Final AMPERE conference (January 21, 2014)

High-level panel: Assessing climate change mitigation pathways

Welcome
Christian Egenhofer, CEPS

Overview of the AMPERE Project
Ottmar Edenhofer, AMPERE project chair, PIK

AMPERE insights for discussion
Keywan Riahi, IIASA; Elmar Kriegler, PIK; Pantelis Capros, ICC

Keynote: Europe's role in future global climate policy
Ariane Labat, European Commission, DG Climate Action.

Panel discussion on Europe's potential role in the global climate policy context
Ariane Labat, European Commission, DG Climate Action; Teresa Ribera, Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations; Brian Flannery, Resources for the Future; Sylvain Lhote, Alcoa; Ottmar Edenhofer, AMPERE project chair, PIK

Concluding remarks
Edmond Alphandéry, CEPS

International climate action - timing, technology and coordination

AMPERE findings on climate stabilisation pathways
Elmar Kriegler, PIK; Detlef P. van Vuuren, Utrecht University/PBL; Keywan Riahi, IIASA

International Panel
Brian Flannery, Resources for the future; Jiang Kejun, Energy Research Institute, NDRC

European decarbonization - challenges and benefits

The role of research and innovation for European decarbonisation
Andrea Tilche, European Commission, DG Research

Sectoral impacts and co-benefits of European decarbonisation
Pantelis Capros, ICCS

Commentators
Brigitte Knopf, PIK; Allen Fawcett, U.S. EPA; Jean-Yves Caneill, EdF

Conclusion

Contribution of AMPERE and outlook
John Weyant, AMPERE scientific advisory panel

Closing statement
Ottmar Edenhofer, AMPERE project chair, PIK