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One hundred senior legislators from around the world met in Rome over on June 11th and 12th, 2009 and announced that developed countries should transfer at least USD 90-140 billion per year to the developing nations for mitigation technologies and adaptation.

In his manifesto for December's summit on climate change in Copenhagen, Gordon Brown calls on developed countries to take on mid-term binding emissions reduction commitments and to contribute around USD100 billion per year towards the costs of mitigation and adaptation in developing countries.

Mr Martin Lee, Secretary General of the Club of Rome led a team of eight international experts that delivered an integrated presentation, setting out the key challenges in three critical fields: i) climate, energy and environment; ii) financial reform, economic restructuring and globalisation; and iii) population, poverty and development.

Keynotes speeches in Rome were delivered by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rassmussen the Danish Prime Minister, President Fini, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Stephen Byers MP, President of the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE), Congressman Wang Guangtao, Chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Environment Protection & Resources Conservation, Congressman Edward Markey, Chairman of the US House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and Chairman of the US House Energy and Environment Subcommittee, Deputy Jose Luis Espinosa Pina, Vice-President of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, Senadora Serys Slhessarenko, Deputy President of the Senate of Brazil, Representative Takashi Kosugi, former Cabinet Minister for Education & Science and current Chairman of the LDP’s Environment Research Council.