• 17th December - Formal presentation to President Calderon of Mexico - at 0900-1000. GLOBE International will be presenting the 2009 GLOBE Award for International Leadership on the Environment to President Calderon of Mexico.  Following the presentation the President will deliver an address on climate and the environment.  This event is open to legislators and accredited media only. Venue: VIP Media Briefing Room

• Main GLOBE International Side Event - Presentation of GLOBE Legislators Principles and Report of Congressman Markey's Commission on Climate & Energy Security exact time to be confirmed on the 17th December.  Open to legislators, negotiators and media only.  This will be the main side event for GLOBE legislators during which a senior US legislator will deliver a keynote address on the role of parliaments and legislators in 2010. To participate please contact GLOBE International's Project Director, Gauri Kiik at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , CC. Rafael Jiménez-Aybar, GLOBE Joint Secretariat in Europe Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

• GLOBE International meeting with the World Bank President.  Heads of GLOBE delegations are invited to a private meeting with the President of the World Bank, at 1700-1800 on the 15th December. To participate please contact GLOBE International's Policy Director, Terry Townshend at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , CC. Rafael Jiménez-Aybar, GLOBE Joint Secretariat in Europe Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Forest Carbon Funding Initiative - GLOBE International will be co-hosting a private dinner with Ministers and senior legislators interested in the issue of future public and private sector funding of forestry.  Dinner by invitation only - please contact GLOBE International's Director of the Commission on Land Use Change & Ecosystems at
  Ecosystems at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , CC. Rafael Jiménez-Aybar, GLOBE Joint Secretariat in Europe Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Legislators Daily Briefing - during the high level session of the COP in week two GLOBE International will be holding a daily briefing for legislators at 0930 in the Bella Centre.  The objective of the briefing will be to share latest intelligence and to discuss how the key issues GLOBE International are advancing have been reflected in the negotiations.

• 8th-9th December - The Road To Copenhagen - 2009 Edition. By invitation of EU Commission Vice President Margot Wallström, the Club of Madrid, Globe Europe and Respect Table joined forces to create the Road to Copenhagen in 2007. This annual initiative builds upon the Global Leadership for Climate Action project launched in 2007 by the Club of Madrid, the United Nations Foundation, and the ongoing work of GLOBE with legislators and of Respect Table with the business community. The aim of Road to Copenhagen is to ensure that the environmentally conscious business community and other key stakeholders have a direct input into the post-2012 agreement process. Venue: Malmö City Hall - Malmö, Sweden

• 1st December – "Supporting Europe's Parliamentarians: Europe’s response to an international agreement" – This will focus on Europe’s response to an international agreement in Copenhagen. The credibility of Europe’s position will depend on our perceived ability to act rapidly post Copenhagen. The European Council has committed to raise the EU target from a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 20% to a 30% by 2020 in the event of an agreement. However, two questions remain open: what might trigger this increase and is 30% sufficient? Venue: European Parliament, Brussels

• 12th-13th November - "Turkey's Role in a Post-Kyoto Climate Deal". GLOBE Europe's Turkish Focal Point, Haluk Özdalga MP, will host a meeting on the challenges of opportunities brought by Turkey's recent ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. Look at the Conclusions here. Venue: Sofa Hotel - Istanbul

• 3rd November - "Supporting Europe's Parliamentarians: Delivering EU leadership - future policy priorities for Europe" – This session is intended to offer MEPs an platform to debate the future challenges for Europe raised in the IEEP climate briefing including the reformulation of the budget to reflect climate priorities, embracing action on energy efficiency, delivering adaption to climate change and future of land use in this context. This is timed in order to help facilitate preparation for the hearings of the new Commissioners. Venue: European Parliament, Brussels

• 24th-25th October - GLOBE International Legislators Forum. Venue: Danish Parliament, Copenhagen. Please contact GLOBE International's Secretariat for agenda details.

• 15th October -"The Role of Energy Efficiency in Climate Protection & Outlook on COP15". Mr Andor Nagy MP, GLOBE Europe's Hungarian Focal Point will host a joint Committee Meeting which will firstly focus on the national dimension of the EU's energy efficiency targets and particularly the revision of the EU Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD), followed by a briefing and discussion on the latest developments in the negotiations of a post-Kyoto climate protection deal, which will inform a parliamentary resolution on COP15.

• 13th October - "Climate Change: Meeting the Financing Challenge" – Linda McAvan MEP will host a GLOBE EU expert meeting on financing the global efforts to address the challenge of climate change. Representatives of leading European financial institutions will introduce their views on mechanisms, strategies and perspectives on how national, European and global climate change policies can advance low-carbon investments. The event will provide the investors’ perspective and support for a clear and definitive post-2012 global agreement that lays the framework for and facilitates effective national level action in developed and developing countries. This perspective and support was set out in the 2009 Investor Statement on the Urgent Need for a Global Agreement on Climate Change, which was signed by over 180 investors from around the world (including 9 EU countries), representing 13 trillion US dollars.

• 8th October - Speed Dating for Climate Change. Who is who in the Brussels policy community dealing with climate? GLOBE EU is glad to help MEPs break the ice. Twenty-two MEP's and twenty-two delegates from prominent organisations active in the field of climate policy (NGOs, experts, institutions, business community) will have a chance to meet and exchange ideas using the dynamic format of 'speed dating' for approx. 2 hours. This means that, unlike in a typical meeting, the time will be divided into seven minute slots during which the participants will have the chance to chat informally and make contact face to face. Venue: Yehudi Menuhin Space, European Parliament, Brussels

• 7-8 October - "Climate Change and Security at Copenhagen - II: New Thinking on Transatlantic Contribution to Success". n the struggle to contain damage from climate change, the negotiations at Copenhagen will be crucial. These negotiations take place against the background of a complex and rapidly changing international situation. Now, what can be done to ensure effective co-operation between Washington and Brussels in 2009 and beyond? In co-operation with the IES. Venue: tbc, Brussels

• 29th September - "Supporting Europe's Parliamentarians: The role of MEPs in influencing the EU’s position for the COP15".  The series of 3 lunchtime briefings "Supporting Europe's Parliamentarians" will be held in collaboration with the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). In the run up to Copenhagen MEPs have an important role in helping the EU coalesce a credible position for the international negotiations. External speakers and experienced MEPs will set out the positions of key players, the role of the EU and MEPs in particular. This will be followed by a debate facilitated by IEEP Director, David Baldock, aimed at identifying the roles and positions MEPs can adopt to best influence the EU’s position. Venue: European Parliament, Brussels

Meeting documents: Summary of the debate, speech by EEA Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade, OXFAM briefing paper Beyond Aid.

• 30th April - GLOBE Europe Focal Points' Strategy Meeting Annual strategy meeting of Focal Points of GLOBE Europe (for draft agenda, click here). Meeting will focus on climate change and will be preceded by a presentation by the Executive Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute. Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
  

• 2nd April - GLOBE EU 6th Legislature Legacy Message Hosted by ALDE leader Graham Watson MEP, GLOBE Europe President Steen Gade MP and GLOBE EU President Anders Wijkman MEP. Press conference on main achievements of GLOBE EU followed by 6th Legislature GLOBE Lunch. Venue: European Parliament, Brussels

• 26-27 January - Club of Rome Policy Dialogue - jointly organised by GLOBE International: "Managing the Interconnected Challenges of Climate Change, Energy Security, Ecosystems and Water". Click here for draft agenda, background note and executive summary. Venue: Palace of Westminster, London

• 10 September - "GLOBE EU Water Lunch": Grant Lawrence, recently retired Director of water policy in D.G. ENVI, will share with us his thoughts as to the future direction of EU water policy in the context of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Venue: European Parliament, Brussels