In December 2007, nearly 200 nations agreed at United Nations-led talks in Bali, Indonesia to launch negotiations on a new global pact to fight climate change. The resulting "Bali Roadmap" marks a new chapter in climate diplomacy after six years of disputes since the United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol, the existing international accord for combating global warming.
Join us as the Asia Society convenes a distinguished panel of diplomats and policy experts to assess the outcome of the Bali talks and the challenges ahead. Does the resulting agreement meet, exceed or fall short of expectations? What can and should be done over the next two years in order to successfully reach agreement on a post-Kyoto framework? What can we expect from the United States, China, India, Indonesia and other major players in future negotiations? Speakers include Marty Natalegawa, Robert Orr, and Joseph Aldy. This event is moderated by Suzanne DiMaggio- Asia Society
Bio
Joseph Aldy
Joe Aldy's research addresses questions about climate change policy, mortality risk valuation (value of statistical life), energy subsidies to low-income households, and energy policy. He has studied the design of international climate change policy architectures; the costs, effectiveness, and principles of emissions trading programs and other mitigation policies; and the relationship between economic development and greenhouse gas emissions. His research on mortality risk valuation focuses on how individuals' willingness to pay to reduce such risk varies over their lifetime. He has also evaluated how heating subsidies to low-income households can mitigate the effects of wintertime weather and energy price shocks on mortality among the elderly.
Aldy is the Co-Director of the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements and the Co-Director of the International Energy Workshop. He is an invited contributor to the American Meteorological Society's Climate Policy blog. Aldy served on the staff of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1997 to 2000, where he was responsible for an array of environmental and resource issues. While there, he focused on climate change policy, air quality regulations, petroleum markets, electricity restructuring, hazardous waste policy, environmental issues in China, and sustainable development.
Aldy participated in bi-lateral and multi-lateral conferences and meetings on climate policy in Argentina, Bolivia, China, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Korea, Israel, Mexico, and Uzbekistan, including COP-4, COP-5, the OECD, and the IEA. He holds a PhD in economics from Harvard University, a MEM from the Nicholas School of the Environment, and a BA from Duke University.
Suzanne DiMaggio
Suzanne DiMaggio is the Executive Director of Global Policy Programs at the United Nations Association of the USA, the nation's largest grassroots foreign policy organization and leading center for policy research and public outreach on the United Nations and global issues. In that capacity, she oversees all aspects of the Association's policy studies programs and activities.
In addition to these responsibilities, she directs UNA-USA's "track two" dialogues with partner institutes in the Middle East and Northeast Asia on a range of issues, including terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, regional security, multilateral peace and humanitarian operations and UN reform.
Marty Natalegawa
Dr. Raden Muliana Natalegawa, M.Phil, B.Sc, more commonly known as Marty Natalegawa, is the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Nations since the 5th of September 2007. Marty used to be a speaker for the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.
Prior to his appointment as the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Nations, Marty Natalegawa served as the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Dr. Robert Orr
Robert Orr is the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning.
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