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After mid-term elections in November handed control of the Senate to the Republicans, and solidified the right's majority in the House of Representatives, Mr Obama has been left with the (formidable) tools available to even lame-duck American presidents: his ability to convene debates and his power to sign executive orders and take administrative actions.

"We feel that we have a special talent, and a special ability, to convene the New York conversation," he said.

The ability to convene on state property without the presence of the press -- or members of the opposing party -- enables legislators and their leaders to horse-trade votes easily and to shoot down bills without free and open debate.

What drives her, she said, is "the excitement and intellectual satisfaction, frankly, of creating live events with the ability to influence the conversation and the ability to convene major people of great influence and unknown people of great moral importance in public settings which would bring the spotlight to them".

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"I am optimistic that our ability to convene the most significant and influential minds on the planet can result in the global transition necessary to protect both our society and our natural world," he said.

Brown views the cap-and-trade program as a model for other states and countries, touting its ability to reduce emissions as world leaders plan to convene in Paris later this year to discuss new steps against climate change.

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At the Forum, the World Bank Group and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs will convene a broad group of stakeholders to share and receive feedback on the draft of the Global Mobility Report, which is the first-ever attempt to examine performance of the transport sector globally, and its ability to support sustainable development.