Engaging the developing world in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions requires innovative incentives to encourage and make low-carbon growth possible. Accelerating the development of a low-carbon future could begin by establishing low-carbon zones (LCZs) in developing countries at the subnational level. With national government support, LCZs could serve as developing countries’ laboratories for green innovation by exploring and demonstrating strategies for achieving low-carbon growth, including sectoral crediting for emissions reductions going beyond existing targets. Speakers will discuss how LCZs can help build capacity for national policies and programs.

Chair

Terry Tamminen
Pegasus Sustainable Century New America Foundation

Moderator

Robert Jones
Chairman of the Clean Tech Forum at The American Chamber of Commerce of Beijing, China

Speakers

[Speaker] Peter Cook
Senior Investment Officer of The World Bank International Finance Corporation

[Speaker] Christophe Nuttall
Director of the Hub for Innovative Partnerships at United Nations Development Programme

[Speaker] Gerald Page
Managing Director of Equinox Energy Partners Corporation, United States

[Speaker] Kenty Richardson
Head of the Executive Director’s Office at the Regional Environmental Center, Hungary

[Speaker] Dr. Fuqiang Yang
Director of Global Climate Change Solutions at World Wildlife Fund International, China