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See speeches and interviews from the CC9 conference

(foto: Hafslund ASA/Bo Mathisen)

Publish date: June 22, 2009

Written by: Annicken Vargel

The CC9 climate conference took place the 4.th and 5.th of June at Hafslund Hovedgård in Sarpsborg, Norway, and presented a set of recommendations for the negotiations to take place in Copenhagen in December. Here are some selected speeches and interviews:

José Maria Figueres
Former President of Costa Rica and member of the Club de Madrid.

Frederic Hauge

President, the Bellona Foundation.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Environmental activist and attorney.

Ira C. Magaziner

Chairman, Clinton Climate Initiative.

Benjamin William Mkapa
Former President of Tanzania and member of the Club de Madrid.

Anders Wijkman
Member of the European Parliment.

Per-Anders Enkvist
Associate partner McKinsey & company

Dr. Nannan Lundin
Programme leader, EU-China, E3G

Martin Frick
Deputy director, Global humanitarian forum

Louis Quam
Founder and CEO, Tysvar

Eric Usher
Manager, Seed capital assistance facility, UNEP

Presentation of the Sahara Forest Project:

Promising new low-cost technology – enabling green growth "Creation of future feed and fuel from salt water"

Frederic Hauge – President, The Bellona Foundation
Michael Pawlyn – Founder and Director, Exploration Architecture
Charlie Paton – Managing Director, Seawater Greenhouse Ltd
Joakim Hauge – Scientific Advisor, Bellona Norway

You can also see speeches and interviews, and read the key messages at at cc9.no

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