Cancun Symposium on Black Carbon and
and Short-Lived GHG Mitigation: Opportunities for Near-Term Warming Reduction
COP-16 Side Event
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Cancun, Mexico
Black carbon harms the climate and public health; reducing emissions would quickly improve both. This symposium featured expert presentations on the importance of mitigating black carbon, methane, and other short-lived warming pollutants, as well as win-win emission reduction strategies including clean cookstoves, clean diesel transport, industrial energy recycling and improved agricultural practices.
Symposium Co-Chairs
Claudine Schneider, Author of the Global Warming Prevention Act, U.S. Congress
Secretary Heherson Alvarez, Climate Change Commissioner, Republic of the Philippines
Symposium Presentations
Mitigating Near-Term Climate Change: Black Carbon And Short-Lived Greenhouse Gases
John C. Topping, Jr., President, Climate Institute
Black Carbon Sources and Mitigation Options
John-Michael Cross, Director of Research, Climate Institute
Shorter-Lived Climate Forcers: Agriculture Sector and Land Clearing for Livestock
Dr. Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop, Senior Scientist, World Preservation Foundation
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Reid Detchon, Vice President of Energy and Climate, United Nations Foundation
Global Black Carbon Monitoring Network Using Mobile Phones
Dr. Nithya A. Ramanathan, Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Philippine Jeepney Black Carbon Reduction Project
Robert Rutherford, CEO, Rotec Ltd, Australia
Decarbonizing Electricity with Waste Energy Recycling
Thomas R. Casten, Chairman, Recycled Energy Development
Save the Earth, Sacrifice Nothing
Brad Higgins, SOS Ventures and former CFO, U.S. Department of State
Symposium Panel
Sir Crispin Tickell, Chairman Emeritus, Climate Institute; former British Ambassador to Mexico and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
John Noel III, President, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Luis Roberto Acosta, Director of Mexico and Latin America Programs, Climate Institute
Francisco Castillo Montemayor, Secretary of Natural Resources, State of Puebla
The Climate Institute wishes to thank Le Méridien Cancun Resort for hosting this event.
Symposium Co-Sponsors
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy