A pre-conference event at the 2012 Climate Leadership Conference

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Weston (Fort Lauderdale), FL

A post-conference workshop at the 2012 Climate Leadership Conference

Weston (Fort Lauderdale), FL

In December 2011, the 17th Conference of Parties assembled in Durban, South Africa to continue discussions on the future of the Kyoto Protocol and a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both developed and developing countries. Building upon the success of the Cancun Agreements and the Copenhagen Accord, substantial strides were made at COP-17 as thousands of delegates worldwide traveled to Durban to participate in the negotiations and related business conference activities . With the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol set to expire this year, the agreements reached in Durban are an important foundation for negotiations scheduled to take place in Qatar in December 2012.

Just a few weeks before the inaugural Climate Leadership Conference (www.ClimateLeadershipConference.org), ACCO, C2ES and The Climate Registry invite you to a discussion on the outcome of COP-17, a look forward to COP-18, and the impacts this event will have on U.S. businesses, the policymaking process at Federal and sub-national levels, and international efforts to build upon the Kyoto Protocol.

Speakers

• Jonathan Pershing – U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change, U.S. Department of State
• Elliot Diringer – Executive Vice President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
• David Rosenheim – Executive Director, The Climate Registry

Please click here to register.

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With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the headline sponsor, the first annual Climate Leadership Conference will be held from February 29-March 1, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The conference will bring together leaders from business, government and academic institutions, and the non-profit community interested in exchanging ideas and information on how to address climate change while simultaneously running their operations more competitively and sustainably.

Keynote Speakers

• Nancy Sutley – Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
• NEW: Gina McCarthy – Assistant Administrator, Office of Air, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• NEW: Mary Nichols – Chair, California Air Resources Board
• Eileen Claussen – President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
• NEW: Kateri Callahan – President, Alliance to Save Energy

Visit http://www.climateleadershipconference.org for the latest updates and full program information.

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