cc: "Klaus Hasselmann" , "Mike Hulme" date: Thu, 16 May 2002 14:47:51 +0100 from: "Elaine Jones" subject: ECF Autumn Conference to: "Martin Welp" Martin, Just to confirm and clarify a few of our views expressed in Monday's telecom (I listened with interest alongside Mike) on the ECF Autumn Conference Preliminary Programme. The programme looks very good so far. We don't think that Tom Delay would be the best dinner speaker, but it would be useful to perhaps invite him to speak in the Technology Transition session on e.g. Key challenges for the UK's Carbon Trust or, (the title of their glossy ) "Making Business Sense of Climate Change" ? . However, he has appeared in the same session as Mark MS on a few occasions already. In case Mark MS cannot accept an invite (he would also be an excellent dinner speaker) you could consider Phil Watts, who is actually Mark's replacement as Chairman of the CMD of Royal Dutch/Shell Group, (and a Yorkshire Geophysicist) but rather for his other role as chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ( a coalition of 160 International companies from >30 countries and 20 sectors and a global network of 35 national and regional business councils) , which he took on in November 2001, succeeding Charles Holliday, DUPONT Chair and CEO. Of course, he's incredibly busy but would be an excellent dinner speaker if he couldn't manage day-time - and with an attractive letter invite may be tempted (e.g. building on his "I am honoured to become chairman of the WBCSD, it plays a vital role in helping both to challenge and encourage business, governments and institutions to address the issue of sustainable development"). As an alternative, and not to be to Shell biased, Rodney Chase deputy group chief exec. of BP (former Exploration Head) is also on the WBCSD Exec. Committee. I don't know him - but I'm sure he would be good... he gave a Pew Centre presentation in 2000 - Innovative Policy Solutions to Global Climate Change www.pewclimate.org/media/rchase_speech.pdf - one might consider inviting him to "reflect on the subsequent 2 years track record of innovative solutions" ! he may be most useful for session 4, given the BP-Amoco (Arco) transatlantic make-up ! (and they are also a PEW member). He's also a non-exec. director of DIAGEO plc (Europe's largest Beverages co.). I will continue to think of other options. ref the Session 4 title, we wondered whether something like "EU perspectives on US (policy) trends (or signals)" or "EU perspectives on the implications of US (policy) trends (or signals)" would be better. The latter would capture the Developing Countries dimension which was mentioned. We could see some merit in Jean-Charles's suggestion to bring the 'Dangerous Climate Change' and the 'Emission targets and timing' break-out groups together since the subject does require a truly integrated approach; the main concern is whether the resulting merged group would perhaps be too large for effective discussion. A compromise may be that the synergies/connection of the 2 themes could be a discussion item tabled both groups ? One final point is that Mike feels that an overall title is needed ...... something along the lines of 'Setting and achieving climate change targets: European perspectives' Regards, Elaine Tyndall Centre [1]E.L.Jones@uea.ac.uk Tel. 01603-593907 Fax. 01603-593901