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PARLIAMENTARY MEETING ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
Paris (France), 5 and 6 December 2015
Organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the French Parliament
 Asemblée nationaleSénat

COP21 - Assemblée nationaleThe 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, commonly known as COP21/CMP11, took place from 30 November to 11 December 2015 on the Paris-Le Bourget site, in France.

The IPU and the French Parliament organized a Parliamentary Meeting in conjunction with the Climate Change Conference in Paris. The Meeting was held with a view to providing parliamentarians with an opportunity to obtain first-hand information on the main issues and approaches of COP21/CMP11, interact with government negotiators involved in the Conference decision-making process, gain better knowledge of the recommendations adopted by the IPU with regard to parliamentary action on climate change and exchange views on parliamentary follow-up to the Climate Change Conference in Paris.

The Parliamentary Meeting took place on the afternoon of Saturday, 5 December, and throughout the day on Sunday, 6 December, on the premises of the French National Assembly and the Senate respectively.

As on similar occasions in the past, the Meeting in Paris was intended for parliamentarians attending the UNFCCC session as members of official national delegations or in any other capacity, such as observers representing civil society organizations.

 

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
Group photo at the National Assembly
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National Assembly: Click to enlargeSenate: click to enlarge
Official photos of the National Assembly
Videos of the National Assembly
Video portal of the Senate
Blog of the Senate
High-resolution group photos [National Assembly, 4.3 Mb] [Senate, 5.6 Mb]
Updated on 27 January 2016   
SESSION DOCUMENTS
Outcome document PDF [English] [French]
Speech of Mr. Saber Chowdhury, IPU President, at the opening session PDF [English] [French]
Speech of Mr. Claude Bartolone, President of the National Assembly, at the opening session PDF [French only]
Speech of Mr. Gérard Larcher, President of the Senate, at the opening session PDF [French only]
Speech of Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, at the opening session HTML [English only]
Speech of Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PDF [English only]
Speech of Prof. Hoesung Lee, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change PDF [English only]
List of participants PDF [Bilingual]
Note on security arrangements and access to the venues of the Parliamentary Meeting PDF [English] [French]
Programme (version 03/12/15) PDF[English] [French]
Invitation PDF [English] [French]
Practical Information Note PDF [English] [French]
Draft Parliamentary Action Plan on Climate Change PDF [English] [French]
Agreement on Common Action, signed by the IPU and R20 – Regions of Climate Action New! PDF [English only]
Advance Information NotePDF [English] [French]
Registration form PDF
MS Word		 [Bilingual]
[Bilingual]
Online booking of hotel rooms in Paris HTML [Multilingual]
Flyler of the side event to be held on 8 December on COP21/CMP11 premises PDF [English] [French]
 
USEFUL LINKS
French National AssemblyHTML [English] [French]
French SenateHTML [English] [French]
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)HTML [English] [French]
COP21/CMP11 host country websiteHTML [English] [French]
The 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study (courtesy of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment) HTML [Multilingual]
Earth Statement (courtesy of the Earth League) HTML [English only]
R20 – Regions of Climate Action HTML [English only]
Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of COP20/CMP10 (Lima, 8 December 2014) HTML [English] [French]
Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of COP17/CMP7 (Durban, 5 December 2011) HTML [English] [French]
Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of COP16/CMP6 (Cancún, 6 December 2010)HTML [English] [French]
Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of COP15/CMP5 (Copenhagen, 16 December 2009)HTML [English] [French]
 
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Updated on 3 December 2015   
PROGRAMME
 
SATURDAY, 5 DECEMBER - PREMISES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
13:30 - 18:30 Registration of participants
15:00 - 16:00Opening session
 
  • Mr. Claude Bartolone, President of the National Assembly
  • Mr. Gérard Larcher, President of the Senate
  • Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
  • Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, France, Chairman of COP21/CMP11
  • Mr. Saber Chowdhury, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
16:00 - 16:15 Group photo
16:15 - 16:45 Special guest
Power of sub-national action
 
  • Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California and founding Chair of R20 – Regions of Climate Action
16:45 - 18:20 Advocacy session
Call for parliamentary action on climate change
 
  • Mr. Saber Chowdhury, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
  • Mr. Cedric T. Frolick, President of GLOBE International
  • Mr. Aubin Minaku, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie
  • Mr. Ionaş-Florin Urcan, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
18:20 - 18:30 Presentation of the draft outcome document
Rapporteur
 
  • Senator Hervé Maurey (France)
18:30 Dinner cocktail offered by the President of the National Assembly
 
SUNDAY, 6 DECEMBER - PREMISES OF THE SENATE
09:00 - 18:00 Registration of participants
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome address
 
  • Mr. Gérard Larcher, President of the Senate
10:15 - 11:00 Guest speakers
Leading the world towards a green economy
 
  • Ms. Ségolène Royal, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France
  • Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, UN Under Secretary-General
  • Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
11:00 - 12:15 Interactive panel discussion
From climate science to parliamentary action
Moderator
 
  • Mr. Saber Chowdhury, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Panellists
 
  • Mr. Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization
  • Prof. Hoesung Lee, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • Prof. Nicholas Stern, Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
  • Mr. Ekwee Ethuro, Speaker of the Senate (Kenya)
  • Senator Luis Fernando Duque García (Colombia), President of the Andean Parliament
12:15 - 13:00 Thematic debate
Gender, youth and behavioural aspects of climate policies
Discussants
 
  • Ms. Rosaline J. Smith, MP (Sierra Leone), Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU
  • Senator Jérôme Bignon (France)
13:00 - 14:30 Luncheon cocktail offered by the Senate
14:30 - 15:30 Continuation and end of the thematic debate
Gender, youth and behavioural aspects of climate policies
15:30 - 17:00 Interactive panel discussion
Green energy crosstalk: in pursuit of a healthier and more liveable Earth
Moderator
 
  • Mr. Mohamed El-Farnawany, International Renewable Energy Agency
Panellists
 
  • Mr. Kennedy Graham, MP (New Zealand)
  • Mr. Luc Rémont, President of Schneider Electric France
  • Mr. Jean-Louis Etienne, Explorer
  • Mr. Kevin De León, President pro Tempore, California State Senate (USA)
17:00 - 17:30 Expert opinion
What next after Paris? Priorities for global action
 
  • Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
  • Ms. Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation and UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Change
17:30 - 18:00 Closing session
Adoption of the draft outcome document
Rapporteur
 
  • Senator Hervé Maurey (France)

DIRECTIONS TO THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE
Situated in downtown Paris, the buildings of the National Assembly and the Senate (two separate venues) are easily accessible by public transportation, taxis and private vehicles.
Directions to the National Assembly and the Senate
Assemblée nationale
Palais Bourbon
126 rue de l'Université
75355 PARIS 07 SP
Tel.: + 33 1 40 63 60 00
Fax: + 33 1 41 55 75 23
Website: http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr 		Sénat
Palais du Luxembourg
15, rue de Vaugirard
75291 PARIS Cédex 06
Tel.: + 33 1 42 34 20 00
Fax: + 33 1 42 34 26 77

Website: http://www.senat.fr

SIDE EVENT ON 8 DECEMBER ON COP21/CMP11 PREMISES

In addition to the Parliamentary Meeting taking place on the premises of the French Parliament on 5 and 6 December, the IPU and the London School of Economics and Political Science (Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment) will jointly organize a panel discussion on the theme "Credibility of national actions and INDCs: worldwide legislative and policy developments" on 8 December, from 15:00 to 16:30, on COP21/CMP11 premises (Observer room 3).

One of the many side events of the UN Conference, the IPU-LSE panel will be held in English only. It will be open to delegates duly registered to the UNFCCC session and in possession of a valid COP21/CMP11 badge. Please see a flyer announcing details of the panel.

Click to see the flyer

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