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Bellona’s programme in Copenhagen Dec 15th

Publish date: December 14, 2009

Altogether 64 side events will be held in the Bellona Room at Bella Centre during the climate change conference in Copenhagen. Among today's events there will be a presentation of how Trondheim, Norway's 3rd largest city, is planning to become the world's smartest energy city.

All open side events will be streamed live here, and can be found in the archive.

09.00-10.00: Payments for Environmental Services in the State of Amazonas

Co-host: National Wildlife Federation

10.00-11.30: Sahara Forest Project – enabling restorative growth

11.30-12.00: The Moral Imperative of Climate Change

12.00-14.00: Systematic Neglect of Systemic Solutions?

Co-hosts: Development Alternatives, Club of Rome and IUCN

14.00-15.30: Financing CCS deployment in Developing Countries

16.00-17.30: Energy Efficiency: Smart Cities

Co-hosts: Siemens

17.30-19.00: Forests and The Climate Deal

Co-host: Rainforest Foundation Norway

19.00-20.30: Putting a Price on Carbon – US NGOs perspectives

Read comprehensive presentations of all side events in the Bellona Room at Bella Centre in Copenhagen here.

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