Roadmap from Poznan to Copenhagen – Preconditions for Success
Roadmap from Poznan to Copenhagen – Preconditions for Success – Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming – 2009-02-04 – Ahead of the next round of ambitious United Nations climate talks, Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming held a hearing to explore the challenges facing both the United States and the international community in creating an effective international response to climate change. A panel of diplomatic and climate expert witnesses informed the Select Committee on what must be accomplished prior to the Copenhagen meeting, what to expect with regard to the ongoing negotiation processes, and the challenges for success post-Copenhagen. WITNESS LIST: John Bruton, Delegation of the European Commission and Ambassador to the US; Elliot Diringer, Vice President of International Strategies at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change; Rob Bradley, Director of the International Climate Policy Initiative at the World Resources Institute; Karen Alderman Harbert, President and CEO, Institute for 21st Century Energy. Video provided by the US House of Representatives.