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Chair and Vice-Chairs

NEW ZEALAND (Chair)

Photo Nick Smith NZNick Smith

Minister for the Environment

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CHILE (Vice-Chair)

Photo Carrasco ChileMarcelo Mena

Undersecretary of the Environment

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SLOVENIA (Vice-Chair)

Photo Majcen Slovenia 2Irena Majcen

Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning

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Heads of Delegation

AUSTRALIA

Photo Knudson AustraliaDean Knudson

Deputy Secretary, Environment Protection Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUSTRIA

Photo Liebel AustriaGünter Liebel

Director General for Environment and Climate

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BELGIUM

Photo Cools BelgiumStéphane Cools

Chair of the Wallon Air and Climate Agency

 

 

 

 

CANADA

Photo Metivier CanadaLouise Métivier

Assistant Deputy Minister
Chief Negotiation for Climate Change

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CHILE (Vice-Chair)

Photo Carrasco ChileMarcelo Mena

Undersecretary of the Environment

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Photo Vladislav SmrzVladislav Smrž

Deputy Minister - Directorate of Policy of the Environment and International Relations

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COSTA RICA

Photo Gutierrez Costa Rica 2Edgar Gutiérrez Espeleta

Minister of the Environment and Energy

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DENMARK

Photo Michel Schilling 2Michel Schilling

Director

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ESTONIA

Photo Marko PoemerantsMarko Pomerants

Minister of the Environment

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FINLAND

Photo Tiilikainen Finland 2Kimmo Tiilikainen

Minister of Agriculture and the Environment

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FRANCE

Photo Royal France 2Ségolène Royal

Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea, in charge of International Relations on Climate
President of CoP21 to UNFCCC

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GERMANY

Photo Jochen FlasbarthJochen Flasbarth

State Secretary

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GREECE

Photo Tsironis GreeceYiannis Tsironis

Alternate Minister of Environment and Energy

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ICELAND

Photo Arnardottir IcelandSigridur Audur Arnardottir

Permanent Secretary, Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDONESIA

Photo Justianto IndonesiaAgus Justianto

Assistant Minister

 

 

 

 

 

IRELAND

Photo Naughten Ireland 2Denis Naughten

Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources

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ISRAEL

Photo Elkin IsraelZeev Elkin

Minister of Environmental Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAPAN

Photo Seki2 JapanMr. Yoshihiro Seki

State Minister of the Environment

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KOREA

Photo Lee KoreaMin Ho Lee

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment

 

 

 

 

 

LATVIA

Photo Gerhards LatviaKaspars Gerhards

Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

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LUXEMBOURG

Photo Dieschbourg LuxembourgCarole Dieschbourg

Ministre de l'environnement

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 LITHUANIA

Photo Treciokas LithuaniaKęstutis Trečiokas

Minister of Environment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEXICO

Photo Lacy MexicoRodolfo Lacy

Deputy Secretary of Planning and Environmental Policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOROCCO

Photo El Haite MoroccoHakima El Haite

Minister-Delegate to the Minister of Energy, Mines and the Environment

 

 

 

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS

Photo Kuijper NetherlandsChris Kuijpers

Deputy Vice Minister

 

 

 

NEW ZEALAND (Chair)

Photo Nick Smith NZNick Smith

Minister for the Environment

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NORWAY

Photo Helgensen NorwayVidar Helgensen

Minister of Climate and Environment

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POLAND

Photo Szyszko Poland 2Jan Szyszko

Minister of the Environment

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PORTUGAL

Photo Gomes Mendes PortugalJosé Ferdando Gomes Mendes

Secretary of State and Deputy Minister for Environment

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Photo Slovak Republic KurillaNorbert Kurilla

State Secretary, Ministry of Environment

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SLOVENIA (Vice-Chair)

Photo Majcen Slovenia 2Irena Majcen

Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning

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SPAIN

Photo Saavedra Inaraja SpainPablo Saavedra Inaraja

Secretary of State for the Environment

 

 

SOUTH AFRICA

Photo Ngcaba South AfricaNosipho Ngcaba

Director-General of Environmental Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

SWEDEN

Photo Skog Sweden 2Karolina Skog

Minister for the Environment

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SWITZERLAND

Photo Chardonnens Switzerland 2Marc Chardonnens

Director, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment

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TURKEY

Photo Ozhaseki Turkey 2Mehmet Özhaseki

Minister of Environment and Urbanisation

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UNITED KINGDOM

 

Photo Curnow UKJohn Curnow

Chief Economist, Department for Environment

 

 

  

UNITED STATES - CLIMATE

Photo Pershing USJonathan Pershing

Special Envoy for Climate Change

 

 

UNITED STATES - ENVIRONMENT

Photo Stanislaus US 2Mathy Stanislaus

Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management

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EUROPEAN UNION - ENVIRONMENT

Photo Karmenu VellaKarmenu Vella

Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

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Experts

CHEM TRUST - UNITED KINGDOM

Photo Warhurst CHEM TrustMichael Warhurst

Executive Director

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CLIMATE AND CLEAN AIR COALITION (CCAC) - UNITED STATES

Photo Shindell CCACDrew Shindell

Chair
Professor of Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

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CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL - COSTA RICA

Photo Conservation International RodriguezCarlos Manuel Rodriguez

Vice-President for Conservation Policy

 

 

 

DELTA PROGRAMME, THE NETHERLANDS

Photo Borst Delta ProgrammeHerman Borst

Director of Staff

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ELECTROLUX - SWEDEN

Photo Sundstrom ElectroluxHenrik Sundström

Vice President, Group Sustainability Affairs

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GOOGLE, Inc. - UNITED STATES

Photo Brandt GoogleKate Brandt

Lead for Sustainability

 

 

 

 

IKEA GROUP - SWEDEN

Photo Heidenmark IKEAPia Heidenmark Cook

Head of Sustainability, Retail & ExpansionSustainability Manager, Engineering and Design

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) - SWITZERLAND

Photo Pulwarty IPCCRoger Pulwarty

IPCC Convening Lead Author, Adaptation Planning and Implementation

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT FORUM  (ITF) - FRANCE

Photo Merk ITFOlaf Merk

Project Manager, Ports and Shipping

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARIS TOWNHALL, FRANCE

Photo Blauel Mairie de ParisCélia Blauel

Deputy Mayor of Paris, in charge of Environment Sustainable Develoment and Water, and
of the Paris Climate-Energy Action Plan

 

 

 

 

 

RABOBANK - THE NETHERLANDS

Photo Stegeman RabobankHans Stegeman

Chief Economist

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RENAULT - FRANCE

Photo Beziat RenaultJean-Christophe Béziat

Director for institutional relations for Environment & Innovation

 

 

 

 

Photo Meyer RenaultMartine Meyer

Expert Leader for Air Quality and Substances

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROLLS ROYCE - UNITED KINGDOM

Photo Clifton Rolls RoyceAndrew Clifton

Sustainability Manager, Engineering and Design

 

 

 

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL - UNITED KINGDOM

Photo Johnes Bristol University UKPenny Johnes

Professor of Biogeochmistry, School of Geographical Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA

Photo Edgar University TasmaniaGraham Edgar

Professor, Institute for Marine and Antartic Studies

 

 

 

 

 

UMICORE - GERMANY

Photo Hageluken UmicoreChristian Hagelüken

Director, EU Government Affairs

 

 

 

 

International organisations

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE (UNECE)

Photo UNECEChristian Friis Bach

Executive Secretary

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UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)

Photo Molin Valdes UNEPHelena Molin Valdes

Head of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) Secretariat

 

 

 

 

Stakeholders

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BIAC)

Photo Mills BIAC 2Russel Mills

Chair of the BIAC Committee for Environment

 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (TUAC)

Photo TUAC BurrowSharan Burrow

General Secretary

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EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL BUREAU (EEB)

Photo Wates EEB 2Jeremy Wates

Secretary-General

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OECD

©OECDAngel Gurría

Secretary-General

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Simon Upton

Director, Environment Directorate

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Michelle-Harding-PortraitMichelle Harding

Senior Economist, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration

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