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The Institute has also a programme for a series of Conferences on Future Environmental Trends internationally. The events are organised jointly with qualified partners from the academic world with the aim of creating a forum for discussion and raising awareness on the major themes defined by the Institute among university circles, institutional organisations and civil society.
Past conferences
October 2009 « Trade, urbanization and the environment »
October 28-30, 2009 - Beijing, P. R. China
Co-organizer : Center for Human and Economic Development Studies, School of Economics, Peking University.
Supporting partners: French Environment and Energy management Agency (ADEME, France), School of Economics, PKU, China Society for World Trade Organization Studies, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Institute for International Economic Research, National Development and Reform Commission (China)
The conference has addressed the interactions of both trade and urbanization processes with environmental protection imperatives. It has focused on the case of China, a country experiencing major transitions: an accelerated economic growth, a rapid urbanization - it is estimated that more than 200 new cities will sprout up between now and 2020 - while dealing with environmental resources that are threatened and unevenly distributed.
The conference, with the support of Chinese official organizations, has led to a strong interest from scientific circles, decision makers, and the media. 60 Chinese and international (from North America and Europe) speakers have shared their analysis on Chinese priorities while giving broader perspectives on these global issues.
The speeches from Amartya Sen (Nobel Prize), Qiu Baoxing (Vice-minister of Construction in China), Ra Jin-Goo (First Vice-Mayor of Seoul) and Rajendra K. Pachauri (Chairman of the IPCC) have drawn particular attention.
Concept note and final programme of the event
Presentations will be soon available online.
The Institute strengthens its collaboration with Chinese partners through a series of post-conference workshops in Beijing. For more information, please see the dedicated section "Other events" below.
October 2007: « Climate 2050: Technology and policy solutions »
Pierre-Marc Johnson
October 24-26, 2007, Montréal, Canada
With high level panels composed of North American and international experts coming from academic, public and private organisations, the conference has brought together nearly 400 participants from 12 countries. The event has given a lot of opportunity to speakers to share their practices and raise awareness to the general public on technological innovation in key sectors (CCS, transport, buildings, biofuels, etc.) but also on progress and expectations in terms of climate policies.
Partners : Pew Center on Global Climate Change (USA),
National Round Table on the Economy and the Environment (Canada)
For complete information on this conference, please click here
December 2006 : « Energy, environment and development: analysing Opportunities for reducing poverty »
December 14-16th, 2006 - Bangalore, India
Partners: TERI,The Energy and Resources InstituteIDDRI, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations
For complete information (program, videos, summary, etc.) on this conference, please click here
January 2006 : «Public services and Management: designs, issues and implications for local governance »
12-14th janvier 2006 - Toulouse, France
Partner: IDEI, Institut D'Economie Industrielle
For complete information on this conference, please click here
June 2004: «Education, Environment and Health »
June 17-18th, 2004 - Paris, France
Partners: Institut Pasteur, Pasteur Mediavita
For complete information on this conference, please click here
Other Events organized by the Institute
Post-conference Workshop in China
The Institutes launches a new initiative to pursue its collaboration with Chinese partners after the organization of its 5th Future environmental trends Conference. It organizes, jointly with the Center for Human and Economic Development Studies, School of economics, Peking University, a series of workshop to engage the dialogue between Chinese and international experts.
Workshop 2 « Poverty and the Environment »
July 3rd, 2010 in Beijing, China
Workshop 1 « Carbon Tax »
March, 13, 2010 in Beijing, China
Estimating carbon footprint of urban household energy use in India and China
Dissemination workshop on the results of « Estimating carbon footprint of urban household energy use in India and China", on February 4th , 2010 in Delhi, India.
Proposed jointly with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), as a side event of the 2010 Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, the workshop gave the opportunity to the experts implicated in the research study, to present the methodology and the results for the Indian city (Jaipur) - (Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, Ms. Akshima T Ghate, Area Convenor, Transport and Urban Development Area, TERI et Gaëll Mainguy, Director of Scientific Publications, Institut Veolia Environnement).
Colloquium
Colloquium "Ecosophies: philosophy put to the proof of ecology"
May 2008
