Plenary Proceedings

(Note: links not provided for presentations that did not have supporting slides)


Introductions

Stephen de Boer, Environment Canada


Welcome Address

The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment (Canada)


State of GMI

Janet McCabe, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and GMI Steering Committee Chair


Presentation from Ukraine

Lyubomyr Goncharuk, Advisor to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine (PDF, 8 pp, 635 KB)


Welcome and City Perspective on Climate Change

Greg Moore, Chair of Metro Vancouver (PDF, 18 pp, 1.61 MB)


Methane Finance Study Group

Brice Quesnel, World Bank (PDF, 12 pp, 764 KB)


Methane Reduction and Use in the context of Low-emission Policy -

Global and Country Dimension

Zbigniew Kamienski, Polish Ministry of Economy (PDF, 11 pp, 370 KB)


Discussion of New Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) Activity

Kaveh Zhaedi, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)


International Finance Panel: Different Approaches to Funding Methane Projects

Moderator: Laurence Blandford, Environment Canada

Recognizing the important role the financial sector will play in the post-Kyoto world, this plenary session will look at a case study and explore the necessary factors needed to finance a project. This Town Hall-format session will provide an opportunity to hear from key players engaged in the discussion on global methane finance.


Panelists Included the Following:

Patrick Doyle, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Jiwan Acharya, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Maria del Mar Mozo, Liquidation Director, Municipality of Cali Solid WasteCollection Company (Colombia)


Municipal Leaders Forum

Moderated by Laurence Blandford, Environment Canada


Panelists Include the Following:

Darrell Mussatto, Chair of Metro Vancouver Utilities Committee and Mayor, City of North Vancouver (Canada)

Maria del Mar Mozo, Liquidation Director, Municipality of Cali Solid Waste Collection Company (Colombia)

Prof. Federico Rangel Lozano, Mayor, Municipality of Colima (Mexico)

Patricio Moya, Director of Services and Operations, Municipality of Viña del Mar (Chile)


Closing Remarks and Outcomes from Steering Committee Meeting

Pamela Franklin, U.S. EPA (PDF, 19 pp, 197 KB)


Closing Remarks

Stephen de Boer, Environment Canada