The Second European Climate Change Program
(ECCP II)
Stakeholder conference
24 October 2005
In the Communication "Winning the battle against climate change", the Commission announced it would launch a new phase of the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP II). The European Climate Change Programme is the Commission’s main instrument to discuss and prepare the further development of the EU’s climate policy. As before, the Commission plans to run this Programme in close cooperation with a wide range of stakeholders. Further information regarding the activities of the ECCP I can be found on European Climate Change Programme I.
The Commission launched ECCP II with a stakeholder Conference, held on 24 October 2005 in Brussels. The conference was attended by over 450 delegates representing a broad spectrum of stakeholders. In the Plenary Session, Commissioner Dimas for the Environment presented the Commission’s view on further development of EU climate policy.
In a number of parallel sessions (see program), stakeholders discussed a number of key areas of current and future European climate change policy, including ECCP I review, geological carbon capture and storage, adaptation, aviation, passenger road transport, energy efficiency, renewable energy and technology policy. In the parallel sessions the following draft mandates were presented and discussed:
- ECCP I review
- Carbon dioxide capture and geological storage
- Adaptation
- Aviation
- Integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles
A summary of each session was reported to the Plenary Session. Session summaries, presentations and speeches given by distinguished speakers are available here:
The European Commission intends to use the results of the conference to further develop specific activities in these areas and will set-up a number of stakeholder working groups to develop recommendations to the Commission.
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