INSTITUT Veolia Environnement

Climate 2050

Summary and videos

Sheila Watt Cloutier

Sheila Watt Cloutier

Sheila Watt Cloutier

Sheila Watt-Cloutier, guest of honour of the opening ceremony, has addressed the human dimensions of climate change and its impacts on local population, specially the Inuit people, their lifestyles and culture.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier's address (wmv, 50Mo)

Among other key speakers of the conference

The Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, and corporate leaders: Elyse Allan, GE Canada; Dick Evans, Alcan; Henri Proglio, Veolia Environnement and Thierry Vandal, Hydroquébec have underlined the challenges faced by public and private decision-makers as well as their commitment to design adapted solutions.

Opening ceremony (wmv, 44Mo)

John Holdren

John Holdren

John Holdren

Both political and scientific contexts have been presented to set the picture of the debates. John Holdren has explained what science already knows about climate change and what can be expected in the future, whereas Eileen Claussen and Robert Page have addressed the political context nationally and internationally.

Context's presentation (wmv, 105Mo)

Conference proceedings

Climat 2050 - Download (pdf - 1500 Ko)