale E. Bonner, Secretary for Business, Transportation and Housing, State of California
Moderator: Daniel E. Klein, Project Manager and Consultant, Center for Clean Air Policy

Panel Members:
Michael Northrop, Program Director, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Jerry Marks, Manager, J Marks & Associates, LLC, Consultant to International Aluminum Institute
Madam Jiaman Jin, Executive Director, Global Environmental Institute
John T. Bloom, Jr., Vice President and Chief Economist, Cemex US Operations
Henry Derwent, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Emissions Trading Association

Climate Action Panel Breakout - Forestry and Agriculture

Deforestation and land use change account for 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Forest and agricultural lands, the source of these emissions, also provide the world with food, wood products, energy, habitat and overall sustenance for many indigenous communities. This panel will highlight sub-national efforts in the forest and agricultural sectors that are providing real, measurable, verifiable and cost-effective climate change benefits. The panel will also outline an agreement to be signed at the evening reception by California and states from the Republic of Indonesia and the Federative Republic of Brazil on joint cooperation to promote collaboration on the topic of reducing emissions from deforestation and land degradation, known as REDD.

Co-Chairs:
Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, State of California
A.G. Kawamura, Secretary for Food & Agriculture, State of California
Moderator: Peter Seligman, Chairman, Conservation International

Panel Members:
Governor Carlos Eduardo de Souza Braga, State of Amazonas, Federative Republic of Brazil
Governor Yusuf Irwandi, Province of Aceh, Republic of Indonesia
Michael Sweeney, California Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy
Governor Blairo Maggi, State of Mato Grosso, Federative Republic of Brazil
Governor Ana Julia de Vasconcelos Carepa, State Para, Federative Republic of Brazil
Marthin Billa, Milinau Regent, Province of East Kalimantan (Borneo), Republic of Indonesia
Michael Sweeney, California Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy
Michele de Nevers, Senior Manager, Environment Department, World Bank Group
Kathleen Matthews, Executive Vice President Global Communications and Public Affairs, Marriott International, Inc. 

Welcome by California Governor and Co-hosts
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Florida Governor Charlie Crist
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius

Witnessing the World Response: A Short Film by National Geographic

Message from Prime Minister Tony Blair

Progress from Day One

Linda S. Adams, Secretary for Environmental Protection, State of California
Carter Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, World Wildlife Fund
Dr. Sabine Miltner, Director, Deutsche Bank

The Global Warming Challenge and Responses to Date

Moderator: Scott Pelley, CBS

Representative from the United Nations:
Richard Kinley, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Framwork Convention on Climate Change

Governors from the United States of America
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor, State of California
Charlie Crist, Governor, State of Florida
Jim Doyle, Governor, State of Wisconsin
Rod Blagojevich, Governor, State of Illinois
Kathleen Sebelius, Governor, State of Kansas

Representatives from People’s Republic of China
Guangsheng Gao, Director General, Department of Climate Change, National Development Reform Commission

Representatives from the United Mexican States
Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan, Governor, State of Baja California
Eduardo Bours Castelo, Governor, State of Sonora

Representatives from Canada
Barry Penner, Minister of Environment for British Columbia
John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment, Ontario Representative from the Federative

Representative from the Republic of India
Pawan Chamling, Chief Minister, State of Sikkim
Dr. Nagin Nanda, IFS, Director, Department of Environment & Scientific Technology, Himachal Pradesh

Climate Leaders Dialogue and Signing Ceremony

Song by Jamia Simone Nash
Images from National Geographic

Address by Martin Davidson, Chief Executive, British Council
Comments by Climate Champions and Michael Cox, Chair, California Student Sustainability Coalition

Climate Leaders Dialogue

Moderator: Scott Pelley, CBS

A discussion among governors, premiers and other world leaders about how climate goals can be turned into action. Actions will include future collaboration by summit participants to build successful green economies and how these actions can advance a global agreement in Copenhagen in 2009.

Governors from the United States of America:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor, State of California
Charlie Crist, Governor, State of Florida
Rod Blagojevich, Governor, State of Illinois
Kathleen Sebelius, Governor, State of Kansas
Jim Doyle, Governor, State of Wisconsin

Representatives from the Federative Republic of Brazil:
Carlos Eduardo de Souza Braga, Governor, State of Amazonas
Ana Júlia de Vasconcelos Carepa, Governor, State of Para
Blairo Maggi, Governor, State of Mato Grosso

Representatives from the Republic of Indonesia:
Dr. Fauzi Bowo, Governor, Province of Jakarta
Yusuf Irwandi, Governor, Province of Aceh
Arief Yuwono, Secretary General, Ministry of the Environment

Representative from the European Commission:
Ambassador Angelos Pangratis, Deputy Head of Delegation

Global Climate Summit Declaration

Mary Nichols, Chairwoman, California Air Resources Board

Mary Nichols will describe the purpose and intent of the declaration to be signed by governors and premiers as well as any other agreements that have been signed.

Signing of the Declaration