Termin

High Level Conference - “Climate action at regional and local level as contribution to human rights protection”*

Tagesordnung

15.00 – 16.00 Part 1

Introduction to the topic

15.00 – 15.10

Words of welcome

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke
President of the Landtag Brandenburg

Heiner Klemp
CLRAE-member and Member of the Landtag Brandenburg

15.10 – 15.20

Opening Speech: Environmental challenges and the role of the congress

Leen Verbeek
President of CLRAE and Kings Commissioner

15.20 – 15.45

Keynote: Carbon management in the 21st century

Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer
Director and Chief Economist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

15.45 – 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 – 17.00 Part 2Procedural aspects of effective climate protection in regions and municipalities
- Procedures, strategies and instruments to achieve climate neutrality -

16.00 – 16.25

Brandenburg region: Climate protection and climate adaptation - Brandenburg takes action

Anja Boudon
Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection (Brandenburg/Germany)

16.25 – 16.40

Brandenburg municipality:
Energy Village Nechlin - Uckermark Energy Concept

Matthias Schilling
Major of the municipality Uckerland (Brandenburg/Germany)

16.40 – 17.00

Debate

17.00 – 18.00 Part 3Presentation of regional and municipal best practice examples

17.00 – 17.10

Energy Poverty Approach Winterswijk (Winner Green Leaf Award 2022)

Arjan Klein Nibbelink
Director for Sustainability (Winterswijk/Netherlands)

17.10 – 17.15

Local Dimension of the Green Agenda in Tbilisi

Levan Zhorzholiani
CLRAE-member and Member of the Municipal Assembly (Tbilisi/ Georgia)

17.15 – 17.30

Climate protection projects by local authorities in England:
Global issue – local action in Ipswich

Bryony Rudkin
CLRAE-member and Councillor (Ipswich/United Kingdom)

17.30 – 17.50

Debate

17.50 – 18.00

Closing words and first presentation of the Potsdam Declaration

Heiner Klemp
CLRAE-member and Member of the Landtag Brandenburg

* Please note that selected representatives of environmental organisations and European policy stakeholders will also be present as spectators.