23 September 2014
*REV 5
| approx 1:15 p.m. |
General Assembly Stakeout: Speakers will include: European Union Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Commissioner, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva; UK Development Secretary Ms. Justine Greening; and Jordanian Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Nasser Judeh are expected to address press following the Ministerial-Level Consultation on the Humanitarian and Development Situation in Syria and Neighbouring Countries. |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Press Conference on climate change. Speakers will be: Lena Ek, Minister of the Environment, Sweden; Helena Molin-Valdes, Head of the CCAC Secretariat; moderator – Durwood Zaelke, President, Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD). Also available for questions will be: Hanna Bjurstrom, Climate Envoy for Norway and new CCAC Co-Chair; Veerabhadran Ramanathan, CCAC Science Advisory Panel; Romina Picolotti, President, Center for Human Rights and Environment. |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Press conference on climate change by Mr. Xie Zhenhua , Vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission. [Chinese/English interpretation] |
| 2:30 p.m.* | Press conference on resilience. Speakers will be: Dr. (Ms) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chairperson, African Risk Capacity (ARC), Mr. Richard Wilcox, Director-General, ARC; Ms. Fatima Kassam, Chief of Staff, ARC; Ms. Joanna Syroka, programme Director, ARC |
| 3:00 p.m. | Press Conference on "Green Bonds". Speakers will be: Pierre Forestier of Agence France de Developpement (AfD), Dr Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors,; Jeremy Wilson, Vice Chairman, Corporate Banking, Barclays Bank ; Mr Gérard Mestrallet, CEO, GDF Suez; ; Ms Elizabeth L. Littlefield, President and CEO Overseas Private Investor Corporation (OPIC) |
| 3:30 p.m. | Press Conference on Transport - Speakers will be: Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director UN-Habitat, Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director Sustainable Development Division, UN-DESA Mr. Wang Chuanfu, CEO and Chairman, Build Your Dreams (BYD Group) Mr. Alain Flausch, Secretary General, International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Mr. Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, Director General, International Union of Railways (UIC) |
| 4:30 p.m. | "Launch of Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform" Speakers will be: Rasmus Helveg Petersen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Denmark: Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Group Chief Executive, Accenture; Dato' Khaled Nordin, Chair, Iskandar Regional Development Authority, Malaysia; Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and CEO for Sustainable Energy for All |
| approx. 4:50 p.m. |
General Assembly Stakeout - Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy for Syria is expected to address press. |
| 5:00 p.m* | Climate press conference on conference on Oil and Gas Methane Partnership. Speakers will be: Mark Boling (Southwestern Energy); Fred Krupp (President, Environmental Defense Fund-EDF); and Amber Rudd (UK Department of Energy and Climate Change-DECC). Todd Stern, US Special Envoy for Climate Change ) will moderate. |