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Climate Clinic is based at:

1, Regency Wharf (Adjacent to Hyatt Hotel)
Off Broad Street
Birmingham, B1 2DS
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Sunday 28th September – Wednesday 1st October 2007

Date
Start
Finish
Location
Details
Sun 28 Sep
13:30
15:00
HALL 11A, ICC Secure Area
Fringe:
Environmentally-Friendly Construction
Host:
Tory Green Initiative (TGI)
Speakers:
Den Dover MEP; Alex Amato - David Langdon; Guy Thompson - The Concrete Centre
Sun 28 Sep
18:30
20:00
HALL 8B, ICC Secure Area
Fringe:
Birdlife and Renewable Energy
Host:
Tory Green Initiative (TGI)
Speakers:
Dr Mark Avery - RSPB; Maria McCaffery - BWEA; Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE
Sun 28 Sep
18:45
20:00
Room 1, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Tipping Point or Turning Point? Creating Low Carbon Citizens
Host:
Micropower Council/PRASEG/Energy Saving Trust/National Energy Action
Speakers:
Greg Barker MP - Shadow Minister for the Environment; Phil Downing - Head of Environmental Research, Ipsos MORI; Eddie Hyams - Chairman, Energy Saving Trust; Jenny Saunders - Chief Executive, National Energy Action; Dave Sowden - Chief Executive, Micropower Council
Chair:
Nick Hurd MP - Opposition Whip
Description:
Free Refreshments
Sun 28 Sep
18:45
20:00
Room 2, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Beyond Growth: Well-being In a Low Carbon Economy
Host:
nef/Climate Clinic
Speakers:
Nick Hurd MP - Conservative Whip (tbc); Jules Peck - The Quality of Life Policy Group; Professor Tim Kasser - Professor of Psychology, Knox College; Dr Kevin Anderson - Head of Energy Studies, THe Tyndall Centre
Chair:
Andrew Simms - Policy Director, nef
Description:
Free Refreshments
Sun 28 Sep
20:30
22:00
Soprano Room, Hyatt Regency (secure zone)
Fringe:
Environment: Hitting the Global Poor Hardest?
Host:
Christian Aid/WWF/FOE
Speakers:
Rt Hon John Gummer MP; Meena Raman - Friends of the Earth Malaysia; David Nussbaumn - Chief Executive, WWF-UK; Chris Shearlock, Environment Manager, The Co-operative
Chair:
Daniel kawczynski MP
Description:
Free Refreshments
Mon 29 Sep
09:00
10:15
Hall 11A, ICC Secure Area
Fringe:
Tidal Power for the UK Breakfast Briefing
Host:
Tory Green Initiative (TGI)
Speakers:
Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE; Benet Northcote - Greenpeace; Maria McCaffery - BWEA; David Green - London Energy Panel; Gavin McAlpine - RES
Mon 29 Sep
11:00
18:00
Ground Floor, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
The Energy Doctors
Host:
Energy Saving Trust
Description:
Free energy efficiency information and advice, provided by the Energy Saving Trust’s expert energy doctors, will be available at the Climate Clinic.
Mon 29 Sep
13:45
15:00
Room 1, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Transport In An Oil And Climate Constrained World
Host:
WWF/Campaign for Better Transport/LowCvP
Speakers:
Theresa Villiers MP (tbc); Stephen Glaister - Director RAC Foundation; Tim Kasser, Associate Professor of Psychology, Knox College; David Franks - Chief Executive, National Express Trains
Chair:
Stephen Joseph - Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport
Description:
Free Refreshments
Mon 29 Sep
13:45
15:00
Room 2, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Energy? In My Council Chamber?! Bringing Sustainable Energy Into Local Government Decisions
Host:
Combined Heat and Power Association/NEA/Micropower Council
Speakers:
Ian Manders - Head of Development, Combined Heat and Power Association; Naomi Luhde-Thompson - Planning Co-ordinator, Friends of the Earth
Chair:
Nick Hurd MP - Conservative Whip, sponsor - Sustainable Communities Act
Description:
Free Refreshments
Mon 29 Sep
13:45
15:00
Room 3, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Maxipower: Meeting the Potential for Microgeneration
Host:
Micropower Council/PRASEG
Sponsor:
Baxi Group
Speakers:
Gregory Barker - Shadow Minister for the Environment; Dave Sowden - Chief Executive, Micropwercouncil; Mark Kelly - CEO Uk and Ireland, Baxi Group
Chair:
Geoffrey Lean - Environment Editor, the Independent
Description:
Free Refreshments.
Mon 29 Sep
18:45
20:00
Room 2, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Are High Energy Prices Inevitable? Action Now to Tackle Fuel Poverty
Host:
Micropower Council/Combined Heat and Power Association/National Energy Action
Speakers:
Charles Hendry MP - Shadow BERR; Graham Meeks - Director, Combined Heat and Power Association; Jenny Saunders - Chief Executive, National Energy Action; Chris Shearlock - The Co-operative Group
Chair:
Michael Jack MP - Chair of the EFRA Select Committe
Description:
Free Refreshments
Mon 29 Sep
18:45
20:00
Room 1, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Facing Up to Climate Change: Adapting Our Landscape
Host:
RSPB
Speakers:
Bill Wiggin MP - Shadow Minister, DEFRA; Dr Mark Avery - Director of Conservation, RSP; Lord Chris Smith - Chairman Environment Agency.
Chair:
Mike McCarthy - The Independent
Description:
Mon 29 Sep
20:30
23:00
Room 1, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Towards a Green New Deal: Climate Clinic Reception
Host:
nef/Climate Clinic
Sponsor:
The Co-operative
Speakers:
Andrew Simms - Policy Director, New Economics Foundation; Justine Greening MP - Shadow Treasury Minister; Larry Elliott - Economics Editor, The Guardian; Paul Monaghan - Head of Social Goals and Sustainability, the Co-operative Group.
Description:
Free Refreshments
Mon 29 Sep
21:00
22:00
Room 3, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Energy 2020; A Renewables Action Plan
Host:
REA/RSA
Speakers:
Charles Hendry MP - Shadow Energy Minister; Sir Ben Gill; Philip Wolfe - Director, Renewable Energy Association; Benet Northcote - Head of Policy, Greenpeace UK; Philip Sellwood - Director, Energy Savings Trust
Chair:
TBC
Description:
The EU target of 20% renewables by 2020 will require a 10 fold increase in the current levels of renewables deployment. The REA/RSA Energy 2020 project reported back in summer with a comprehensive action plan involving sectors well beyond the traditional energy industry. How do panelists think we can best achieve the targets? Join this critical debate. Refreshments available.
Tue 30 Sep
09:00
10:15
Media Suite, ICC Secure Area
Fringe:
Greener Motoring Breakfast Briefing
Host:
Tory Green Initiative (TGI)
Speakers:
Robert Goodwill MP, Charles Secrett - Triodos Bank; Andrew McCall - Jaguar Land-Rover
Tue 30 Sep
11:00
18:00
Ground Floor, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
The Energy Doctors
Host:
Energy Saving Trust
Description:
Free energy efficiency information and advice, provided by the Energy Saving Trust’s expert energy doctors, will be available at the Climate Clinic.
Tue 30 Sep
13:45
15:00
Room 2, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Fringe:
Eco-towns: Green Solution or White elephant?
Host:
RIBA/CPRE
Speakers:
Jaqui Lait - Shadow Minister for Planning; Grant Shapps MP - Shadow Minister for Housing; Shaun Spiers - Chief Executive, CPRE; Cllr Paul Bettison - LGA; Chris Trott - Director Arup
Chair:
Ruth Reed - President Elect, RIBA
Description:
Free Refreshments
Tue 30 Sep
13:45
15:00
Room 1, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Food Prices: How High Can They Go?
Host:
FOE/Sustain/nef
Speakers:
Peter Ainsworth MP - Shadow DEFRA; Felicity Lawrence - The Guardian; Jeanette Longford - Co-ordinator, Sustain
Chair:
Andy Atkins - Chief Executive, Friends of the Earth
Description:
Free Refreshments
Tue 30 Sep
18:45
20:00
Room 1, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
Green Verdict on Environmental Politics 2007 - 2008
Host:
Nine leading environment groups/Climate Clinic
Speakers:
Peter Ainsworth MP - Shadow DEFRA; Fiona Reynolds - Director General, National Trust; Graham Wynne - Chief Executive, RSPB; Camilla Cavendish - The Times.
Description:
HOSTED BY NINE LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. Free Refreshments.
Tue 30 Sep
20:30
22:00
Room 2, Climate Clinic, 1 Regency Wharf, next to Hyatt Hotel.
Fringe:
"Clean" Coal .v. Renewables: A moral choice?
Host:
Greenpeace/Christian Aid/FOE/WWF
Speakers:
Greg Barker MP -Shadow Minister for the Environment; David Norman - Campaigns Director, WWF; Mathew Lockwood - Senior Fellow, Climate Change Team ippr: Dr Paul Golby - Chief Executive, E.ON UK: Neil Schfield - Head of Sustainable Development, Worcester Bosh
Chair:
Jonathan Leake - Environment Editor, Sunday Times
Description:
Free Refreshments