Invitation til virtuel konference fra INTER PARES: ‘Catalysing Parliamentary Action to Fight Climate Change’ den 11.-12. maj 2021

INTER PARES | Parliaments in Partnership – EU Global Project to Strengthen the
Capacity of Parliaments is delighted to invite you to the first of its kind Global Virtual
Conference ‘Catalysing Parliamentary Action to Fight Climate Change’, taking place
on 11-12 May 2021.
The main goal of the conference is to share best European and international practices
and lessons learned on parliamentary action on climate change with INTER PARES
partner parliaments and other parliaments around the world.
The conference will expose participants to a range of parliamentary innovations on
climate change, highlighting the key areas of parliamentary responsibility, including of
course legislation, oversight, representation, and the national budget.
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Programme Outline
Tuesday, 11 May, 09:00 – 12:00 CEST
 Strengthening the enabling environment through climate legislation
 Oversight of the government in the implementation of climate policies and
frameworks
 Climate and environmental budgeting
Wednesday, 12 May, 14:00 – 17:20 CEST
 European action on climate change
 Regional and global parliamentary action
 Engaging citizens in decision making on climate
 Parliaments and the sustainable development goals
Check out the programme
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Global Virtual Conference on Catalysing Parliamentary Action to Fight Climate Change
11-12 May 2021
PROGRAMME
(Please note: all speakers are placed in alphabetical order)
DAY 1: TUESDAY 11 MAY 2021
09:00 – 12:00 CEST (Brussels time)
09:00-09:20 INTRODUCTION
o Helena Marschall, Climate Activist, Fridays for Future
o Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General, International IDEA
o Martin Chungong, Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
o Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General, DEVCO, European Commission, tbc
09:20-09:35 KEYNOTE
o His Excellency Mohamed Nasheed, Speaker of People’s Majlis of Maldives
09:35-10:15 1. STRENGTHENING THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH CLIMATE LEGISLATION
This session will explore the development, parliamentary scrutiny, and adoption of framework
legislation to govern national responses to climate change, in the context also of international
climate commitments, in particular the Paris Agreement
o Alina Averchenkova, Distinguished Policy Fellow, Grantham Research Institute
o Jean-René Cazeneuve, Member of the Finance Committee, General rapporteur of the
Climate & Resilience law, French National Assembly
o Miguel Costa Matos, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Energy and
Territorial Planning, Portuguese Assembleia da República
o Rasmus Helveg Petersen, The Chair of The Climate, Energy and Utilities Committee,
Danish Parliament
Q&A
10:15-10:25 BREAK
10:25-11:05 2. OVERSIGHT OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CLIMATE POLICIES AND
FRAMEWORKS
Parliaments have taken an increasingly proactive role in overseeing government climate action.
This session will explore parliamentary innovation in climate policy oversight, profiling
innovative approaches adopted within and beyond the European Union
o Baroness Hayman, former Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Co-Chair of Peers for
the Planet
o Lisa Badum, Member of the Committee on Environment, Nature Conservation and
Nuclear Safety, German Bundestag
o Rafael Jimenez Aybar, Environmental Democracy Adviser, Westminster Foundation for
Democracy
Q&A
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11:05-11:10 VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
11:10-11:50 3. CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGETING
The national budgeting process requires re-visioning from the perspective of environmental
protection and climate action. This is not only to ensure the provision of funding for
environmental commitmentsbut also to foster the transition to a green economy. This session
explores the roles of Parliaments in developing approaches to climate change and
environmental budgeting
o Asad Maken, Public Finance and Governance Specialist, UNDP
o Bénédicte Peyrol, Member of the Committee of Finances, French National Assembly
o Delaine McCullough, Head of Climate Finance Accountability, International Budget
Partnership
Q&A
11:50-12:00 CONCLUSIONS DAY 1
o Oras Tynkkynen, former Member of the Finnish Parliament, INTER PARES Climate
Consultant
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DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 12 MAY 2021
14:00 – 17:20 CEST (Brussels time)
14:00-14:05 VIDEO MESSAGE
o Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for the Environment , Oceans and
Fisheries
14:05-14:20 KEYNOTE
o Saber Chowdhury, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh Parliament, former President of
Inter-Parliamentary Union
14:20-15:00 4. EUROPEAN ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate action needs to take place on a regional and global basis. The European Union has
adopted The Green Deal as the guiding principle of its governance strategy. The session
explores the role of National Parliaments and the European Parliament in advancing the
green agenda at a European level
o Georgios Amanatidis, Parliamentary Research Administrator, Policy Department for
Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies, European Parliament
o Katja Biedenkopf, Associate Professor, Sustainable Futures research group, KU Leuven,
Belgium
o Satu Hassi, Chair of the Grand Committee, Finnish Parliament
Q&A
15:00-15:40 5. REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PARLIAMENTARY ACTION
Parliamentary diplomacy plays an important role in advancing international thinking on
environmental protection and climate change. In this session we hear from regional and
global networks of parliamentarians working on environmental, climate, and sustainable
development issues, and how their work fosters enhanced parliamentary action on
environmental issues
o Emilie Lemieux, Deputy Director, Open Parliament and Sustainable Development,
ParlAmericas
o Malini Mehra, CEO, Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment
o Michael Scoullos, Secretary-General, Circle of Mediterranean Parliamentarians for
Sustainable Development
o Paola Vega, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, Vice-President of the
ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change
Q&A
15:40-15:50 BREAK
15:50-16:30 6. ENGAGING CITIZENS IN DECISION MAKING ON CLIMATE
Parliaments are increasingly engaging citizens in the development and oversight of climate
change policy, including through Citizens’ Assemblies. This session explores several successful
initiatives and examines the potential and constraints on citizen engagement in parliamentary
processes
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o Diarmuid Torney, Expert Advisory Group member, Irish Citizens' Assembly 2016-18,
Associate Professor, Dublin City University
o Javier Perez, Director of Political Watch, CEO of Parlamento 2030 (PMO)
o Lise Deshautel, Advisor to the French Citizens’ Assembly on Climate
Q&A
16:30-17:10 7. PARLIAMENTS AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda places a sustainable environment at the centre of
global development policy. Parliaments and parliamentarians are increasingly taking a lead in
ensuring that national policy frameworks, and parliamentary oversight, are guided by the
SDGs. In this session we will look at how global parliamentary networks are furthering action
on the SDGs, and how national Parliaments are incorporating the SDGs into their work
o Helmut Berger, Head of the Budget Office, Parliamentary Directorate, Austrian
Parliament
o Kirsten Brosbøl, Founder of Parliamentarians for the Global Goals, former Minister for
the Environment, former Member of Parliament, Denmark
o Maria Gabriela Graell, Director of International Relations, Head of the Office for SDGs,
the National Assembly of Panama
Q&A
17:10-17:20 RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEXT STEPS
In this final session we will recap on the learning from this virtual conference and propose next
steps in sharing international parliamentary innovations on environmental and climate
change action
o Jonathan Murphy, Head of Programme, INTER PARES | Parliaments in Partnership,
International IDEA
o Oras Tynkkynen, former Member of the Finnish Parliament, INTER PARES Climate
Consultant