Title: High level climate change meeting in Oslo, June, 2008

Industry sector: Energy storage

CC8 - Climate Change 2008

High level climate change meeting in Oslo 5-6 June, 2008

The Club of Madrid, the largest international forum of democratic former heads of state and government, the Bellona Foundation, and the energy company Hafslund ASA joined forces to host an international climate conference that was held in Norway June 5-6, 2008. This was an ambitious, solution oriented event that sought to make a constructive contribution to the negotiations for a new international climate agreement.

The conference, called “Climate Conference 08: Technology and Finance in Climate Cooperation” began on World Environment Day. One hundred specially selected international representatives from politics, academia, the business community and various organizations came together at Hafslund Manor in Sarpsborg, Norway to analyze the challenges at hand on these two fronts, technology and finance, and formulated creative and constructive recommendations based on their respective experiences and knowledge.

Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud participated as an energy storage expert to the high level meeting on Technology and Finance in Climate Cooperation. The meeting produced an "open letter" to the national climate change negotiators.

For more information on this event please visit CC8 Climate Conference 2008 and Bellona

For further information on Club of Madrid's work on energy please visit Club of Madrid

Location: Oslo, Norway