U.S. Climate Policy – The Next Four Years

Last updated: 11/12/2012 // Tuesday November 6th Barack Obama was reelected as President of the United States. At November 14th in Grand Hotel in Oslo a seminar will explore the consequences of the election for U.S. climate policy.

Two of the best renowned American experts on the subject will present their analysis and predictions.

Nigel Purvis is President of Climate Advisers, a consultancy specializing in U.S. and international climate policy. Nigel was a leading climate diplomat in both the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.

Kevin Kennedy is Director of the U.S. Climate Initiative of the World Resources Institute, an American think tank engaged in environment and climate issues. 

Please register at http://uselections.speedsurvey.com

Limited spaces available

09:30 Coffee

10:00  Opening by Bård Vegar Solhjell, Minister of the Environment

10:10 Nigel Purvis:  The Impact of the U.S. Elections on Climate Policy

10:40 Kevin Kennedy: California in the lead – The role of states in U.S. climate policy

11:10 An exchange of views with the audience will be launched by comments from several discussants, including:

Henrik Harboe, Chief climate negotiator for Norway, Ministry of the Environment

Arild Underdal, Professor, University of Oslo, and Director of the FME-centre CICEP Strategic Challenges in International Climate and Energy Policy

Closing remarks by Hæge Andenæs, Director General, Head of Department for International Cooperation at the Ministry of the Environment


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