Cooling the Cryosphere:

A Full-Day Program on the Role of Methane, Black Carbon and Ozone
Reductions in Protecting the Arctic, Himalayas, Andes – and the Globe

CabInn Hotel — Arne Jakobsens Allé 2 (just south of Bella Center)
Exhibits (all day) and Side Events
Continuous Buffet Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
9:00-19:00, Friday December 11, 2009

Program:

09:00 Opening: Reflections on the Meaning of Short-lived Forces for the Global and Cryosphere Climate Systems
Invited Guest
13:00 Side Event: Methane Blue Ribbon Panel: Release of Recommendations: A Rapid Abatement Plan and Call for Launch of a Global Fund for Methane
Panel Members Presenting on December 11 and at COP-15:
Amb. Bo KjellenDr. Luisa MolinaDr. Robert Watson
Kathleen CraveroMohamed El-Ashry (12/14)Mark Grobmyer
Dr. Ken NewcombeMelinda KimbleChristian Langaard
Other members:
Sunil DeshmukhPatrick TamRafe Pomerance
Invited Government Responses: Brazil, Mexico, Norway, U.S.
17:00 Side Event: Addressing Black Carbon in the Himalayas and Arctic
Brooks Yeager, Moderator
Dr Syed Hasnain – Black Carbon in the Himalayas
Ellen Baum – The Science of Short-Lived Pollutants in the Arctic
Pam Pearson – A Global Cookstoves Fund: Not Just for the Climate!
Armond Cohen – Tackling Diesel

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