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[0] HEARING OF THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND GLOBAL WARMING SUBJECT: CLIMATE FOR INNOVATION: TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN GLOBAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD MARKEY (D-MA) WITNESSES: GOVI RAO, CHAIRMAN, LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP CORPORATION; ROBERT T. NELSEN, CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS; JENNIFER HAVERKAMP, MANAGING DIRECTOR... (Part 8).

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HEARING OF THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND GLOBAL WARMING SUBJECT: CLIMATE FOR INNOVATION: TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN GLOBAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD MARKEY (D-MA) WITNESSES: GOVI RAO, CHAIRMAN, LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP CORPORATION; ROBERT T. NELSEN, CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS; JENNIFER HAVERKAMP, MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY & NEGOTIATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND; MARK ESPER, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CENTER, U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LOCATION: 210 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME: 9:30 A.M. EDT DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009(Part 8)

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REP. CLEAVER: Thank you. Mr. Esper, do you think that further nation to nation collaboration such as the U.S. and China are doing on carbon capture and sequestration or promises for future collaboration will significantly help negotiations with developing nations at Copenhagen?

MR. ESPER: I think it's important that we continue to engage China on this issue but for the purposes of intellectual property I think we do need to be very clear up front with the Chinese and in some ways as they've claimed leadership with the G-77 block is to make clear that IPRs are off the table with regard to climate change agreement. Because at the...

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