Innovative Policy Solutions to Global Climate Change Conference

April 25-26, 2000 - Washington, D.C.

This conference featured high-level speakers presenting innovative policy measures being implemented by industrialized country governments and the private sector. Conference topics were common policy approaches (taxes, trading, negotiated agreements), cross-cutting issues (competitiveness and trade), energy and transportation sector policies, and state and local programs.  A conference summary is available in PDF format. [1]

Featured speeches are available in PDF format:

• John Prescott [2], Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom
• Jan Pronk [3], Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, The Netherlands
• Robert Hill [4], Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Australia
• Theodore Roosevelt [5], IV, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers, Inc.
• Rodney Chase [6], Deputy Group Chief Executive, BP Amoco

Conference Press Release [7]

Hosts:

The conference was co-hosted by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change and the Chatham House / Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA) [8], a leading institute for the analysis of international issues, based in London.

Roundtable Sponsors:

The Developing Country Perspectives Roundtable was co-sponsored by the Pew Center and the Shell Foundation Sustainable Energy Programme [9].