Raw materials: A Green strategy

A public conference

recorded stream: from the European Parliament - Brussels

May 04 2011 15:00 - 18:30

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15.00 - Welcome and moderation - Reinhard Bütikofer, MEP

Panel 1 - Trade and Development (focus on metals)

Introduction - Judith Sargentini, MEP

• Dr. Obadiah Mailafia - Head of Cabinet, Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
• Claude Kabemba - Director of the Southern Africa Resource Watch, EU Trade policy & The New Resource grab
• Isabelle Ramdoo - policy officer Economic and Trade Cooperation ECDPM (European Centre for Development Policy Management)

Discussion

16:10  - Panel 2 - Resource Efficiency (focus on metals)

Introduction - Bas Eickhout, MEP

• Kurt Vandenberghe - Head of Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Potočnik - Link between resource efficiency targets and EU semester
• Dr. Alan Walton - Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham 
  - Specific policy instruments for resource efficiency (7 min)
• Kai Schlegelmilch, Vice President of Green Budget Germany /GBG and Green Budget Europe / GBE - Taxation of raw materials: a good idea? - (7 min) (confirmed)

Discussion

17:20 - Panel 3 - Commodity Markets and Speculation (focus on food and metals)

Introduction - Pascal Canfin, MEP

• NN - Representative of the G20 French presidency (tbc) (7 min)
• Thomas Lines - Speculation in food commodity markets (confirmed) (7 min)
• Jasper Jorritsma - Policy Officer in the Securities Markets Unit at DG Internal Market and Services (7 min)

Discussion