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 24, 25 and 26 october, 2007  
  
 Palais des Congrés of Montréal - Canada  
  
 Climate Change---

**The conference helped to identify essential technology and policy pathways between now and 2050 as well as concrete lines of immediate action.**  
#### ► Opening ceremony



 

 

 



###  Jean CHAREST, Quebec Premier

  



 

 

 

 



###  Thierry VANDAL, President and CEO, Hydro-Québec, Canada

  



 

 

 

 



###  Sheila WATT CLOUTIER, Former Chair, Circumpolar Inuit Conference

  



 

 

 

 



 

 









 

 



#### ► Opening plenary: Setting the context 2050

***The opening plenary presented an overview of the technology and policy contexts today, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of key sectors and challenges over the course of the conference.***



 

 

 



###  Eileen CLAUSSEN, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, USA

  



 

 

 

 



###  ​John HOLDREN, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (USA)

  



 

 

 

 



###  Pierre Marc JOHNSON, Counsel, Heenan Blaikie and former Premier of Québec, Canada

  



 

 

 

 



###  Robert PAGE, Vice Chair, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, Canada

  

Robert PAGE is also a TransAlta Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability in the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary.



 

 

 

 



###  Henri PROGLIO, President and CEO, Veolia Environnement, France

  



 

 

 

 



 

 





#### ► Plenary session: Climate Policy: National/Regional action

***This plenary session examined existing and potential Canadian, Mexican, US and North American policies and actions towards achieving a favourable global sum of national and regional parts.***



 

 

 



###  Michael GOO, NDRC, USA

  



 

 

 

 



###  Israel LAGUNA, Underdirector, Climate Change Program, National Institute of Ecology, Mexico

  



 

 

 

 



###  David McLAUGHLIN, President and CEO, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, Canada

  



 

 

 

 



###  Fernando TUDELA, Under Secretary for Planning and Environmental Policy, Ministry for the Environment, Mexico

  



 

 

 

 



###  David VAN'T HOF, Sustainability Advisor, Office of Governor Ted Kulongoski, USA

  



 

 

 

 



 

 





#### ►Plenary session: Strengthening the multilateral climate effort

***This plenary session explored a range of views from government, business, and NGO leaders on how best to advance the global climate effort.***



 

 

 



###  Thierry BERTHOUD, Vice-President, International Relations and Governmental Affairs, Alcan Inc., Canada

  



 

 

 

 



###  Elliot DIRINGER, Director, International Strategies, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, USA

  



 

 

 

 



###  Jim GREENE, Senior Policy Advisor to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., US Senate, USA

  



 

 

 

 



###  Emily Ojoo MASSAWA, Climate Change Enabling Activities, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya

  



 

 

 

 



###  David RUNNALS, President, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Canada

  



 

 

 

 



 

 





### Speakers' contributions

 

    [ Présentation de John P. HOLDREN (EN)  ( PDF  -  3.14 MB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-holdren.pdf "Présentation de John P. HOLDREN (EN)") 

 

 

    [ Présentation de David VAN'T HOF (EN)  ( PDF  -  593.53 KB )  ](/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/08/powerp-vanthof.pdf "Présentation de David VAN'T HOF (EN)") 

 

 

 

 

 



[Conference Climate 2050 - Montréal 2007](http://institut.veolia.org/en/parallel-session-climate-2050)

 

[Parallel session 1](/en/nos-evenements/les-conferences-internationales/climat-2050-solutions-technologiques-et-politiques-0)

 

[Parallel session 2](http://institut.veolia.org/en/parallel-session-2-climate-2050)

 

[Parallel session 3](http://institut.veolia.org/en/parallel-session-climate-2050)