Workshops & Side Events: Sept. 20, 2011 (Time: 14.00-17.30)

Workshop 5: Orchestrating global transition? Design and implementation of efficient resource policies

• Workshop Chair: Harry Lehmann, Head of Division “Environmental Planning and Sustainability Strategies”, German Federal Environment Agency (UBA)
• Moderator: R. Andreas Kraemer, Director Ecologic Institute, Berlin

• Werner Bosmans; European Commission, DG Environment
• Shaoyi Li; Head of the Secretariat for the International Resource Panel
• Heinz Leuenberger; Director Environmental Management Branch, UNIDO
• Michael Warhurst;  Friends of the Earth Europe 
• Dajian Zhu; Tongji University, Shanghai, China
• Pawel Kazmierczyk;  European Environmental Agency
• Jock Martin; Head of the Integrated Environmental Assessments programme in the EEA 
• Masafumi Maeda; Vice President, Tokyo University, Japan
• Anne Miehe; Deputy Head of Division “General and Fundamental Aspects of Ecological Resource Efficiency”, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany
• Damien Giurco; Research Director, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Summary:

The WS should follow up and deepen the discussion of the plenary session II “How can international and national policies establish a resource efficient green economy”. The workshop will discuss policy options and concrete policy approaches (including good practice examples) aiming at improving the governance of natural resources. The resource policies can be related to various traditional policy areas (e.g. environmental policy, science, technology and innovation policy, trade policy etc) and can be undertaken at different levels of decision-making (e.g. international, national as well as regional and urban). The discussion will address the roles and potential synergies between the different policy areas and levels in pursuing resource policies. The WS should result in concrete policy recommendations (e.g. as a possible input for a final WRF Declaration and as a possible input for Rio +20).

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Workshop 6: Practical Business Examples

• Workshop Chair: Gabi Hildesheimer, ÖBU

Speakers (first part):

• Josias Gasser, Gasser Baumaterialhandel, Switzerland
• Hubert Rhomberg, Rhomberg Bau, Switzerland
• Matthias Hofmann-Kamensky, Sika, Switzerland
• Valérie Séjourné, A.I.S.E., Belgium

Summary (first part):

We will discuss some relevant steps along the life cycle of buildings: From designing and planning of buildings to the producion and marketing of materials aspects of maintenance. All aspects contribute to efficient resource use!

• Fabian Etter; Swisscom, Switzerland
• Daniela Bomatter; Mobility Carsharing, Switzerland
• René Estermann; myClimate, Switzerland
• Daniel Freitag; Freitag lab., Switzerland

Summary (second part):

The workshop speakers represent a very large view of mobility: From the intelligent way of driving shared cars to the use of the right bags, from the the compensation of emissions coming from essential rides to use bytes instead of rides. All aspects contribute to efficient resource use!

Workshop 7: Less common elements – political risks, technical potentials, economic impact

• Workshop Chair:Bruno Walser, President Entwicklungsfonds Seltene Metalle (ESM), President of the Council for Less Common Elements (CLCE)
• Workshop Co-Chair: Armin Reller, University of Augsburg

• Victor Haefeli; CEO RUAG, Switzerland
• Martin Stuchtey; McKinsey, Germany
• Hans Hess; President Swissmem, Switzerland
• Christian Hagelüken; Umicore, Germany
• Ansgar Fendel, Remondis, Germany

Summary:

Less common elements like cerium, gadolinium, indium, lithium, scandium, and many more play an increasing role as materials used in modern technologies, especially for green energy, communication technology and nano-/micro technology. Most of these elements are not mined in Europe but mainly in the continents Asia, Africa and in the Americas. The Council of Less Common Elements (CLCE), plans to bring knowledge, experience and opinions together from decision makers in economy, technology, politics and society. Requirements of industry in respect to geopolitical, economical, ecological, social and scientific issues will be outlined by expert opinions. An interactive panel discussion between speakers and participants is foreseen in order to identify future activities of CLCE.

Discussion Panel on the Future Implications of Resource Use in Asia-Pacific and in Latin America (only 16.00-17.30)

• Chair: UNEP Resource Panel Secretariat, France 

• in preparation

Summary:

Discussion panel about the future implications of resource use in Asia-Pacific and in Latin America; together with ROLAC and ROAP. 

The Sustainability Cafe - organised by Youth Encounter for Sustainability (YES) (only 16.00-17.30)