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Welcome Refreshments from 13.00
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13.30 – 14.00
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Welcome
Setting the scene
Overview of the two days |
- Derek Osborn (Co-chair of Rio +5, former DG of UK Environment Ministry)
- Kirsty Schneeberger (Global Transition Coordinator)
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14.00 – 15.00
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Can the ‘green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication’ really deliver? |
- Soledad Ghione (Latin American Center of Social Ecology)
- Veerle Vanderweed (Director of the Group of Energy and Environment, UNDP)
- Victoria Johnson (Head of Energy and Climate, new economics foundation)
- Tara Rao (Lead author, Danish 92 group)
- Chair: Aron Belinky (Coordinator, International Processes, Vitae Civilis)
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Coffee Break: 15.00 – 15.15
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15.15 – 16.15
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Stories of the emerging new economy: Presenting stories of new and green economy initiatives from around the world. A grass roots approach. |
- Nicole Leotaud (CANARI)
- Aron Belinky (Coordinator, International Processes, Vitae Civilis)
- Vijay Chaturvedi (Development Alternatives)
- Carina Millstone (Program Director New Economics Institute)
- Chair: Liz Thompson (Executive Coordinator, Rio +20)
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16.15 – 17.30
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Principles for a new economy: how will they underpin the transition and why they are important. |
- Oliver Greenfield (Green Economy Coalition)
- Anabella Rosemberg (ITUC)
- Rick Clugstone (Earth Charter)
- Chair: Jeff Huffines (CIVICUS UN Representative)
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17.30 – 18.00
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Wrap up session: a synthesis of the day’s achievements |
- Feedback from chairs of roundtable discussions
- Derek Osborn: (Co-chair of Rio +5, former DG of UK Environment Ministry)
- Overall wrap up
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18:00 – 19:30 Evening reception and key note address from Liz Thompson,
Executive Coordinator Rio +20
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