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29 May 2007

Keynote Session 1   Assessment of Climate and Environment Changes in China [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Prof QIN Dahe, China Co-chair, Working Group I for AR4, IPCC Keynote Session 2   Climate Change: Impacts on Civilization and Its Future [ Full Paper ] Sir Crispin TICKELL, UK Director, Policy Foresight Programme at the James Martin Institute, University of Oxford Keynote Session 3   The Costs of Climate Change [ Powerpoint ] Dr Ottmar EDENHOFER, Germany Chief Economist, The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Keynote Session 4   European Union Leading the Battle against Climate Change [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Mr Thomas ROE, EU Head of Office, Office of the European Commission in Hong Kong Session 1A - Science of Climate Change   Decadal Variations of Intense Typhoon Occurrence in the Western North Pacific [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Johnny CHAN Chair Professor of Applied Physics (Atmospheric Science), CityU-IAP Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences/Dept. of Physics & Mat. Sci., City University of Hong Kong   Recent Decline in Typhoon Activity in the South China Sea [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] K K YEUNG Sr Scientific Officer (Climate Change and Climate Forecasting), Hong Kong Observatory, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China   Summer Precipitation Anomaly over the Southern Qinghai Plateau and Related Regions of Atmospheric Water Vapor Transport [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] TAO Jie Master, Land Surface Laboratory, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS   The Characteristics of Cloudiness Variation and Its Possible Causes over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau During 1971-2004 [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] PENG Lili Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences   Changes in East Asian Winter Atmospheric Circulation [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] MC WU Experimental Officer, Hong Kong Observarory, Hong Kong Observatory Session 1B - Carbon and Markets   P2E2: The Pollution Prevention & Energy Efficiency Initiative, a Stimulus to Emissions Reduction and Growth [ Powerpoint ] Stewart BALLARD Senior Commercial Officer, Consulate General of the United Stated Hong Kong & Macau   Carbon Trading and the Clean Development Mechanism in Asia [ Full Paper ] Ramesh NADARAJAH   Costs and Benefits Analysis of Environmental Interventions for the Reduction of Green House Gas Emission (GHG). A Pilot Study with a Global Approach [ Full Paper ] Gloria CRISPINO-O'CONNELL Lecturer, Applied Science, ITTDublin, Institute of Technology Tallaght   Financing Environmental Solution Providers [ Full Paper ] Andrew PIDDEN Chief Investment Officer, Investment, Clean Resources Asia L.P. Session 2A - Science of Climate Change II   Reconstruction of an 8,000-Year Record of Typhoonsin the Pearl River Estuary, China [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Wyss W S YIM Associate Professor, Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong   Alarmist Global Warming Models Vs the Geological Record [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Pierre JUTRAS Associate Professor, Geology, Saint Mary's University   21st Century Climate Change as Simulated by European Climate Models [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Heike HUEBENER Assistant Professor, Institute for Meteorology, Free University Berlin   Probabilistic Predictions of Climate Change Using the Reliability Ensemble Average (REA) of IPCC AR4 Model Simulations [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Aurel F MOISE Research Scientist, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, Bureau of Meteorology   Applications of a Regional Climate Model to Study Climate Change over Southern China [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Keith K C CHOW Senior Research Associate, CityU-IAP Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences/Dept. of Physics & Mat. Sci., City University of Hong Kong Session 2B - Climate Change and Business Sectors   A Low Carbon Future with Public Transport - UITP's International Position on Climate Change [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Glenn FROMMER Sustainability Development Manager, Environmental Department, MTR Corporation   Electricity Business Sector Collaboration on Climate Change [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Gail KENDALL Group Director for Environment, Group Environmental Affairs, CLP   Financing Capture Ready: Issuing Tradable Capture Option [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] LIANG Xi PhD Candidate, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge   Climate Change and the Financial Industry: Risks and Opportunities [ Powerpoint ] Michael ANTHONY Spokesperson, Corporate Affairs & Issues, Allianz SE   Aviation and Climate Change? Tackling the Issue and Killing Some Myths [ Powerpoint ] Linden COPPELL Environmental Manager, Environment Office, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

30 May 2007

Keynote Session 6   Report on WEC Energy and Climate Change Study [ Full Paper ] Mr Kurt YEAGER, USA Chair, World Energy Council's Study on Energy and Climate Change Session 3A - Climate Change Interactions: Land and Water I   Tropical Forests and the Global Carbon Cycle: Quantifying Uncertainties in Worlds Most Bio-Diverse Ecosystem [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Simon LEWIS Royal Society Research Fellow, Earth & Biosphere Institute, School of Geography, University of Leeds   Life Cycle Global Warming Potential of Wheat Production in Western Australia [ Full Paper ] Wahidul BISWAS Teaching and Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence in Cleaner Production, Curtin University of Technology   Climate Scenarios for Urban Design: A Case Study of the London Urban Heat Island [ Fullpaper ] Jake HACKER Associate, Environmental Physics Group in Building Engineering , Arup   Special Presentation James LOVELOCK Session 3B - Energy and Infrastructure   Making Emissions Reductions Happen - CLP's Experience in Hong Kong [ Full Paper ] Richard LANCASTER Commercial Director , Commercial Group, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited   The Role of Monitoring Energy End-Use in Reducing GHG Emission [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Michael P K CHEUNG, WONG Sek Cheung Chief Engineer, Energy Efficiency Office, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China   Gas Infrastructure and Utilisation Developments in Hong Kong WONG Sek Cheung Chief Engineer, Gas Standards Office, Electrical & Mechanical Services Department, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China   Climate Change Impacts on the Physical and Mechanical Performance of Stabilised/Solidified Contaminated Soil [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Sinead E SMITH PhD Student, Engineering, Cambridge University   The Potential Role of Industrial Symbiosis in Combating Global Warming [ Full Paper ] Steve HARRIS Research Fellow , Centre of Excellence in Cleaner Production, Curtin University of Technology Session 3C - Responses to Climate Change I: Global   Coping with Climate Change: Whose Responsibility? [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Osvaldo F CANZIANI UCA   Climate Change in Africa: Opportunities to Respond and Grow Ogunlade DAVIDSON PostDep Dean, Post-Graduate Studies, University of Sierra Leone   Rethinking the Business as Usual Energy System Six Principles for Change [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Liam SALTER Head of Dept, Climate and Energy, WWF Hong Kong   The Development of Society Performance Indicator Towards Environmental Sustainability [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Gilman C K TAM PhD Student, ESC Lille (Lille Graduate School of Management)   International Climate Policy: Feasible Policy and the Role of Technology [ Full Paper ] Brian FISHER Vice President, Economic and Policy Analysis, CRA International Session 4A - Climate Change Interactions: Land and Water II   Climate Change in the Indian Ocean Small Island States: Current Status and Future Initiatives [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Sachooda RAGOONADEN Board Member, Advisory, Mauritius Oceanography Organisation   Diversification of Agricultural Crops to Adapt to Climate Change in the Guadiana River Basin [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Saskia WERNERS Integrated water management specialist, Centre for Water and Climate, Wageningen University and Research Centre   Land Use/Land Cover Change Early Warning System and Climate Change in the Qua Iboe River Basin, Nigeria [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Robert EKPENYONG Senior Lecturer, Geography and Regional Planning, University of Uyo   Impact of Climate Change on Peninsular Malaysia Water Resources and Hydrologic Regime [ Full Paper ] Ahmad Jamalluddin SHAABAN Head of Division, Water Resources Management, National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia Session 4B - Energy for the Future   Energy for Life [ Powerpoint ] John BAXTER President (from 23 May 2007), President's Office, Institution of Mechanical Engineers   Wind Energy Potential in Guangdong Providence [ Full Paper ] Jimmy FUNG Associate Professor, Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology   Renewable Energy Development in Asia Pacific [ Full Paper ] K K CHAN Managing Director, CLP Renewables, CLP Power Asia Limited   Technical Options to Make New Pulverised Coal Power Plants Capture-Ready and to Retrofit Capture [ Full Paper ] LI Jia   Reduction of Emissions from Coal-Based Power Generation [ Full Paper ] Eddy E H CHUI Senior Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, CANMET Energy Technology Centre Session 4C - Responses to Climate Change II: National   National Policy Responses to Climate Change: Malaysian Experience [ Full Paper ] Ahmad Jamalluddin SHAABAN Head of Division, Water Resources Management, National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia   Strategic Framework for Climate Change Risks and Opportunities [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Mimi LEE New Venture Economist, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Government of Alberta   Impact of and Response to Climate Change in UK Brownfield Remediation [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] S SMITH PhD Student, Engineering, Cambridge University   Stakeholder Attitudes towards Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Technologies in China [ Full Paper ] ZHU Yizhong   Preparation for Climate Change: a Hungarian Case Study [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Zsolt HARNOS Head of Department, Mathematics and Informatics, Corvinus University of Budapest

31 May 2007

Session 5A - Buildings for Climate Change   Trends in Asia's Building Energy Efficiency Policies [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] HONG Wen Research Associate, Asia Business Council , Asia Business Council   Enhancing Energy Efficiency of Built Environment through Daylighting [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] WU Yiu Chung, HO Sai King Senior Building Services Engineer, Architectural Services Department, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China   Adoption of Water-Cooled Air Conditioning Systems for Territory-Wide Energy Improvement [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] HO Sai King Chief Engineer / Energy Efficiency, Electrical & Mechanical Services Department, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China   Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Megarecycling in Urban Renewal [ Full Paper ] Gabriella M T JANSSEN Director /// Assistant Professor, - - - /// Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Enviro Challenge /// Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands)   Centrifugal Chiller Efficiency - Benefits beyond Reduced Operating Costs [ Full Paper ] James M CALM Engineering Consultant Session 5B - Responses to Climate Change III: Community   Climate Change - Meteorologists in Action [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] LAM Chiu Ying Director, Hong Kong Observatory, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China   Managing the Global Climate [ Full Paper ] Bob SARGENT President, Head Office, CIWEM   Creating Disaster-Resilient Communities [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Gary J LAWRENCE   Climate Change: the Challenge to Civilisation, the Challenge to Engineers, and the Role of Professional Institutions [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Gordon MASTERTON Immediate Past President, , Institution of Civil Engineers   Social Trust and Risk Management of Global Environmental Change: a Cross-Cultural Study Between the US and China [ Full Paper ] DUAN Hongxia Senior Program Manager, International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change Session 6A - Visions of Sustainable Future   The Bioenergy Village: Social Implemenatation and Climate Effects of a Sustainability Project [ Full Paper ] Peter SCHMUCK Vice President of Bioenergy Villages Project, Centre of Sustainable Development, University Goettingen   The Bioenergy Village: Technical and Agricultural Aspect of a Sustainability Project [ Full Paper ] Marianne KARPENSTEIN-MACHAN Coordinator of Bioenergy Villages Project, Centre of Sustainable Development, University Goettingen   Towards Delivery a Sustainable Dongtan: Dongtan - 21st Century Sustainable City [ Full Paper ] Raymond M H YAU Director, Building Physics & Sustainability Group, Arup   Closed Greenhouses, a Tool for Productive Water and Land Management [ Full Paper ] Martin BUCHHOLZ Research Director, Institute of Architecture, Sct. Buiilding Technology and Design, Berlin University of Technology   Energy [R]evolution - a Global Sustainable World Energy Outlook [ Full Paper ] Kevin LI Campaigner, Greenpeace China Session 6B - Climate Change and Hong Kong   The Impacts of Climate Change on Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Christine LOH Chief Executive Officer, Civic Exchange, Civic Exchange   Impact of Sea Level Rise on Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] Agnes WONG Postgraduate Student, Atmospheric Marine and Coastal Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology   Long-Term Trend in Thermal Index and Its Impact on Mortality in Hong Kong [ Full Paper ] Y K LEUNG Hong Kong Observatory, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China   Impact of Global Warming to Hong Kong: Energy Consumption and Public Health [ Full Paper / Powerpoint ] LAM Ka Se Associate Professor, Civil & Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University   Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Control in Hong Kong [ Full Paper ] Vincent T F CHEUNG Environmental Protection Officer, Air Policy Division, Environmental Protection Department, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China Keynote Session 7   Land Use in China and Climate Change [ Full Paper ] Prof LIU Yanhua, China Vice Minister, Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology; Chairman, China National Committee for International Human Dimensions Programme and Global Environmental Change Keynote Session 8   Promoting Investments for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy through Carbon Financing in China [ Powerpoint ] Dipl-Ing Heinz-Peter MANG, Germany Senior Adviser for Bioenergy and Carbon Trade, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering (CAAE); Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)

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