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Sunday, 02 December 🔗
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14:45
As a kick-off to thee COP24 #PandaHub, this event will build momentum for national governments to commit to increasing the ambition of their climate commitments. Following opening speeches from key high-level officials on the need to ramp up climate action and on expectations for the COP, the event will be the opportunity to launch of WWF’s Ambition Report and highlight opportunities to ramp up climate action in key countries notably China, the European Union and South Africa.
Sunday, 02 December 🔗
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16:15
Corporate climate action and sustainability strategies are on the rise. Companies are evolving from simplistic approaches to more complex data- and science-driven strategies, placing greater emphasis on supply chains. This side event will highlight how blockchain, and Digital Ledger Technology (DLT) more broadly, can help companies tackle some of the new challenges posed by stakeholders’ growing needs for transparency through improved data management, impact quantification and verification, reporting progress, traceability of goods and business value.
Sunday, 02 December 🔗
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18:15
Tipping Point demonstrates the array of complex connections which make the alignment of climate policy in Poland with EU targets a challenge. The economic, social and political background of Polish energy dependence on coal is clearly explained. The movie also presents the opportunities provided by alternative energy sources and the barriers faced by those who advocate for them. The film warns but - above all - offers solutions to stop the oncoming catastrophe brought about by climate change.
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21:30
** This event is by invitation only **
Copy to ClipboardMonday, 03 December 🔗
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11:15
This event will explore a lesser known proposal made by AOSIS and supported by AILAC, to automatically cancel a portion of emissions units generated under Article 6.2 and 6.4 mechanism. If calibrated correctly, this could simultaneously to help ensure that Article 6.2 and 6.4 are delivering additional mitigation benefits while not undermining would-be purchasers or suppliers of emission reductions. With presenters from countries, economists and carbon market industry representatives, we will explore all sides of this debate, including other potential ways to ensure OMGE.
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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12:00
The IPCC special report on 1.5°C is clear – global CO2 emissions must reach net zero around 2050, requiring rapid and wide-ranging systemic changes.
This side event looks at plans and options for increasing mitigation actions in Europe and beyond.
1. Climate Action Network Europe; 2. German Environment Agency, NewClimate Institute, Wuppertal Institute
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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12:00
Engineers and scientists will provide presentations on the following topics, with a discussion to follow:
1. Prof.PK Dr Eng. Lidia Zakowska - Poland / Engineering Organisations Committee WFEO/NOT/SITK; 2. Tilo Arnhold, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Germany; 3. Darrel Danyluk, Canada / WFEO CEE President
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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12:00
Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development: Linking NAPs and NDCs
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12:45
Indigenous Peoples’ governance has a clear connection to climate change. Tenured Indigenous lands tend to have lower deforestation rates, and Indigenous and communally held lands hold about a quarter of aboveground global carbon stores. This event will feature a presentation, short video, and discussion among Indigenous Peoples representatives on how Indigenous territorial governance and rights are an undervalued climate solution.
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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14:00
A just transition towards a low-carbon economy can help implement the Paris Agreement and reach national and international climate goals, as well as preventing unemployment and social distress.
Additionally, it can bring many positive social co-benefits. As we are facing massive transformational challenges in order to stay within our planetary limits, it is essential that ‘just transition’ and ‘decent work’ become guiding principles and go hand in hand with ambitious global climate action.
1. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); 2. European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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14:00
Climate change is expected to continuously alter the hydrological cycle and thereby water availability with adverse consequences for the interlinked water-, energy- and agricultural sector.
Thus, stakeholders and decision makers clearly have to adapt to a changing climate already as soon as possible.
This session provides a platform for demonstrating different strategies and possibilities of climate proofing at different time and spatial scales. Experts from different fields give an overview about ongoing research and current initiatives about current and future precipitation conditions as well as seasonal prediction systems.
Examples of seasonal forecasts (up to 12 months) for supporting regional water-, energy- and agricultural management are presented at river basin scale.
At the smaller urban hydrology scale, examples of practical climate proofing will be demonstrated based on results of the Polish Atlas of Rains Intensities (PANDA) project.
1. RETENCJAPL SP. Z O.O.; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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15:00
In the context of negotiations on the Paris Rulebook and the developed country goal to collectively mobilise $100bn per year in climate finance from a variety of sources by 2020, efforts have been undertaken internationally to enhance climate finance transparency. This discussion will present examples of good practice from recent efforts to assess individual and collective progress in scaling up climate finance and improving transparency, including the recently released OECD analysis of public climate finance from 2013-2017.
The event will ask what further developments are needed to align incentives in climate finance reporting for building trust and facilitating effective and transparent climate finance.
UK Government
Copy to ClipboardMonday, 03 December 🔗
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14:45
The event will provide an overview of the set of issues to be addressed in the Pre-2020 Stocktake process at COP24 and subsequent COPs, and discuss potential outcomes. Initial presentations should provide an overview of the current situation, including mitigation targets, ambition and performance, Action Agenda, Technical Examination Process, and Finance and means of implementation. The discussion will aim to discuss potential responses and outcomes from the COP, and the implications for other COP processes, including the Talanoa process and potential outcomes related to post-2020 ambition. The event should provide insights into potential directions and outcomes from the Pre-2020 Stocktake process in COP24, and what a strong, coherent and equitable package of outcomes from COP24 could be.
Copy to ClipboardMonday, 03 December 🔗
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16:00
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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16:00
According to the European Commission, the total external costs related to the health effects of smog are estimated around 2.9% of the European GDP every year. In Europe, smog primarily results from combustion of hydrocarbons in road transport and heating.
Based on this observation, EIT InnoEnergy has elaborated a study of available solutions to help public authorities alleviate existing smog concentrations in their countries / regions.
During the side-event, EIT InnoEnergy would like to emphasize these solutions through case studies and across three levers: education, regulation and economic incentives. The panel of speakers will then discuss the results of the study and help elaborate it further on how these solutions can be implemented at national / regional and / or local level.
1. EIT InnoEnergy
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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16:00
Coal currently accounts for 29% of the world’s primary energy supply and generates 44% of global CO2 emissions.
The low-carbon transition implies a substantial reduction in global coal demand. Planned and ongoing closures of coal mines and the commitment by a number of EU Member States to phase out coal use for power generation are expected to accelerate this downward trend.
Key topics: local innovations and investments, social, infrastructural and technical, are key for a successful and just transition for coal-intensive regions; financial instruments are fundamental for supporting local innovation potential; the ‘Coal Regions in Transition’ Platform and how to support carbon-intensive regions to reinvent themselves; Blending public and private financing to support the necessary investments; and how to ensure that transition plans involve stakeholders at all levels?
1. Climate-KIC; 2. European Commission (Climate Action); 3. EIB; 4. WWF
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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16:30
Update on the work of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building. More information: https://unfccc.int/node/183915. Please note - because of the Leader’s summit, COP 24 pass registration on 3 December only starts at 14:00. Participants are encouraged to register earlier, by 2 December at the latest. Speakers: Marzena Chodor and Rita Mishaan, PCCB Co-Chairs; Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, UCLG Africa, Faustin Munyazikwiye; Rwanda Environment Management Authority; Robert Bradley, NDC Partnership; Bernd-Markus Liss, GIZ; Rebecca Carman, UNDP NDC Support Programme
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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16:30
This side event gives a unique opportunity to reflect on the broad range of experience gained and lessons learned over the 17 years of the CDM, including the infrastructure developed. In addition, the side-event will also present and discuss the outcomes of the “CDM achievements report”. Speakers: Arthur Rolle (CDM EB Chair), Piotr Dombrowicki (CDM EB Vice-Chair), Margaret-Ann Splawn (CMIA), Daniel Rossetto (Climate Mundial), Sandra Greiner (Climate Focus), Alexis Leroy (Allcot), Mandy Rambharos (Eskom), Ricardo Esparta (EQAO)
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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16:30
The event shall present case studies from developing and LDCs on locally relevant climate friendly technologies beneficial for livelihood needs of vulnerable communities especially women. Barriers and policy recommendations for promoting and scaling up these technologies will be discussed. Speakers: Civil society practitioners, academicians, researchers and gender experts, mainly from developing and LDCs engaged with climate technologies and livelihoods
Copy to ClipboardMonday, 03 December 🔗
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16:30
This panel convenes partners from the Caribbean Cooperative MRV Hub to explain how smaller countries can improve their post-Paris success through regionally cooperative models. Topics include climate MRV, institutional arrangements, and transformative change. Speakers: Mr. Vintura Silva, STG-RCC Mr. Hugh Sealy, WINDREF Mr. Michael Gillenwater, GHGMI Mr. Damiano Borgogno, UNDP Ms. Diane Black Layne, Antigua & Barbuda Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad & Tobago [Tentative Speaker List]
Copy to ClipboardMonday, 03 December 🔗
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16:15
The Solar Impulse Foundation has set itself the challenge of identifying 1000 solutions that are profitable and can protect the environment.
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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16:30
“Operationalization of the Africa NDC Hub: Going further and faster with NDC implementation in support of Agenda 2063” Speakers: H.E. Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon & Coordinator, Committee of African Heads of State& Govt. on Climate Change (CAHOSCC)(tbc); Chairperson of AU Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat (tbc); President, Afr. Dev. Bank, H.E. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina (tbc); Executive Sec. H.E. Ms. Dr.Vera Songwe (tbc
Copy to ClipboardMonday, 03 December 🔗
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16:00
A presentation by Clarke Energy, DIT Northern Powerhouse Export Champions, on global experience of gas engines deployment for cogeneration, hybrid power plants, microgrids and grid balancing.
Clarke Energy
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17:15
Improving Governance Frameworks and Unlocking Ambition with Non-State and Subnational Actors
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18:30
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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18:00
INNOPATHS
This presentation will look at:
Carbon Tracker
Carbon Tracker will present their new, comprehensive analysis of the changing economics of global coal power. The analysis covers 6,685 coal units which represent ~95of global operating capacity and ~90% of capacity under-construction.
The research found that 42% of global coal power plants run at a loss and that by2040 that could reach 72% as existing carbon pricing and air pollution regulations drive up costs while the price of onshore wind and solar power continues to fall.
German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU)
WWF Poland and Bank watch Network will showcase two projects - funded by BMU’s European Climate Initiative (EUKI) - which support the development of inclusive Just Transition Strategies in Upper Silesia region involving both state actors and civil society.
Both projects demonstrate how a dialogue and exchange with other EU countries can support and inspire climate pioneers of other European coal regions to tackle decarbonisation challenges in their local contexts.
WWF and Bank watch will offer insights into methodological approaches for developing Just Transition Strategies and activating relevant stakeholders in this process and present results from WWF’s recent report on Upper Silesia region.
Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) www.carbontracker.org; 1. University College London (UCL) for INNOPATHS http://www.innopaths.eu/; 2. German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU); 3. Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) www.bmu.bund.de
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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18:30
Spaces are limited, please email nicola.benton2@beis.gov.uk for more information.
UK Government
Copy to ClipboardMonday, 03 December 🔗
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17:45
This event will showcase best practices in reducing emissions from what is often the largest source of a company’s carbon footprint: the value chain. Content presented will help remove barriers to addressing value chain emissions and case studies will demonstrate what is possible -- to help inspire more companies to set and reach ambitious climate targets.
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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20:00
Developing country delegates will share their views on the issues at COP 24 and greater climate action is only possible with equity between developed and developing countries
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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20:00
This event will focus on the issue of just transition - a zero-carbon transition built on the principle of social justice. In the first part this complex concept will be illustrated with stories of local communities affected by coal infrastructure. Speakers will present the recently published report "The Real Costs of Coal: Muğla”, which provides testimonies of the villagers living in Muğla, Turkey, who suffer health and environmental impacts of extracting and burning coal and analyses impacts of coal on people's health, socio-economic well being, and forest ecosystems. You will also hear from local citizens of Imielin, Poland, who oppose the expansion of the hard coal mine underneath their town.
In the second part we will take a closer look at the concept of Just Transition. If it is to contribute to greater equality and justice, Just Transition needs to promote rapid decarbonisation while protecting workers and their communities. It needs to challenge the inbuilt inequalities that exist between different social groups and move beyond a green growth agenda. This involves questioning power relations and considering inter-sectional issues, such as human rights, gender and the participation of indigenous and local communities. What kind of transition do we want? In the interests of whom? To what end?
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS); Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe; United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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20:00
The EU has increasingly established itself as an international leader in global environmental governance, for example with respect to the protection of the ozone layer and biodiversity. It has been a driving force within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol, using ‘soft leadership’ and ‘leadership by example’ as its strategy. Although some involvements have not succeeded, the EU can still be considered a master at coalition building. In terms of diplomatic as well as economic power the European Union has the potential to function as a climate leader. It has a number of diplomatic skills and tools at its disposal as well as the economic power to support other countries not only in terms of financing mitigation policies, but also adaptation approaches to climate change. At the same time, the EU is facing challenges such as the Brexit negotiations, continuing centrifugal and polarizing forces or the financial crisis that could potentially form obstacles to an active leadership role in international climate politics. The event aims at discussing the prospects for a leadership role of the European Union in shaping an ambitious international climate regime while examining past and current policy approaches.
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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20:00
The side event presents research and exchanges experience on how governments, regional actors, civil society and the private sector can establish and finance low emission development strategies according to priorities and capacities of each party to the Paris Agreement Speakers: Ministry of Local Affairs and Environment (Tunisia),NGO: Climate Change and sustainable development organization (Tunisia), GIZ, Researchers from Perspectives, Stockholm Environment Institute and South South North
Monday, 03 December 🔗
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20:00
Achieving the Paris Agreement and the IMO Initial Strategy Objectives will require a rapid shift away from fossil fuel use. This session will discuss options for achieving these objectives, and the implications for economic development, including for vulnerable countries. Speakers: Ian Parry, Fiscal Affairs Dept. IMF, Dominik Englert, Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, Johannah Christensen Global Maritime Forum, Academic, govt, and NGO representatives
Copy to ClipboardMonday, 03 December 🔗
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21:30
** This event is by invitation only **
Copy to ClipboardMonday, 03 December 🔗
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20:00
Africa Day at COP24 will provide a platform for African States, development partners, private sector, and civil society to share lessons, explore solutions, and build partnerships to support implementation of African NDCs, presenting the work of the Africa NDC Hub which was launched at COP23. Speakers: • Representatives of Ministries of Environment of African Union Member States • Two representative of Development Partners / Donors • Two Representatives of Civil society Group • AUC, NEPAD Agency, AfDB, UNECA, PAP and ARC representative
Copy to ClipboardTuesday, 04 December 🔗
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09:15
Leveraging the SDGs to Enhance NDC Implementation and Raise Ambition: Opportunities and Country Experiences
Copy to ClipboardTuesday, 04 December 🔗
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12:00
Current Nationally Determined Contributions fall short of the effort needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C and may lead to warming of 3°C or higher by 2100. This event will present climate impacts at a country-level and identify the avoided impacts and risks from a more ambitious global mitigation effort.
Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy,
UK Government
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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11:15
Oceans are undergoing rapid change due to increasing CO 2 emissions, with ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation and sea-level rise identified as serious risks to marine ecosystems and subsequent impact on society. Experts will focus on how the ocean is mitigating climate change on land but at a cost, announce new initiatives and make recommendations for sustainable development.
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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12:00
The session will showcase success stories of ongoing ElectriFI projects and give visibility to donors supporting the initiative bilaterally. The need to scale-up investments in decentralised energy solutions in developing countries will be at the core of the discussion.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION - DG DEVCO
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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12:00
A cost-effective full decarbonisation of our economy by mid-century is not an option anymore. With the European power sector committing to be fully carbon-neutral well before 2050, new
opportunities are opening to Europe.
In this landscape, electrification of our energy usages, notably of mobility, will have a growing role to play. At the crossroad of penetration of renewables, storage, and decentralised energy, electrified mobility progressively appears as a one-off opportunity to be seized by Europe for global competitiveness while supporting European automotive and electricity industries.
For this future to happen, battery is a key technology, building bridge between mobility and power systems. For instance,flexibility services that Vehicle to Grid technologies provide for balancing of the electricity grid could become an important element of the integrated energy system.
This session intends to highlight the challenges and opportunities created by the electrification of mobility and will shed light on key public and private initiatives, such as the EBA, that can help decarbonise the energy supply and demand cost-effectively.
EIT InnoEnergy; Eurelectric
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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12:00
Mainstreaming the agriculture sectors in country engagement processes: NDC-NAP country examples
Copy to ClipboardTuesday, 04 December 🔗
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13:00
In pursuit of enhanced commitments under the Paris agreement regime, we must recognize that the actions and actors have increased, however capacity building has remained a big challenge. At this event, we aim to convene an expert panel to recommend appropriate modalities for enhanced transparency. Speakers: Ms Jane Ellis (OECD, France); Ms Yamide Dagnet (WRI, United States); Mr Vaibhav Gupta (CEEW, India); Representation from the Caribbean Community
Copy to ClipboardTuesday, 04 December 🔗
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12:40
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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13:00
The human and ethical dimension of climate change needs a strong focus. Women & young people often lead grassroots environmental movements. At this event we will hear their voices and learn tools to build strong alliances. A real solution to climate change must include all people standing together. Speakers: Alima Adams, UK Chang Ji , Canada Sister Joan Chittister, USA Liam Geary-Baulch, UK Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Lakota Nation, USA Susanne Langer, Denmark Janet Kabue, Kenya Sraddhalu Ranade, India Violeta Vajda, Hungary
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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13:30
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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13:00
Researchers from academia, non-profits and think-tanks are engaged in research, capacity building, and education. This session will highlight evidence-based case studies of such practices that advance climate action and promote the effective and lasting implementation of the Paris Agreement. Speakers: The RINGO steering committee will again solicit presentation proposals from its broad constituency -- members whose work and students: support party delegations; conduct research on the process or on specific climate actions; and carry the message of the Paris Agreement to their home communities.
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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13:00
Friends of the Earth International will launch People Power Now! – An Energy Manifesto - a set of demands to ensure a just transformation to a people’s energy system. This manifesto is a culmination of years of dialogue, research and movement building, across every continent. Speakers: Dipti Bhatnagar, Friends of the Earth International (moderator); Abeer Al-Butmeh, Friends of the Earth Palestine; Hemantha Withanage, CEJ Sri Lanka; Mary Church, Friends of the Earth Scotland; Godwin Ojo, Environmental Rights Action Nigeria; Ricardo Navarro, CESTA El Salvador.
Copy to ClipboardTuesday, 04 December 🔗
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13:00
Disaster risk reduction and recovery efforts are profoundly influenced by climate change, but the DRR and climate communities remain divided. This panel will demonstrate how water can serve as a mechanism to find common ground and take action to confront new threats and reduce long-term risks Speakers: Henk Ovink, Dutch Rijkswaterstaat; tbd, BMZ; Kenzo Hiroki, UN High Level Experts Panel on Water & Disaster; tbd, Platform on Disaster Displacement; James Dalton, IUCN; Jane Madgwick, Wetlands International; Pilar Bueno, UNFCCC Adaptation Committee; Victor Galaz, SRC; tbd, SEI
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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13:00
The event will present an analysis of the ambition for ending deforestation and protecting indigenous peoples’ rights in the NDC of six major rainforest countries - Brazil, Indonesia, Peru, Colombia, DRC, Myanmar – and discuss how this ambition can be enhanced. Speakers: Rainforest Foundation Norway, Asociacion Ambiente y Sociedad (Colombia) Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Peru), Madani (Indonesia), Rede de Cooperação Amazônica (Brazil), Groupe de Travail Climat REDD+ Rénové (DRC), Promoting Indigenous and Nature Together (Myanmar)
Copy to ClipboardTuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:00
Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories form the bedrock of the transparency framework under the Paris Agreement: they are vital to track progress on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and to build a collective picture of emissions for the global stocktake. This event will highlight the importance of the GHG inventory, explain how the UK’s inventory has improved over time, and describe how experiences from the UK have been used to help build capacity in developing countries.
UK Government
Copy to ClipboardTuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:00
Circular economy (CE) and resource efficiency (RE) are key policy tools to build a climate-resilient and sustainable future in line with the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda.
This event wishes to strengthen the bridge between resource efficiency and climate policy and champion a transition toward a circular and low carbon future for both developed and developing countries through policy integration and the use of synergies.
More specifically, the event will: increase understanding of the potential of CE and RE as a means to scale up climate action at a global scale; raise the profile of CE and RE as climate mitigation solutions, to stimulate greater activity in this area from actors in the climate community; create advocates for the integration of CE and RE into climate mitigation policy, in countries that could have particular advantages from that integration; profile actions by which interested actors can engage on this theme, e.g. use of the Global Stocktake and Talanoa Dialogue.
European Commission – Directorate General for the Environment
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:00
First part - presentations (30 minutes /7 minutes each)
Block A: policy and and advocacy
Solidarity Water Europe and EcoOne; EcoOne; GWP CEE; ISW-SWE; New Humanity
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:45
Water is key for proactively achieving climate neutrality and meeting people’s needs. Showcasing the most recent tools, approaches and good practices in water management in relation to carbon sources and sinks. Special focus will be set on the interlinkages of water and carbon cycle in the biosphere Speakers: tbd
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:45
The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is a global scheme that will complement other mitigation measures taken by ICAO States to meet ICAO’s aspirational goal of carbon neutral growth for international aviation from 2020 onwards. Speakers: Representatives of ICAO Member States and of the ICAO Secretariat.
Copy to ClipboardTuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:45
This side event will provide an overview on drivers for economic diversifications, different support available to countries, showcase examples on how countries are implementing climate policies with the aim of diversifying their economies to ensure low carbon growth and sustainable development. Speakers: • Elizabeth Press (IRENA) • Daniel Ramos (WTO) • Peter Govindaswamy (Singapore) • Wolfgang Heidung (KAPSARC)
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:45
To address CC in an effective manner it is important that adaptation measures are stakeholder driven & evidence based. SL has assessed climate risk on which NDC & NAP of SL implement adaptation measures. This side event presents SL's initiatives to adapt climate change in key adaptation sectors. Speakers: Mr.A Dissanayake – Secretary, Ministry of Mahaweli Development & Environment Dr.S Jayathunga - Director, CC Secretariat Prof.B Marambe - Chairman, Expert Committee on CC Adaptation of SL Ms.V Wijenayake - National Expert, VAM of TNC of SL Ms.D Liyanage- Director, MMD&E
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:45
The side event will shed light on on-the-ground stories of loss and damage caused by climate change and highlight progress on the issue so far. It will explore what is needed to advance the issue of Loss and Damage in order to meet the objective of the Paris Agreement.
Copy to ClipboardTuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:45
The event will feature the summary and recommendations, including the key findings with respect to methodological issues relating to MRV of public and private climate finance, overview of climate finance flows in 2015-2016, their assessment, and information relevant to Article 2.1(c), of the PA Speakers: Opening remarks: Patricia Espinosa, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Speakers: SCF members, and collaborators (tbc).
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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14:45
Learn about the current state of knowledge from the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1,5°C. We’ll discuss what we know, what cooperative actions are needed to communicate, mitigate, reduce risks to ecosystems, human well-being, and other key issues to achieve Paris Agreement & 2030 Agenda. Speakers: Thelma Krug (IPCC Vice-Chair), Daniela Jacob (IPCC SR15 Chapter Lead Author), Jean-Pascal van Ypserle (Member of the independent group of scientists of the Global Sustainable Development Report), Douglas Leys (Green Climate Fund, General Counsel), Xiaohua Zhang (UNOSSC).
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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15:30
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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16:00
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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15:15
Climate Knowledge at Your Fingertips: The NDC Partnership’s Knowledge Portal
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16:00
Clean energy transitions are central to meeting the Paris Agreement goals. This event will use the IEA's 'Tracking Clean Energy Progress' framework to evaluate the latest technology trends and look at key indicators that could help countries devise strategies to deliver long-term objectives.
It will at the same time highlight national examples of long-term transition implementation, such as the use of EU National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to deliver Energy Union objectives.
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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16:30
The event will focus on prerequisites for achieving gender equality in climate action and advancing the implementation of the Gender Action Plan.
Building on the Paris Agreement mechanisms, discussions will focus on how to advance participation of women in environment and climate decision making, gender-responsive policy making processes, while emphasising effective weather, water, and climate services, to enhance early warning and reduce disaster-related losses.
The need to increase adaptation finance and attention to gender equality in adaptation and climate risk finance will also be highlighted.
1. Michelle Winthrop, Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ; 2. Gender Concerns International, International Network of Wosarristmen Engineers & Scientists ; 3. CARE International
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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16:30
Private actors’ commitments are the key driver to mitigate social and economic impacts of climate and water-related disasters. This event will discuss the incentives and measures to enhance their engagement/performance, and share good practices from the Asia-Pacific, European and other regions. Speakers: Representatives from financial institution, private sector’s partnership/initiative, government and NGO/basin committee will be included such as ADB, Development Bank of Japan, UNDESA, UNU, HQ for Water-Cycle Policy, Swedish Water House, Helvetas, KEIDANREN, CDP Water Japan, World Water Council.
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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16:30
Discussion on why an inclusive technology mix, consisting of every available low-carbon technology including nuclear, is the fastest path for achieving a low carbon energy portfolio. The panel will discuss the role of nuclear energy in counteracting climate change. Speakers: Academics, NGO’s, representative of energy utilities, Nuclear4Climate
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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16:30
The successful implementation of the NDCs relies on countries’ capacity to negotiate between long-term objectives and the short-term needs. This session will use experiences in Latin America to explore the information and the type of interactions needed to make sustainable plans Speakers: Ana Loboguerrero CCAFS Alex De Pinto IFPRI Mariana Rojas Director of Climate Change Ministry of the Environment Colombia Walter Oyhantcabal Director of Agriculture and Climate Change Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fishery Uruguay Angelina Espinoza Oyarzun Ministry of Agriculture Chile
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16:30
2 years later – the event will focus on progress since Paris to better address climate related displacement under the UNFCCC incl. the WIM Task Force on Displacement, discuss synergies with other policy processes outside the UNFCCC and update on new research related to human mobility Speakers: members from the Advisory Group on Human Mobility consisting of NRC, IDMC, UNHCR, IOM, UNU, RAED, Refugees International and the Hugo Observatory, Platform on Disaster Displacement, and government representatives
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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16:00
What do food waste prevention, a shift to plant-based diets, universal reproductive rights and access to education for girls all have in common? These four interventions are all critical, though often overlooked, opportunities to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Join Feedback, Marie Stopes International and other panellists to discuss.
Feedback
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16:15
This event will bring together representatives from Latin American Countries to highlight the actions they are taking to achieve nationally-determined contributions, and eventually increase ambition to meet the 1.5° goal.
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The Paris Agreement Implementation Guidelines provide an opportunity to ensure that climate action aligns with Parties’ human rights obligations. This event will explore how the guidelines for NDCs, transparency framework, global stocktake, adaptation communications, etc can incorporate rights. Speakers: Sebastien Duyck (CIEL, TBC), Benjamin Schachter (OHCHR, TBC), Indigenous Peoples representative, Gender expert, others TBC
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The first round of NDCs lacked sufficient ambition and clarity to provide a pathway for reaching the Paris Agreement’ long term goals. Learning from past experience, the side event presents strategies for improving countries’ next NDCs based on research from several upcoming academic publications. Speakers: Dr. Pieter Pauw (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management), Prof dr. Niklas Höhne (NewClimate Institute), Dr. Saleemul Huq (ICCCAD and IIED), Dr. Angel Hsu (Yale University), Dr. Clara Brandi (DIE) and Dr. Arunabha Ghosh (CEEW)
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Leapfrogging to Electric Mobility as a Strategy to Decarbonization in Latin America and the Caribbean Spanish translation will be provided.
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The UK recognises the importance of capacity building to achieve effective climate action and support the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Join us for an event that will provide space for experts to discuss principles for effective capacity building, sharing information on UK capacity building projects, including new programmes, and further discussion over refreshments.
UK Government
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Climate Change related events have a tremendous impact on the coastal environment (below and above sea surface). In turn, coastal protection through Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), e.g. rehabilitation of mangroves and coral reefs, will be important to better protect Pacific Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) from climate-change related disasters and sea level rise. Coastal erosion, coral bleaching, ocean acidification further lead to loss of biodiversity, which negatively impacts on livelihoods, e.g. reduced fishing resources as well as on the tourism industry, which represent major sources of revenue of the Pacific Island Countries.
The action concerns the creation of a joint EU – France – New Zealand - Australia Pacific Initiative on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Resilience (to be managed by AFD), with a view to provide funding for activities to build resilience of Pacific SIDS, in the context of an ever increasing impact of the climate change and the need to protect the biodiversity and the resources that these SIDS rely upon.The joint initiative aims to build a bridge and work on the logical link between the COPs on Climate Change and on Biological Diversity, in an integrated and comprehensive way, following a socio-ecological approach.
DG DEVCO, Directorate F and AFD (Agence Française de Développement)
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This event, organised by REN 21, will look at the leading role cities and non-state actors can play in advancing renewable energy policy and the 1.5°C objective. Local governments have legislative and purchasing power that they can use to implement change in their own operations, in the wider community and ultimately push for change at regional and national level. With such capacity, local governments can become beacons for change in their region or country, demonstrating the effectiveness of policies and local action to reach the 1.5C objective. Non-state actors can support these initiatives through mobilising citizen engagement.
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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The Paris Agreement took an important step towards strengthening compliance in international climate policy. This side-event discusses determinants of and incentives for MRC from a multi-stakeholder perspective by acknowledging the special roles of firms, countries, individuals and civil society. Speakers: Astrid Dannenberg (Uni Kassel), Martin Kesternich (ZEW), Karen Pittel (ifo Institute), speakers from Research and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia (Poland) and Germanwatch are invited, speakers from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the OECD will be invited.
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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We present international research findings on public understanding of climate change. We discuss how policy-makers and scientists can engage effectively and creatively with non-specialists, situating this in the context of commitments made by the Parties to public awareness and participation. Speakers: Prof Binbin Wang, China Center for Climate Change Communication, Beijing; Dr Stuart Capstick, Cardiff University and Climate Communication Project; Mr Asher Minns, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research; Dr Sam Illingworth, Manchester Metropolitan University and Climate Communication Project.
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Organisations working to develop/deploy low-cost technologies & provide professional training for ocean & climate observing in coastal waters of developing nations will share their perspectives & experience. Stakeholders from these nations will be invited to discuss their resource management needs. Speakers: Sophie Seeyave (CEO, POGO), Karen Wiltshire (Vice Director, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany), Alessandro Crise (Senior Scientist, OGS, Italy), Kirill Kivva (Head of Laboratory, VNIRO, Russia), Edem Mahu (Senior Lecturer, Ghana)
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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The disproportionate effects of climate change on vulnerable communities is causing severe human rights crises, and forcing many to leave their homes, lands and traditions. This event will explore progress to address CFD through policy and practice, with local contexts from the Arctic to the Pacific Speakers: Robin Bronen (AIJ) Maina Talia (TANGO) TBC (Puerto Rico) Salote Soqo (UUSC) Alice Thomas (Refugees International)
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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In light of the potential impacts of old Kyoto mechanisms on the Paris Agreement, this event will discuss how to transition towards a new system for international transfers under Article 6, and how to ensure these tools contribute to reducing overall emissions and promoting sustainable development. Speakers: Panel: Sophie Closson (International carbon markets negotiator, Belgium) Alberto Saldamando (Indigenous Environmental Network) Carsten Warnecke (NewClimate Institute) Gilles Dufrasnen (Carbon Market Watch) Moderator: Erika Lennon (Center for international environmental law)
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Contradictions between NDC goals, megadrivers, extractivism,agribusiness. Indigenous achievements in the reorientation of climate funds for their relevance, effectiveness and efficiency. Experiences with the FIP, GDM, ONUREDD, DCI. Challenges for sustainability through local indigenous management Speakers: Leaders of indigenous peoples, States, Environmentalists, Multilateral Banking and Academics
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The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2018 and the Climate Transparency Brown to Green Report show alarming gaps in mitigation ambition and action, while also highlighting the many opportunities for narrowing these gaps
This side event features presentations of the key findings of the two reports,followed by an interactive discussion between panelists and the audience on:
UNEP DTU Partnership and Climate Transparency
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Top down assessment of mitigation action Speakers: UNFCCC, WMO, Finland
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Nowhere in the Paris Agreement mentions fossil fuels, yet the managed decline of coal, oil and gas production is fundamental to achieving the Paris goals. This panel highlights the ongoing efforts of global civil society groups to phase out fossil fuel production. Speakers: Speakers from NGOs in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Australia challenging fossil fuel extraction in those areas.
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China and the EU have increasingly become the centre of attention when it comes to leadership in terms of increasing climate ambition.
However, in order to deliver on this position they will have to demonstrate significant efforts to raise the level of ambition.
This side events presents recent research combining grounded technical analysis with strategic outreach to communicate how both China and the EU can lead the way.
The event will present aligned, regionally-driven modelling efforts for China and the EU that identify concrete actions at the sectoral level that can lead to a peaking of overall CO2 emissions in China by 2020, and net-zero emissions in Europe by 2050, for instance.
Additionally, a panel will discuss strategic outreach to ensure the potential for these enhanced actions will be understood and shared by other countries, regions and actors.
ClimateWorks Foundation; Climatepolicy.net e.V.; Climact; European Climate Foundation; NCSC; Energy Foundation China
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Adaptation Speakers: LEG Chair, LEG members, LDC Chair, Parties, GCF, GEF and agencies, regional centres and networks
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Coastal areas and ecosystems of islands are highly vulnerable to climate change. This session examines partnership schemes in islands that builds resilience of ecosystems, through a community awareness and livelihood sustainability recycling programme. Speakers: Dr. Yuh-Ming Lee, Mr. Alex Shyy, Deputy Secretary General of the ICDF.
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** This event is by invitation only **
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This side event will launch findings from a research project from the Climate Ledger Initiative to help policy makers navigate the opportunities and challenges of using blockchain technology for climate action and implementation of the Paris Agreement. Speakers: Heike Summer, Office Env, Liecht; Kwon, Sei-joong, DG Climate Change, MOFA Korea; Antonia Sutter, SDC, Switz; Felipe De León, Consult Ministry Env+ Energy, Costa Rica; Alain Patrick Medenou, UNFCCC; Juerg Fuessler, INFRAS; Sven Braden, LIFE Climate Fdn; Nick Beglinger, Cleantech21; Sarah Leugers, GS
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Governments from developing countries will showcase their experiences with establishing MRV systems and testing tools for assessing GHG, SD and transformational impacts of national climate actions and their contribution to achievement of NDCs and SDGs Speakers: Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) developing country partners and International Donor agencies
Tuesday, 04 December 🔗
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Effective response to climate change depends on overcoming inner and outer barriers.
Our panellists will examine on how to initiate the needed behavioural change, increase the use of clean technologies and strengthen the inner resilience.
They will point out that hope and a shift in awareness helps to build up the needed momentum to fulfil the Paris Agreement.
Brahma Kumaris; World Renewal Spiritual Trust (BKWSU)
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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Incorporating Gender-Responsive Practices into NDCs: Lessons Learned In-Country
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Carbon pricing policies significantly reduce mitigation cost and unlock economic opportunities of transition. Since the first carbon pricing instrument was launched in 1990, 50 initiatives now operate worldwide.
A diverse set of speakers will present achievements and recommendations for carbon pricing instruments under the Paris Agreement, including the potential of these instruments to support resource mobilization in developing countries.
Institute for Climate Economics; Ecofys; ICAP; Climate Focus; Carbon Market Watch; IETA; CDP
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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At this event we will discuss pathways, opportunities and challenges for industry and industrial regions to achieve a net greenhouse gas (GHG) neutral economy. Sectors such as non-ferrous metals, steel and chemicals will outline their contribution to reduce CO2 in various areas and also focus on breakthrough technologies, e.g. the HYBRIT project an innovative breakthrough steel making process which uses renewable hydrogen instead of coal, thereby emitting water instead of CO2.
We will explain why maintaining existing industrial locations in highly industrialized regions has a significant impact on climate. Industry representatives, researchers, NGOs and policy makers will discuss how public authorities, development agencies and companies may be supported in planning and implementing their transition towards a GHG-neutral economy.
The event will deliver examples and insights on how the transformation of industry regions to zero-emission hot spots can be fostered.
VCI - German Chemical Industry Association; Metals pro Climate; The Wuppertal Institute; HYBRIT
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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This session will present an international league table that compares the achievements of countries in their transition to a lower-carbon energy and infrastructure system. Experts will discuss factors influencing success in certain countries and the technological, economic, policy and business challenges to further scale-up renewable-based energy systems.
Grantham Institute
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Considerable progress has been made to measure Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) targets, meriting increased ambition for these natural climate solutions in countries’ NDCs. This event will highlight how NDCs can be enhanced with more ambitious LULUCF targets, from the biophysical opportunity to their importance in assisting with the subnational adoption of natural climate solutions.
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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Civil Society’s Role in Raising Ambitions of NDCs
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Regions could shift from fossil-based energy to renewables, and citizens are making it happen. Learn more about the efforts of local communities towards a just transition of coal regions! Speakers: Alexandru Mustata (Bankwatch) Marta Anczewska (WWF Poland) Patryk Białas, Katowice City Council Elsa Velichkova, mayor of Bobov Dol, Bulgaria Alojz Vlcko, Prievidza municipality, Slovakia Katarzyna Karpa-Świderek, WWF Poland (moderator for Q&A session)
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Ensuring a meaningful reduction of global GHG emissions requires stricter environmental norms. How can we fill the enforcement gap and make sure governments are held to account? The proposed Global Pact for the Environment and/or an International Environmental Court can play a leading role in this. Speakers: Experts in international environmental law: Prof. Maria Magdalena Kenig-Witkowska, University of Warsaw; Stephen Hockman, International Court for the Environment Coalition; Dr Marcin Stoczkiewicz, ClientEarth; Sébastien Duyck, Center for International Environmental Law(CIEL).
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Achievements f indigenous strategies for climate ambition to increase the NDC goals. Titling, Management and territorial governance. Redd+Indigenous.Surveillance with ecodrones Containment of deforestation of megadrivers.Knowledge and indigenous woman. Paragraph 135 Paris Agreement. Renowable energy Speakers: Leaders of indigenous peoples, States, Environmentalists, Multilateral Banking and Academics
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This new bottom-up paradigm puts farmers at the heart of the climate change process. The side event will hear from farmers from across the world and others committed to supporting them including representatives from science, multilateral agencies, civil society and the private sector. Speakers: Farmers' leader, multi-lateral organisation representative, Government representative, research sector representative, private sector representative
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How can our understanding of climate risk be utilised to aid decision making to improve livelihoods? Different approaches of co-producing climate services are explored using examples from the Future Climate for Africa, Weather and Climate Information Services for Africa, and Asia - Regional Resilience to a Changing Climate Programmes.
UK Met Office
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The recently published IPCC report “Global Warming of 1.5°C” is a reminder of the climate crisis that we are currently facing. It also provides hope and inspiration by outlining the climate impacts that we can avoid if we limit warming to 1.5 degrees instead of 2 degrees. Harnessing the carbon sequestration potential of wetlands represents 14% of the mitigation potential from natural ecosystems and 19% of low-cost natural climate solutions.
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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Parties face a choice between a global climate response that is meaningful and just or one that promotes profits over people. This event will explore the opportunity posed by Paris implementation, discuss real solutions to the climate crisis, and barriers to their access and implementation. Speakers: Representatives from Parties, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Corporate Europe Observatory, Corporate Accountability International, and climate justice leaders.
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Gender-equal solutions to climate change including secure tenure rights to land are critical to enhancing community-driven sustainable management of land and forests that is inclusive of indigenous and rural women aiming to reduce the gender gap in the use and control of land and resources. Speakers: Verona Collantes, UN Women Joan Carling, IPMG Gertrude Kenyangi, SWAGEN Ana Carolina de Lima, Climate Resilient Cities LAC Beth Roberts, LCWLR Katia Araujo, Landesa
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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As part of the launch of the Guide to Communicating Carbon Pricing at COP24, George Marshall will share existing knowledge, experiences and best practices with carbon pricing communication and provide practical guidance on developing a carbon pricing communications strategy for policymakers, businesses and civil society organisations.
Climate Outreach
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Time for Multilevel Action – Tapping the Potential of Engaging with Cities and Regions
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For the built environment, and buildings especially, there is an increasing attention to energy use and other impacts over the entire life cycle, from design to construction to renovation or demolition. A reinforced common effort across all sectors is needed to achieve the Paris Agreement objectives.
This side event will compare and consolidate experience gained to learn about the implications of using life-cycle approaches for reduced impacts and energy at different project and life-cycle stages.
The European Union is requesting users to test methodologies such as Level(s) that could be further enhanced to account for decarbonisation potential.
At the same time, the existing building stock such as heat-intensive apartment complexes require renovation. Initiatives generally call for the types of innovative financing solutions that are currently being explored to implement standards and legislation.
Nevertheless, these actions should have at heart the interests and well-being of users.
The European Cement Association (CEMBUREAU); European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations (EFCA); VELUX A/S; Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania; Polish Institute of Passive Construction; International Passive House Association; Public Investment Development Agency (V
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This event will bring together indigenous people organizations of COICA (AIDESEP and OPIAC), government representatives and finance institutions around the critical role of indigenous peoples in enhancing the implementation of NDCs and other integrated international goals, as well as the challenges and opportunities to finance indigenous strategies to achieve climate and development goals.
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Update on ICA process MRV framework for non-Annex I Parties
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This event presents current GCF operations and lessons learnt from evaluations of its portfolio. It will also cover aspects of replenishment, funded activities and support programmes. It presents key highlights of evaluations to trigger institutional learning to help GCF move forward stronger. Speakers: Programme specialists, policy professionals, representatives of the IEU
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Long-term strategies are important tools for governments to integrate the Paris Agreement into development planning. The event allows for an exchange among countries to show on-going progress made on long-term strategies in 2018 and help build momentum for countries undertaking long term strategies. Speakers: tbc
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Achieving impact at scale of adaptation actions is crucial in LDCs to fill in the growing adaptation gaps. Sustainable, inclusive and cross-sector actions are needed to build resilience. Up-scaling Nepal’s Local Adaptation Plan of Actions through innovative ideas and solutions offer lessons to LDCs Speakers: Hon. Minister Shakti B. Basnet, Secretary Bishwa Oli and UNFCCC Focal Point person Maheshwar Dhakal from Ministry of Forest and Environment, Nepal; Transformative adaptation technology, finance and policy experts and practitioners from Nepal and UK: M Karki, D Devkota, L O Naes, Prabha Pokhrel.
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The event provides a global state of knowledge on the interconnection between climate change and health issues and an overview of the initiatives and tools through which the public health community at country, regional and global level is currently supporting and scaling-up actions to implement PA Speakers: TBD
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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This event will examine recent developments in climate science, and how they support policymaking. Speakers will draw on the recently published IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 ºC, other recent reports, work on the current state of the climate, and key areas for new research. Speakers: to be confirmed E. Solheim, P. Taalas, H. Lee; V. Masson-Delmotte, IPCC author (tbd), UN Environment scientist, WMO scientist (tbc).
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This side-event will present the ongoing policy negotiations to regulate emissions from international aviation and shipping under ICAO and IMO, and ask whether the current approaches are aligned with achieving the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement. The aviation sector is at an advanced stage of designing its approach to limit emissions growth, largely via offsetting. The speakers will present new analysis on the potential supply and cost of offset credits,providing insights into the likely mitigation impact of CORSIA demand under different eligibility restrictions as well as regional measures to fill in the global ambition gap in decarbonising international aviation. The shipping sector is playing catch up and considering a much wider set of measures. The speakers will present a case study on decarbonising short-sea shipping, which can be driven by regional climate and industrial policy, and the role it can play in accelerating the innovation for the global fleet. We will discuss the findings and the need for bottom up as well as top down regulation with a panel formed of policy makers and industry experts.
NewClimate Institute; European Commission (Climate Action); Transport & Environment
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This event will focus on the need to avoid double-counting under the Paris Agreement, focused specifically on ‘cooperative approaches’ under Article 6 and links to CORSIA (international aviation). This is critical for the environmental integrity of the Paris Agreement, and business confidence in the value of internationally transferred emission reductions.
UK Government
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The Importance of the Agriculture Sectors in the NDC Partnership: Current and Future Activities of the Thematic Working Group on Agriculture, Food Security, and Land Use
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International programmes like REDD+ need transparent information: satellite data can be independent and cost effective tools for MRV systems and early warning to inform mandated organisations and the general public. GFOI coordinates international support to increase knowledge on forest monitoring. Speakers: Officials from GFOI partners (Australia, Norway, UK, USA, CEOS, ESA, FAO, World Bank) and representatives of developing countries
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Tropical deforestation is a significant driver of climate change. Two thirds of deforestation is driven by agricultural production. Global Canopy will profile cutting-edge tools and collaborations for greater transparency in commodity supply chains, including the groundbreaking Trase partnership. Speakers: Helen Bellfield, Global Canopy Ivan Dario Valencia, Colombia David Burns, NWF Moderator: Nathalie Walker, NWF
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An open training workshop including youth leaders, young journalists, media professionals and other stakeholders interested on critical thinking and constructive journalism as a way to educate communities and initiate positive changes. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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Innovative energy efficiency and distributed energy resources empower cities to lead the fight against climate change. The session will focus on relevant urban policies and practices that facilitate decarbonization and resilience in the building and the transport sector. Speakers: Shan Shan Guo, Delta Electronics Foundation Yuko Nishida, Renewable Energy Institute David Ribeiro, American Council on Energy-Efficient Economy Elizabeth Beardsley, U.S. Green Building Council Emmanuelle Pinault, C40
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Degradation of agricultural and forest landscapes is a major concern worldwide. Restoration can deliver climate change and multiple other SDG benefits. This event explores and discusses opportunities for scaling up productive landscapes restoration, synergies and trade-offs for climate goals. Speakers: Dr. Lalisa Duguma -ICRAF Dr. Chris Kettle- Bioversity National COP Delegate/ Negotiator -Ethiopia National COP Delegate/ Negotiator (George Wamukoya) –Kenya Discussant Gender Specialist Regional Body Representative (AU/ NEPAD etc) / multilateral Partner
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As cities look to decarbonise, and the electricity grid is becoming ‘greener’ there is increasingly a focus on the development of climate friendly solutions for transport, such as e-mobility. This event highlights the value of investing more quickly in EV infrastructure in cities and the potential business models and commercial cases for deployment – ranging from street charging, to destination charging and hub models. It also explores how investors can ensure they make a return on their investment, cooperating with local authorities in ultimately making cities cleaner and future proofed.
Arup
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This event will demonstrate that it is possible to put resilience and adaptation into practice in the face of a changing climate through evidence-based information sharing as well as identifying and acting on common interests among a very broad range of partners and stakeholders (governments, community leaders, indigenous communities, scientists, social development agencies and financial institutions). This initiative is underway along the St. John River, New Brunswick in Eastern Canada.
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How do we bring the Paris 1.5°C goal to life? Experts, practitioners and decision-makers will present and discuss Paris-compatible climate action happening today with examples from economic sectors, policies, businesses, law and people Speakers: Dr Jacob Schewe, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Hanna Fekete, NewClimate Institute Heidi Finskas, Vice President CR and CG at KLP Manish Ram, Doctoral Researcher, Solar Economy Group, LUT Happy Khambule, Greenpeace Climate Justice & Liability campaign
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Circular economy practices in W&R management and construction offer huge opportunities to reduce GHG emissions. Recognizing this, almost 70% of low-and middle-income countries consider W&R management in their NDCs. We will discuss opportunities for increased CE action to promote sustainable growth. Speakers: Felix Preston, Deputy Research Director and Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House Dr. Ashok Khosla, Chairman, Development Alternatives, Representative from GIZ (TBD) Representative from ISWA (TBD)
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Climate innovation supports transitions to low-carbon and climate resilient societies, and plays a crucial role for delivering on the pledges of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Tailor-made and users’ co-developed climate services provide better information on past, present and future climate variability and change, and improve public and private decisions making.
Generation, diffusion and adaptation of innovative technologies and policy practices to local circumstances is a shared concern of public administrations and businesses.
But the innovation processes and services need to be co-designed, building upon scientific knowledge and business intelligence, end-user needs and made accountable to local societal challenges and priorities.
Mr Jaroslav Mysiak; Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change; Ms Jenny Lieu, University of Sussex; Ms Tara Nitz, International Council of Chemical Association; Mr Mr Romain Poivet French Environment & Energy Management Agency
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1. Gas for Climate ; 2. International Gas Union (IGU); 3. New Energy Coalition
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Central African NDC Action Plan and Transparency Framed
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Scientists from Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom will present key outcomes of research undertaken in support of the IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, which are of particular significance for the Talanoa Dialogue. Topics include impacts at 1.5°C vs. 2°C of global warming, mitigation pathways and technological options.
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Norway
United Kingdom UK Met Office
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The side event will shed light on WWF's vision for key criteria concerning National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). It will provide an opportunity for different countries to react to these as well as to present progress made in developing and implementing their NAP.
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The event will present cases of forestry addressing climate change projects at local level, including mitigation and adaptation combined with multiple benefits and global collaboration in conserving the Antarctic marine ecosystem to facing the climate change challenges. Speakers: Representatives are invited from non-profit organizations, foundations, local and international CSOs, and researchers and governmental officers from China and the US.
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Mediterranean regions face extreme heat events and associated impacts on public health. 6 billion people are expected to live in urban areas by 2050. We will hear from climate experts sharing successful tools and measures for confronting heat, water scarcity and urban adaptation. Speakers: A.Pearson-Social Climate Science and Applications A. Zask-Adapting Israel water sector to climate change Orna Matzner-Heat Impacts on Public Health in Israel B. Mnis-,Cape Town-Heat Impacts on Biodiversity and Land in S Africa B. Norman AU-Extreme Heat in Megacities Laurel Hunt, UCLA-Moderator
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MDBs invest billions of dollars per year in fossil fuels, yet more than 1 billion people live without modern energy. Shifting investment out of fossil fuels and into to sustainable, renewable energy would increase access to energy, and enable countries to meet their NDCs. Speakers: Kat Kramer – Global Climate Lead, Christian Aid Representative from Big Shift Global - Alex Doukas or Helena Wright Anna Ostergren - Swedish Society for Nature Conservation Augustine Njamnshi, ACSEA
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Positive climate outcomes from the agriculture sector require the identification of climate-smart, context specific and investment-ready, opportunities for farmers, investors and policy makers. This event will present cutting edge approaches that have proven successful in over 30+ countries. Speakers: Martin Van Nieuwkoop Director Agriculture World Bank, Evan Girvetz/Godefroy Grosjean (CIAT), Oluyede Ajayi CTA Michael Hailu CTA Margarita Astralaga IFAD, Atiq Rahman Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, Ethan Budiansky World Cocoa Foundation, Department of Agriculture Philippines rep
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Reaching the global 1.5 degrees target in the land use sector will have significant impacts on the rights, needs and aspirations of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women on the ground. The event will discuss the impacts of options like BECCS, large-scale biosequestration and shifting diets Speakers: Edna Kaptoyo, International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests, Christoph Thies, Greenpeace International, Dil Raj Khanal, Federation of Community Forest User Groups Nepal and Coraina de la Plaza, Global Forest Coalition
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Recap of recent V20 developments following the V20 Focus Group meetings & G20-V20 Dialogue earlier this year. We will discuss NDC support for the V20’s „100% Renewables“ objective, and ways to mitigate loss & damage by promoting climate risk insurance through NAPs & InsuResilience Global Partnership
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Policy makers and scientists will reflect on existing impediments to and best practices for science-policy dialogues with examples from NAP processes in West Africa. Topics such as data availability, knowledge brokering and climate services will feed into the discussion. Speakers: Joël KORAHIRÉ: Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Économie Verte et du Changement Climatique, Burkina Faso Étienne TRAORÉ: UNFCCC Focal Point, Burkina Faso Komigan Credo EZE, JVE Togo Baguette KAIRE, CILSS Inga MENKE: Climate Analytics Sarah D’HAEN: Climate Analytics Representative AFD
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Reliable access to energy in smart and mega cities requires transitions based on cost-effective, low-carbon pathways. Energy solutions necessary for sustainable development of urban centres must include energy efficiency improvements, growth of e-commerce, and modernization of industrial zones. Speakers: UN country partners and representatives from cites, including from Asia and Africa, will describe challenges posed by rapid urbanization and the resulting growth in energy demand. UN Agencies will discuss efforts undertaken to bridge SDGs 7 and 11, and the lessons learnt from their work.
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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In September 2018, the ECA published a special report on EU action to protect human health from air pollution. We looked at the Ambient Air Quality Directive, which is the cornerstone of the EU’s clean air policy and sets air quality standards. We assessed the Directive’s design, whether Member States had implemented it effectively and how the Commission had monitored and enforced it.
We intend to present the main conclusions and recommendations of the report aimed at improving air quality. We believe they can contribute to the ongoing discussions about the shape and ambition of the future European clean air policy, and indeed show how clean air is linked to better climate change policy.
The European Commission will present how the ECA findings are considered in the context of their ongoing work.
European Court of Auditors (ECA); European Commission (Environment)
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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This side event will provide an overview of the current and potential use of Blockchain and other disruptive technologies (e.g. IoT, sensors and AI) to unlock resources and finance for climate action – both in mitigation and adaptation.
We will explore:
Association Climate-KIC; INFRAS; Climate Ledger Initiative; Gold Standard;
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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To respond to climate change in Belize a technical assistance framework was developed. This framework was developed to build capacity and incorporate cost effective interventions in the following sectors: Agriculture, Health, Urban Planning and the Marine Environment Speakers: Brittany Meighan Young Ku Yu-hui Tseng Chris Long Shang Lin Tsai
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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The new World Adaptation Science Programme focusses on making the adaptation research agenda more policy-relevant and providing sound science to inform sustainable adaptation to current and future climate change so as to bridge the gap between adaptation science and policy. Speakers: Mr. Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary, Ms. Elena Manaenkova, WMO Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Abdalah Mokssit, IPCC Secretary and Mr. Pa Ousman Jarju, GCF Country Programming Director
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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The UNFCCC Technology Mechanism supports countries in developing and transferring climate technologies. The event presents the achievements of its two bodies in 2018: the TEC and the CTCN, updates on the ongoing collaboration with the Financial Mechanism, and launches the latest TEC publications. Speakers: TEC Chair, CTCN Chair, CTCN Director, GCF secretariat, technology stakeholders (NGOs, private sector, academia
Wednesday, 05 December 🔗
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20:00
The first part of the side event will focus on innovative technologies to power innovation for prosperity in creating climate resilient industries. The second part will focus on the reduction of GHG emissions from international shipping and on climate change adaptation and mitigation for ports. Speakers: Part A: UNIDO/UPU/representatives from the climate technology industry Part B: IMO/UNCTAD/maritime and port industry representatives
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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Dialogue sur le renforcement de la résilience des secteurs de développement: Cas du Burkina faso
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The fast-developing area of attribution science helps us understand how the risk of extreme weather is already changing in our climate. Leading experts in the field explain the science, some of its key findings, and look in detail at the northern hemisphere heatwave of 2018.
UK Met Office
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This high-level event will explore the advantages and risks of better integrating the implementation of the three Rio Conventions and how the optimal balance and alignment can be achieved. It will also discuss how a New Deal for Nature and People in 2020 can make addressing climate change and nature loss a top political and economic priority.
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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The event will consist of two parts:
European Commission Joint Research Centre C.2; European Commission (Joint Research Centre); EUROCHAMBRES, The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry; Jacques Delors Institute;
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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The goal of this event is to develop the connections between packaging and the circular economy. Shifting to a more circular economy requires more sustainable packaging, which is even able to reduce the impact on climate change.
The event will present examples and framework for closing the loop, starting with packaging.
Bocconi University and Forest for Future
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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Grenada, OECS, and SIDS at the Nexus of Climate and Development
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Based on currently scientific facts on climate change, the warming and extreme weather is nearly irreversible that climate adaptation shall play critical role to respond to climate vulnerability. This event presents multi-stakeholders who take their lead of bottom-up adaptation at their own position Speakers: Dr.Tze Luen Lin/Green Club, Dr.Daniela Jacob, Dr.María A. Máñez Costa/Climate Service Center Germany, Dr.Fei-Yu Kuo/International Climate Development Institute, Ms.Pin-Han Huang/Asian Youth Climate Network, TBD/Oxfam, TBD/Delta Electronic Foundation
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Reaching the Paris Long Term Goal through equity, rights and systems change in the land sector and beyond without relying on geoengineering and negative emissions technologies Speakers: Doreen Stabinsky – College of the Atlantic Kevin Anderson – Manchester University, Uppsala University) Kelsey Perlman – Fern Shefali Sharma – Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Europe Francois Delvaux – CIDSE
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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A negotiated solution to the conflict in Colombia has created diverse impacts on its environmental structure and has generated a reinterpretation of the processes of Adaptation to Climate Change. This has a variety of impacts on Human Rights and the goals of reducing emissions by 2030 Speakers: Environmental Leaders of Colombia, Social Activist and Human Rights Defenders. International Guests Decision makers and others
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Climate action is rising across the jurisdictions of the world. This event gathers civil society representatives engaged with litigation actions and legislation reforms in Europe to inspire change that promotes equity, inclusion and human rights in the full implementation of the Paris Agreement. Speakers: Mary Robinson (tbc); Tessa Khan, Co-Director, Climate Litigation Network; Caterina Freytag, Policy Advisor – Climate Litigation, Germanwatch; Sanna Vannar, Plaintiff of People’s Climate Case, the president of Saminourra; Martial Breton, CliMates; Wendel Trio, director, CAN Europe
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Meeting the ambition of Paris will need substantial greenhouse gas removal alongside emissions reduction. The UK Royal Society & US National Academy of Science will discuss what we know, barriers to readiness, how we might meet climate targets, and what Greenhouse Gas Removal would mean for the planet and society.
Royal Society
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This event will bring together various business leadership initiatives that can help underpin a global deal for nature and people. The event will explore options to connect business efforts to combat climate change and nature degradation, and begin to set out what business needs from governments in 2020 to ensure that we conserve and enhance the natural world.
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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We will have an information-sharing session on initiatives to involve faculty, students and staff—from activists to the disengaged to skeptics—in climate actions. A focus will be discussion of strategies in communicating climate change to everyone and engaging them in mitigation/adaptation efforts. Speakers: Student leaders from 5-6 campuses internationally to explain efforts on their own campuses. Also, two students to lead a Q&A and brainstorming session with the audience.
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Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change. This session will demonstrate the urgency for networks and programmes such as the One Planet Fellowship Program that aims to deliver gender responsive climate adaptation solutions for African smallholder farmers. Speakers: Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Director, African Women in Agriculture, Kenya Jean-Jacques Goron, Director, BNP Paribas Foundation, France Gareth Phillips, Manager of Climate Change & Environment, AfDB, Cote d'Ivoire Pacifica F. Achieng Ogola, Director of Climate Change, Minister of Environment, Kenya
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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Time for a reality check on Europe’s energy transition. Join ENTSO-E at COP24 to do some fact-checking. How to measure if Europe is on track or whether the upcoming EU leadership needs to shift up a gear?
ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity representing 43 TSOs from 36 European countries, will present a brand-new barometer of Europe’s energy transition: Power Facts Europe. This new reference publication to empower citizens on climate change and COP21 collects a series of hard facts on Europe's electricity system looking at sustainability, market and security of supply and extending to three new dimensions: customer, infrastructure and digital grids.
ENTSO-E will also present other data-based publications, including its Ten-Year Network Development Plan and the ENTSOs scenarios for Europe’s energy future.
The event will be followed by a lunch.
ENTSO-E
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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Time for Multilevel Action – Tapping the Potential of Engaging with Cities and Regions
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This high-Level event on “Multi-Stakeholders Engagement for Youth Climate Action in the context of the SDGs and The Paris Agreement” provides a platform for youth and decision-makers to discuss how young people can enhance the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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Decarbonising certain energy sectors (marine transport, aviation, heat) will be extremely difficult. Doing so will involve greater electrification and require long-term energy storage in support of large-scale deployment of renewable generation. This session will look at possible globally applicable solutions, including the production and use of ‘green’ hydrogen and ammonia.
Royal Society
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The Adaptation Fund (AF) will discuss new innovation grants to help advance its often groundbreaking concrete adaptation work for the most vulnerable. AF's contributions and value to serving the Paris Agreement will also be highlighted. Speakers: AFB Chair Victor Vinas, a UNDP rep, Jessica Troni, UNEP head of adaptation, Antigua and Barbuda/Department of Environment rep, Mohamed Andoshe, Ethiopia Ministry of Environment/Forests/Climate Change, and a Germanwatch AF NGO Network rep
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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Successes and challenges of Geothermal Energy Development in Africa and awareness creation of the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF) Speakers: Ministries of Energy - Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, Representative of AUC, Representative of AfDB,
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Bolivia has started an initiative for enhancing the participation of the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the national action for dealing with Climate Change, therefore, the event aims to be a sharing of experiences of Bolivia and others related to the LCIPP implementation Speakers: Indigenous Peoples Platform of Bolivia representative UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Peoples - Ms Vicky Tauli-Corpuz Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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Presentations and discussion on the outcomes of the two-year work of the Task Force on Displacement, established under the Warsaw International Mechanism to develop recommendations for integrated approaches to avert, minimize and address displacement related to the adverse impacts of climate change. Speakers: tbc
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The UNFCCC secretariat has prepared a summary report of the third biennial reports submitted by developed countries, which includes information on the progress made towards the achievement of the 2020 targets and the provision of support to developing country Parties.
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RMI: Lighting the Way for Accelerated Climate Action
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At this side event, H2020 and LIFE funded projects working on climate change mitigation from different angles will provide answers to following key questions on how to reach the Paris Agreement goals:
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME); Climate Strategies; Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales IDDRI; Stockholm Environment Institute SEI; University of Leeds; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK; WWF Poland; Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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This session will strive to demonstrate that solutions are being developed that will help to develop that potential of land use, which features high in the NDCs of many countries and in particular of developing countries.
It will particularly focus on the needs for better and transparent accounting mechanisms leading to the certification of solutions and for innovative carbon finance mechanisms adapted to the new context of the Paris agreement. The willingness of several actors to engage with these solutions will also be highlighted.
EIT Climate-KIC, ; Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE)
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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This session looks at opportunities for growth in renewables and the impact that renewables have on energy grids. It considers the barriers that need to be overcome to allow further growth in renewables and how energy storage can help, for example by addressing the challenge of variable renewable energy supply.
Grantham Institute
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We shall discuss findings from research conducted in Kenya and Bangladesh to understand differential impacts of climatic shocks on Persons with Disabilities (PWDs); coping mechanisms by PWDs and how policy and practice can enhance climate resilience for PWDs. Speakers: 1.Dr Joanes Atela,ACTS 2.Dr Maria Kett,Leonard Cheshire Disability 3.Dr Saleemul Huq, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCAD) 4.Mr Iftekhar Ahmed, Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) 5.Ms Shababa Haque, ICCAD 6. Winnie Khaemba, ACTS
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ActionAid and colleagues in the Climate, Land, Ambition and Rights Alliance (CLARA) will present their report identifying equitable and rights-based potential emission reductions in the land sector to limit warming to 1.5°C, using peer-reviewed science focused on equity and sustainable development. Speakers: TBD
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Leading voices will share ideas on how to build solidarity, overcome fears, and take responsible decisions to protect humans from harmful climate change. The speakers and audience will consider key actions to help parties set up effective and fair guidelines to pursue a 1.5C temperature rise limit. Speakers: Debra Roberts-IPCC Co-Chair Working Group II;Isabel Cavelier Adarve-Principal Advisor Mission2020;Martin Frick-Director Policy & Programs UNFCCC;Jayanti Kirpalani-Director Brahma Kumaris Europe; Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim-Coordinator AFPAT;Archbishop Bernardito Auza-Nuncio of the Holy See to the UN.
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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After 2020 most of the parties will have national commitments. How can we make sure that cooperative approaches / carbon markets are still possible without conflicting with national targets? In this context, we will not only look at compliance markets but at voluntary markets as well. Speakers: Dr. S. Kolmetz: Moderator C. Vrolijk: Views from a voluntary market player Dr. S. Greiner: Article 6 pilot Experiences R. Boti-Douayoua: Needs for carbon markets to achieve NDC's J. Swartz: Double counting & NDC; voluntary market after 2020
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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Africa is the most vulnerable continent to climate change in the world. From the recent IPPC 1.5°C special, many part of Africa countries have already experienced higher temperature than average and are going to continue in the future. There are urgent needs to address climate risks and impacts and where nature based solutions give us hope for the future. The Africa Adaptation Initiative is in its 2nd Phase which aims to minimize the impacts of climate related risks and disasters on vulnerable communities and ecosystems in 12 African countries where these are supported by WWF and to enhance social and ecosystem climate resilience. A seven years climate change adaptation strategy is currently being developed to limit climate impacts in Africa through climate-smart conservation work.
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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Countries will determine their most appropriate mitigation actions to update their NDCs. For many industries there is only one option: CCS. This event will highlight developments relevant to rapidly developing economies, Sustainable Development Goals, and industries in transition. Speakers: Thelma Krug, IPCC Vice-chair; Mark Field, MP UK FCO Minister; Tim Dixon, IEAGHG; Jonas Helseth, Bellona; Manuela Ojan, Heidelberg Cement; Andrew Jupiter, Univ. of the West Indies; Mike Monea, International CCS Knowledge Centre; Brian Kohler, IndustriALL; Katherine Romanak, Univ. of Texas.
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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France has committed to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. EpE members carried out a study to propose a full picture of the economy and society compatible with this target.This session aims to highlight the benefits of this collaborative long-term carbon neutrality strategy and related success factors Speakers: Claire Tutentuit, Managing Director, EpE-France; Emmanuel Normant, Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Saint Gobain-France; Bernhard Schwager, Head of Sustainability, Bosch-Germany; Marie Alix du Laz, Senior Climate Advisor,Total-France; Yvon Slingenberg, Director,DG Climate Action-EU Commission
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Finding Common Ground – Linking Cities, NAPs, and NDCs
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Rising CO2 is impacting ocean ecosystems and dependent coastal and island communities. The ocean is also a source of adaptation and mitigation responses. This session will showcase how action-driven transdisciplinary science can help understand and manage the challenges placed on the ocean and so improve sustainable development.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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CO2GeoNet
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The goal of this session is to introduce the context of the clean energy transition on EU islands and to show how islands can be drivers for the change needed in EU.
The role of the new "Clean Energy for EU Islands" initiative will be presented along with the methodology, which will serve as support and inspiration for island communities interested in joining the initiative and embark or further boost their in clean energy transition.
Selected island representatives, technical and community experts will discuss practical insular examples of energy transition in an open session with the audience.
This panel will cover three major points: local challenges for islands in the energy transition, a whole-system approach to the energy transition and its implication for the communities, and finally the role of European institutions in supporting this transition.
The session will serve as live feedback to the new island Secretariat in order to shape the initiative "WITH Islands FOR Islands".
Climate Alliance; REScoop.eu
Thursday, 06 December 🔗
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Climate action by non-state actors is rising, and together with national commitments might meet the goals laid down in Paris. The Yearbook for Global Climate Action, a key document of the Marrakesh Partnership Champions provides the food for high-level discussion with urgency and action at the core. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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600 Million people in Africa have no access to electricity:
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Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement calls for finance flows to be aligned with low emissions and climate-resilient development pathways. This event will explore how this key goal can be operationalized in the Paris architecture, and the role of non-state actors in supporting the shift. Speakers: Finance negotiators (such as Belize, Colombia, Germany, UK), investor representative (such as Ceres, Investor Agenda), research institute (either ODI, E3G, RMI or WRI).
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Brazil, the world's 7th GHG emitter, just elected a President who vowed to weaken environmental governance and drop off the Paris Agreement. His administration should implement Brazil's NDC 37% emissions reduction goal by 2025, focusng on land use change. How will it be affected by current politics? Speakers: Ane Alencar (Dir of Science, IPAM) Carlos Rittl (Executive-secretary, Climate Observatory) Marta Gunfaus (Snr researcher, IDDRI) Thelma Krug (Vice-chair, IPCC; snr researcher, INPE) Thiago Mendes (National Climate Change Secretary, Ministry of Environment of Brazil, Michel Temer Admin)
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The event will present research results on feasible trajectories and policy guidance for coal transitions in 6 major coal-producing countries: India, China, Australia, South Africa, Germany and Poland. It will take into account the declining coal demand and growth of alternative energy options. Speakers: Researchers from Oliver Sator (IDDRI), Jörn Richstein (DIW), Jesse Burton (University of Cape Town) and Andrzej Blachowicz (Climate Strategies) and other researchers from the project network.
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Trade policy and law can support the successful implementation of the Paris Agreement and enhance ambition. Panelists will discuss how international trade instruments and policy measures can do this and will consider trade related measures in NDCs as well as possible trade barriers to climate action Speakers: Panelists are from international organizations and Parties acting on the trade and environment relationship, alongside experts from academia and think tanks. Included are Oonagh Fitzgerald (Chair) CIGI ILRP;Susanne Droege, SWP, Harro van Asselt, UEF, Maria Panezi, CIGI.
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The event shares insights on how intergenerational dialogue and Talanoa dialogue unite citizens and policymakers to join forces for enhanced climate action. Discussions will present how this contributes to elaborating a meaningful Paris Agreement rulebook which is expected to be a key COP24 outcome. Speakers: Speakers will include representatives from youth-led and youth-focused organizations; officials from Parties; young innovators as well as representatives of partner organizations affiliated with the #BonnFiji - Citizen-driven SDGs Action Network and Greener Impact International (GII).
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This panel discussion will focus on how the dispute resolution procedures in the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC, including arbitration, could be used by States and business to incentivise compliance with/enable enforcement of the Paris Agreement. Speakers: Nicola Peart, 3 Crowns, London; Wendy Miles QC, Debevoise & Plimpton, London, Vice-Chair, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Ilona Millar, Baker McKenzie, Sydney; Lourdes Sanchez, Creative Disrupters; Amelia Keene, Team Innovate
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The IPCC 1.5C report states that “rapid and far-reaching” transformation is necessary to both adapt to the climate impacts of inevitable warming, and mitigate additional climate change to prevent 2C. Increased risk is directly related to levels of development, vulnerability, and the execution of both mitigation and adaptation choices.
The session will focus on transformative adaptation, international law, and risk information, making the case for integration of SDG 13 (climate action) and the Sendai Framework, as well as highlighting co-benefits and opportunities in finance, regulation, and innovation.
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Association Climate-KIC; Climate Change Centre Austria; gLAWcal
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The event will explore how government planners and funders of large scale infrastructure—roads, ports, dams, bridges, etc—must account for the impacts of climate change in these long term investments, while still meeting social and environmental safeguards requirements. The relatively new concept of sustainable infrastructure can address some of these challenges, but truly addressing climate risks requires integrating planning for resilience and sustainability well before projects are financed and designed, “upstream” in the pre-feasibility stage of strategic planning. Through contributions from the multilateral development banks, other players like GIZ on behalf of the German Government, country governments, and WWF, this event will outline current gaps and future opportunities to improve upstream infrastructure planning for both climate resilience and long term sustainability.
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This side event will present a project to pilot replicable climate financing models in Senegal, Ethiopia and Uganda that are based on the pipeline of activities under the CDM. The government of Senegal will showcase how these activities help implementing the NDC currently under revision. Speakers: Researchers and practitioners with international carbon market and climate finance experience as well as government representatives
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We will discuss promising technologies: advances in crop breeding for resilience to climate change, pest and disease management; and transformative technologies for food security. Also identify priorities to further develop agricultural knowledge and innovation systems linked to an investment case. Speakers: Mariam Al Mohair, Food Security Minister, UAE Graham Thiele, Director, RTB-CIP Hugo Campos, Research Director, CIP Sean de Cleene, Food System Initiative, WEF Jacques Wery, DDGR ICARDA Claudia Rössler, Director Chem, Agric, Life Sciences Ind, Microsoft Tobias Baedeker, Agric Econ, World Bank
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This side event aims to enhance understanding synergies between the technology needs assessments and the nationally determined contributions, and will highlight implementation experiences of developing countries. Speakers: UNEP DTU, TEC, CTCN, country practioners, private sector
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Presentation of the key findings from the Adaptation Gap Report 2018 and a discussion around progress towards the global goal on adaptation and the adaptation gap in health. Speakers: Barney Dickson, UNEP & Global Center on Adaptation; Youssef Nassef, UNFCCC Secretariat; Kristie Ebi, University of Washington; Henry Neufeldt, UNEP DTU Partnership; Edith Ofwona, IDRC; Anil Markandya, BC3 and Saleemul Huq, ICCAD
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Evidence on the performance of REDD+ & other forestry & land use initiatives is critically needed. CIFOR, the GCF-IEU, and partners will present different approaches for evaluating the impacts of these initiatives. Program implementers will reflect on experiences with real-time impact assessment. Speakers: Christopher Martius (CIFOR), Karma Tshering (GCF Board Member), Jyotsna Puri (GCF IEU), Amy Duchelle (CIFOR), Martin Herold (Wageningen University), Malgorzata Buszko-Briggs (FAO/UN-REDD), and Arild Angelsen (Norwegian University of Life Sciences).
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Scaling up Adaptation – Promoting Synergies Between NDCs
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The event will consist of three panel discussions: integrated climate action for low-carbon and resilient societies; raising ambition: sectoral progress and achievements, with a special focus on the buildings and construction sector; looking forward: financing multilevel action. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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The transformation of our economies must urgently accelerate to deliver the Paris Agreement objectives. As engines for growth, jobs, and innovation, the private sector is making investments and aligning strategies to a Paris Agreement-compliant economy, and is supporting Parties to enhance ambition. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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The next set of UK climate projections (UKCP18), launched in November 2018, will provide new tools to help manage climate risk. This event will explore the headline findings of UKCP18, as well as the new products that will be available to users to aid climate decision-making.
UK Met Office
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Mountain regions worldwide are strongly affected by climate change. Temperature rise tends to be larger than in flatlands; the wide spread melting of glaciers is a particularly visible impact of global warming in the landscape. Yet many more repercussions on the natural resources, as well as the increased risk from natural hazards, affect the environment, the population and the economy of mountain regions and, at the same time, millions of people downhill who rely on the water, wood and other services provided by the mountains.
Due to this particular vulnerability, mountain regions around the world are putting efforts in climate change adaptation, but also mitigation. Mountain ranges are often shared between several countries, and climate change doesn’t stop at borders. Therefore, mountains are pioneers in transnational cooperation.Experiences of joint climate mitigation action in the European Union and in the Alps will be presented and the scope for enhanced cooperation between mountains worldwide will be discussed. Processes in place to set and reach mitigation goals in Uganda, Nepal, India, Bhutan and Myanmar will be outlined. Approaches range from the identification of the sectors with the highest potential for greenhouse gas emission reduction, to the design of specific measures to improve the mitigation role of mountain forests and to the deployment of co-benefits to improve the quality of life in the area. Special attention will also be given to communication aspects.
1. Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU; 2. Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention ; 3. International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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What tools and policy developments are needed to promote change and maximise opportunities for climate action in the agricultural sector? What is the role of trade in delivering climate mitigation and adaptation in land-using sectors? How can biomass value chains be made more resource efficient and make best use of sustainable, renewable energy? What is the role of demand side measures focused on diet and behavior? How can we engage the world’s farmers (including the 1.5 billion smallholders) in climate action? How can synergies between climate and development pathways be maximised?
This session will explore the role of agriculture in reaching net-zero emissions globally. It will debate the key levers for a low carbon, resilient farming sector and barriers to change including presentations on both supply and demand side measures. The session will specifically address opportunities and challenges related to trade policy, engagement with producers, working with small holders and consumption.
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP);; SNV – Netherlands Development Organisation; ; Agricord; ; Global Feedback; ; Climate Change Centre Austria; ; FAO Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), PAFO Panafrican Farmers Organisation, and IFFA International Family Forestry Alliance;; DEVCO C1 (Rural development, food security, nutrition)
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Translating the Climate Agenda to National Planning and Budgeting
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Sub-national governments are essential to help turn climate action pledges into concrete action. This side-event will bring together climate experts and political leaders to discuss how locally and regionally determined contributions could be fully recognised and integrated into global processes. Speakers: Prof. Takeuchi - Nagoya Universtiy Miguel Morcillo - Climate Alliance Karl-Ludwig Schibel - Climate Alliance Italy MyEnergy - Energy Agency Luxembourg Committee of the Regions Clementine Laratte - GERES
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Regional governments, cities, businesses and others are committing to ambitious climate targets and policies, both in adaptation and mitigation. The challenge is how to implement them effectively and increase ambition. We will discuss recent developments and ways forward in non-state action. Speakers: A.Markandya,Prof.Basque Centre for Climate Change Mª Cecilia Alvarado,Vice-President of Azuay, Co-Chair of nrg4SD G. Saenz de Miera, Dir. Climate Change Area Iberdrola E. Croci, Research director,IEFE-Bocconi University P.Pelizzaro, Chief Resilience Officer, Milan R.Hall, President of ECOLISE
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Panelists will share views on the LCIP Platform and approaches to promote inclusivity, transparency and integration of diverse Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities knowledge, practices and innovations into relevant UNFCCC processes, critical to increasing ambition from natural climate solutions. Speakers: UNFCCC Secretariat; Government of Costa Rica; Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities; LCIP Platform Negotiators; Conservation International; World Bank; IUCN CEESP Commission
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Societies are affected by climate change & extreme weather events via the water cycle (surface & groundwater): droughts, floods & desertification threaten water, food & energy security. We will showcase solutions for adaptation & mitigation in the water sector (information, governance & financing). Speakers: - Sahara and Sahel Observatory Executive Secretary - UNECE Water Convention Secretary - French Water Partnership President - UNESCO-IHP Secretary - International Network of Basin Organizations World President - Global Alliances for Water and Climate Secretary General
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Moderated by the Minister for Asia and the Pacific, The Rt Hon Mark Field MP, this side event will highlight the success stories and learnings in UK-India collaboration on climate, in areas such as policy, research, capacity building and technological innovations in energy and low-carbon challenges. It will also explore options for further collaboration in emerging priority areas.
UK Prosperity Fund
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To avoid a 1.5 or 2oC rise in global temperatures a significant scale-up of renewable technologies is likely to be required. This session looks at opportunities for growth in renewables and how energy storage can help address the challenge of variable renewable energy supply. Speakers: Dr Joeri Rogelj (Imperial College London), Steve Sawyer (Global Wind Energy Council), Rana Adib (REN21), Dr. Michael Whiston (Carnegie Mellon University), Prof. Evelina Trutnevyte (University of Geneva), Chair: Dr Rob Gross (Imperial College London)
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Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin will present their contribution to climate protection and adaptation strategies. Speakers: Delegates of COICA and its member organizations, delegates of allied organizations
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Recently, two studies on REDD+, managed by DG CLIMA, were completed and published:
1) ROADLESS-FOR: "Making Efficient Use of EU Climate Finance: Using Roads as an Early Performance Indicator for REDD+ Projects" and
2) REDDFIT: "Study on EU Financing of REDD+ Related Activities and Results-Based Payments Pre and Post 2020: Sources, Cost-effectiveness and Fair Allocation of Incentives".
This event aims to present the study results and trigger the necessary policy-related discussion.
"René Colditz, Silvia Stefanelli, European Commission (Climate Action)"
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Time for Multilevel Action – Tapping the Potential of Engaging with Cities and Regions
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Drawing on a range of international case study examples, this session will explore the approaches used to increase the resilience of communities, businesses, infrastructure and the environment to present and future climate impacts.
Key strands include awareness raising and capacity building, risk assessment, adaptation planning and adaptation actions.
JBA Consulting
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The side event builds on the ongoing discussions under the UNFCCC process on the importance of raising awareness on the role of oceans in climate and climate change, and interlinkages and synergies for action. Speakers: • Representatives of UN-Oceans member agencies • Country representatives involved in field projects or in the development of NDCs or NAPs • Regional Organizations or partners • Interested stakeholders
Friday, 07 December 🔗
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Insights from the REDD+ MRV process. Status after the first five years of REDD+ MRV. Speakers: Peter Iversen (UNFCCC), Malgorzata Buszko Briggs (FAO), REDD+ country representatives and LULUCF experts (tbc)
Friday, 07 December 🔗
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Building capacity for integrating human rights into climate action – Joint side event of Paris Committee on Capacity-building, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice. Speakers: Jeniffer Hanna, PCCB; Benjamin Schachter, OHCHR; Tara Shine, MRFCJ; Amb. Luis Alfonso De Alba, UN SG Special Envoy for Climate Change; Shamiso Najira, Malawi; Michael Windfuhr, German Institute for Human Rights; Agnes Leina, Illaramatak Community Concerns, Kenya; Sebastien Duyck, CIEL
Friday, 07 December 🔗
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By connecting environment, livelihoods, health and population, communities can take control of change. From Madagascar, Uganda and Chad, projects feature conservation, energy access, climate early warning systems, diversify livelihoods, women’s enterprises, health, hygiene and family planning. Speakers: Harisoa Rakotondrazafy, co-chair, Climate Change Thematic Group, Madagascar; Marie Louise Rakotondrafara, Director, National Meteorology Department of Madagascar; Guy Suzon Ramangason, Director, Madagascar National Parks; Charles Kabiswa and Isaac Kabongo, Ecological Christian Organisation, Uganda
Friday, 07 December 🔗
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As today, almost West Africa and francophone countries have ratified the Paris Agreement and are now implementing the actions defined in their NDCs. Regional and international institutions are therefore working in synergy to supporting them in this process. This event will showcase these actions. Speakers: 1. ECOWAS Commission Representative; 2. UEMOA Commission Representative; 4. IFDD Representative; 4. CILSS Representative
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Eleonore Vanderlande
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Powering a Just Transition to Climate-Resilient Economies and Societies for All
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The achievements and potential of private sector investments in REDD+ will be presented, as well as the way in which voluntary projects and international trade of credits could fit in the NDC approach of the Paris Agreement.
We will share the experiences of a forest sector project "Strengthening Sustainable Management of Forests in Georgia" implemented by a Lithuanian and Hungarian consortium, as well as other projects and shared best practice.
In light of international and national land-based mitigation goals (forest conservation, sustainable development etc.), there is an urgent need to obtain better estimates of forest biomass stocks and changes which are accurate, reliable and transparent. We present recent advances from IPCC 2019 GPG refinement and new estimates, and prospects for large area forest biomass estimation using space-based and ground data sources.
Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania; Wageningen University; REDD+ Business Initiative
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“Water is the driving force in nature” Da Vinci is quoted, IP such as the Shuar also revere its sacred power. Hydropower is often portrayed as climate friendly energy in line with the SDGs.Yet,negative impacts on climate, biodiversity and communities are neglected.The side event seeks solutions. Speakers: invited: Mr Juan Carlos Jintiach, Ms Tabea Casique Coronado (COICA), female IP representative Brasil or Peru Mr Thilo Papacek (INFOE) Mr Thomas Brose (Klima-Bündnis) Ms Heike Drillisch (CorA Network for Corporate Accountability)
Friday, 07 December 🔗
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To date, direct access projects account for only one-third of the resources committed by the Green Climate Fund. In this side event, let us explore new and innovative approaches to build capacity and empower Direct Access Entities to shift the status quo away from business-as-usual. Speakers: Saleemul Huq (ICCCAD), Anupa Lamichhane (GCF), Atiq Rahman (BCAS), Tlou Ramaru (Environmental Affairs, South Africa), Mandy Barnett (SANBI), Wayne King (Cook Islands), Stanley Wapot (MSG), Ainun Nishat (BRAC), Lyan Villacorta (AIT), Golam Rabbani (BCAS), Elin Lorimer (Indigo Development and Change)
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Developing countries are on the front line of climate change and take actions to achieve resilient development by addressing the nexus of DRR, climate change and socioeconomic development by using NBS.
NBS have multiple benefits as buffers against climate-related impacts, resilient water-related services, resource base for important economic sectors such as fisheries and tourism, and can increase the resilience of vulnerable communities that depend on natural resources through sustainable livelihoods.
The objective is to provide an overview of state-of-the-art knowledge on NBS for DRR, water related services and socioeconomic development, showcase achievements to date illustrated by country examples from LDCs & SIDS, and propose a way forward to scale up NBS to tackle climate change.
The latest WB/GFDRR/WRI report on NBS will set the scene and highlight the potential role of “putting nature to work” to help meet the challenges of climate adaptation and resiliency.
The event will bring together a wide array of stakeholders.
https://naturebasedsolutions.org/
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
Friday, 07 December 🔗
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While highlighting the scale and range of climate action in the transport sector, this event identifies political, technical, social, and economic barriers, which are preventing the scaling up of climate action and examines how UNFCCC Parties can help address these barriers at the national level. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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Share and showcase China and US NGO and technical/policy institute cooperation on the co-devel. of low carbon development strategies for subnational implementation of national and intl. goals in China & Southeast Asia via pilots and capacity building programs with special focus on renewable energy. Speakers: Jiaman Jin (Global Environmental Institute, GEI); Thomas Peterson (Center for Climate Strategies, CCS); Cuiping Liao (Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Science, GIEC), representatives from the Government of China, Myanmar and US.
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This side event brings together state and non-state actors collaborating to reduce transport emissions at the subnational and international scales. Policies discussed will include carbon policy, fuel economy standards, clean fuel standards, and zero-emission vehicle requirements. Speakers: Lewis Fulton (UC Davis);Vicki Arroyo (Georgetown Climate Ctr);Rob Klee (Conn.);Taryn Finnessey (Colo.);Matt Rodriguez (Calif.);Lynn Peterson (Oreg.);Kate Blumberg (Int’l Council on Clean Transp.);Gil Tal (Int’l ZEV Policy Council);Mark Purdon (Joint Clean Climate Transp. Research Partnership)
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Sustainable management of freshwater is essential to achieving our climate goals and creating a resilient future for people and ecosystems. These two sessions highlight water-smart climate solutions for the private sector and Parties looking to strengthen and enhance their NDCs for 2020 and beyond. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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1. Results of West African civil society organisations’ work with stakeholders on how solar- and windpower parks can benefit the local communities, including presentation of resulting guideline. 2. Impact of implementation of Eco Village Development in the Himalayan Sub Region of India. Speakers: Secou Sarr, ENDA, Senegal Assitan Sanogo, Mali Folkecenter Charles Konseibo, CEAS, Burkina Faso Repr. of Gov.of Mali G.B. Olesen, INFORSE Secr. Raymond.Myles INSEDA/INFORSE South Asia, Zareen Myles, INSEDA/WAFD.
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Discussions to focus on: How can GCF and other climate finance urgently support indigenous peoples' local climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts? What role can the GCF IP Policy, and its effective implementation, play in ensuring this? What lessons can be shared from other climate finance? Speakers: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UNSRRIP; Kimaren Ole Riamit, ILEPA; Tarcila Rivera Zea, UNPFII and Chirapaq; Grace Balawag, Tebtebba; GCF representative
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Financial Systems for Climate Action in Developing Countries
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This session will explore the implications for national adaptation plans and global governance frameworks of the transnational nature of many ecosystems and communities. Drawing on case studies from around the world, the intention is to provide an impetus for increased action, cooperation and resilience-building.
With address by UK Minister of State Mark Field
Wilton Park
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The event will address science and policy aspects related to the potential role of forests under the Paris Agreement.
The first session will focus on what science says, with Giacomo Grassi (JRC) and Jo House (Bristol University) on global carbon budget and the challenges for reconciling science with country GHG inventories, one or two scientists (name tbc) on the role of forests/land use in the IPCC 1.5 report, and Arwyn Jones (JRC) and another scientist (tbc) on soil N20 and carbon fluxes.
A second session will focus on policy implementation and the strategies adopted to encourage forest growth in various Party countries under the Paris Agreement. Frances Seymour (WRI) will discuss the REDD+ framework, Ina Porras (IIED) will discuss Costa Rica and Bhutan, Jason Funk (CCR) and Jeff Fiedler (Nature Conservancy) will discuss the role of forests, Francesco Sabitini (Humboldt, Berlin) will discuss intact forests and David Ellison (SLU) will discuss strong and weak links in the policy chain.
Joint Research Centre (JRC); European Commission; European Commission (Joint Research Centre); Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
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The Intra-ACP Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) Programme is a €70 million initiative of the ACP Group of States funded by the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) to increase the resilience of ACP regions and countries to the adverse impacts of climate change, and contribute to the achievement of the UN's SDGs, in particular Goal 13 on climate action.
The Programme’s areas of intervention include, among others, supporting regional and national climate change strategies and priorities serving the implementation of the Paris Agreement, including NDC implementation.
This side event seeks to:
African; Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Secretariat; European Commission (International Cooperation and Development); Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Friday, 07 December 🔗
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Indigenous achievements and challenges in territorial surveillance, forest monitoring and early warning and action systems. MRV-Indigenous. Use of "eco drones". Alliance with states to stop deforestation, degradation and pollution. Speakers: Leaders of indigenous peoples, States, Environmentalists, Multilateral Banking and Academics
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This event will discuss how to redirect financial flows to achieve a 1°5 C world. It will examine how sovereign guarantees calibrated on a social value of mitigation activities can de-risk low carbon investments and grant access of developing countries to cheap loans, including from bond markets. Speakers: Nadia Maïzi (Ecole des Mines de Paris, Fr) J.C. Hourcade (Cired-Cnrs, LA IPCC SR 1.5°C, Fr) D. Dasgupta (TERI, India) S. Nafo (advisor -Prime Minister, Mali) H. de Coninck (CLA IPCC SR 1.5°C, Radbout University, Nl) E. La Rovere (COPPE-Univ Rio - Br) B. Poirson (State Secretary for Envt – Fr)
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The role and contribution of indigenous peoples and local community initiatives for enhanced climate ambition, showcasing transformative change Speakers: Luca Jahier, President EESC, Andrew Cooper, Rapporteur COR, Meera Ghani, Policy Coordinator ECOLISE, Amelie Krug, Student Researcher, Global Ecovillage Network - Germany, Edna Maguigad, Policy and Governance Advisor, NTFP-EP, Gobinda Shahi, Program Director, KIRDARC, Robert Hall, President ECOLISE
Friday, 07 December 🔗
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ICAO & IMO have defined GHG targets and are defining steps to reduce emissions from international transport. The side event will present recent developments and explore options for how individual countries and the EU as a bloc can step up climate change action in these sectors. Speakers: Speakers: Professor Kevin Anderson (Manchester University), Martin Cames (Oeko Institute) Lucy Gilliam and Carlos Calvo Ambel (Transport & environment) with Moderation from Jason Anderson (Climate Works), Jakop Dalunde Member of the European Parliament, The Greens, Sweden
Friday, 07 December 🔗
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Transformation of energy systems to 100% Renewable Energy is a fundamental requirement to achieve the Paris goal. A critical part of this transformation is phasing out of investments in fossil fuels, and redirecting finance to hastening the shift to clean and renewable energy systems. Speakers: Experts and campaigners from the Asian Energy Network, and from African and Latin American organizations working on Energy Finance Issues
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Opportunity to fund the just energy transition through redirection of public fossil fuel subsidies (USD 425billion) towards households and sustainable energy (renewables, energy efficiency). Launch of the Friends of FFSR Network to support the shift. Positive case studies from countries. Speakers: Panelists to include Ministers from Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and key countries from the Network (Zambia, Morocco), high level representatives from NGOs, MDB, and the private sector.
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The UK is leading on climate resilience for the UNSG Climate Summit in September 2019. This informal reception, featuring speakers from the UK and partners, will call for engagement around the ever more critical need for effective adaptation and discuss the concrete measures that we must take to build international climate resilience.
With participation by UK Minister of State Mark Field
UK Government
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Indigenous women have long been marginalise, both as members of indigenous communities and as women, and their role in climate change actions has been neglected. However, indigenous women are increasingly taking the stage and voicing their opinions, ideas and concerns, including in this side-event. Speakers: 5 indigenous women representatives from different regions of the world.
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The main objective of the event is to introduce the NBF Project and exchange views the project, including its added value when developing national climate finance strategies, and the existing complementarities when developing and implementing goals outlined in their NDCs and NAPs Speakers: Representative of Antigua y Barbuda; Representative of Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG); Representative from Uruguay; Eduardo M. de Freitas, Country Relations Manager, Green Climate Fund; Romeo Bertolini, Support Unit, NDC Partnership; Anika Terton, Project Manager, NAP Global Network
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The GCCA+ event aims at showcasing GCCA+ experience over the last decade on key lessons learnt in adaptation planning and implementation, as well as discussing the role of long-term adaptation planning and policy dialogue–key for COP 24 – with special focus on SIDS and LDCs. Furthermore, this event showcases GCCA+ approach to upscaling good adaptation practices and increase social benefits. The GCCA+ event also aims at facilitating dialogue on adaptation planning between research, government, civil society, international agencies and business.
Through presenting the impact after a decade long experience in adaptation planning, policy and implementation, the GCCA+ event tackles some crucial questions of COP24 such as:
Central to this event are presentations from DEVCO on GCCA+ lessons learnt over the last decade in adaptation planning and implementation followed by case studies from the GCCA+ projects in Uganda, Ghana and the Pacific region. The GCCA+ event also aims at facilitating dialogue on adaptation planning between research, government, civil society, international agencies and business.
This GCCA+ event will be supported by other EU climate initiatives, international and local climate stakeholders. The session will be interactive, allowing for audience interaction. High-level panellists will be presenting and available for the discussion time.
DEVCO (GCCA+ Flagship Initiative); European Commission (International Cooperation and Development)
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Asia and Pacific region has the largest number of climate-vulnerable people worldwide while being a major and growing source of GHG emissions. The achievement of the Paris Agreement depends on the implementation of progressively more ambitious NDCs, currently insufficient to meet the 2 deg target. Speakers: Bambang Susantono, Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, ADB Country reps: PRC, India, Indonesia, Fiji, Bhutan (to be invited) Institutions: World Bank, NDC Partnership, Insuresilience partnership (to be invited)
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This event will highlight the International Transport Forum’s Decarbonising Transport initiative’s outcomes and serve as a platform to foster an inclusive policy dialogue. Policy pathways that will reduce carbon emissions from urban transport, road freight and maritime transport will be presented. Speakers: Speakers will represent multiple sectors, such as governments, sectoral associations, intergovernmental organisations, multilateral development banks, and the private sector.
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The right to health in the Paris Agreement legally and practically underpins Member States' responses to and preparation for climate change. This panel explores right-based approaches to climate-resilient health systems & responses (incl. in light of ongoing initiatives as NWP, LAKI & WHO Workplan). Speakers: Marlies Hesselman (Global Health Law Groningen, Univ. Groningen) Stefania Negri (Prof. Jean Monnet Chair, Univ. Salerno) Dainius Puras (UN SR Right to Health) Benjamin Schachter (OHCHR) Maria Neira (WHO) (tbc) Vijay Sharma (RIHMR) Other NGO representatives tbc.
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Expert Meeting on SLCF took place last May in Geneva. IPCC is finalizing the “2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories”. The work to incorporate Tier 2 methods in the software for AFOLU has started, after it had been completed for other sectors. Speakers: IPCC representative, Representative of UNFCCC Secretariat, TFB and TFI TSU members
Saturday, 08 December 🔗
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Avances y Desafíos en la Implementación de la NDC en América Latina y el Caribe: cómo aumentar la ambición en la región
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The Oceans and Coastal Zones Action Event highlights the major developments in the Ocean and Coastal Zone Thematic Area in 2018, and provides a vision and directions for the next phase Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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The energy sector is changing at an unparalleled speed and reshaping economies, societies and markets. The momentum is accelerating, but a decisive shift in the energy system is at an early stage. Where are we today, what are the priorities for action, and how we meet those priorities? Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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Following the Global Climate Action Summit and the international UK Zero Emission Vehicle Summit in September 2018, and the launch of the Driving Change Together Partnership for e-mobility, the International Zero Emission Vehicle Alliance and UK Government will host a high-level discussion on progress towards zero emission vehicles and the continued need for strong public and private sector commitments.
With participation by UK Minister of State Mark Field
ZEV Alliance
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Latin America is among the world's most urbanised regions, with 80% of the population living in cities and the share set to reach to 86% by 2050. Urban transport has been a sector showing a continued rise in greenhouse gas emissions, but with good potential for decreasing them.
To advance this process, it is necessary to work at different levels: generate an enabling environment at national level (policies, regulation), promote vertical national-local articulation between actors (governance), strengthen capacities in local governments and share technology, industry and innovative experiences.
EUROCLIMA+ is the EU flagship programme supporting Latin American countries’ efforts to achieve their Paris Agreement commitments. EUROCLIMA+ currently works in the implementation of 19 urban mobility projects with local and national authorities, promotes electric mobility in several countries and helps to facilitate national-local articulation for better climate governance. EUROCLIMA+ works closely with the MobiliseYourCity partnership in the implementation of urban mobility projects, but also assists governments in the region in other areas of climate change.
European Commission – DEVCO G2 International Cooperation and Development (responsible for the EUROCLIMA+ Programme)
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This side event will present research results, tools and initiatives aiming at monitoring, evaluating and implementing national NDCs both in Northern and the Southern countries. The range of results will include research on tracking countries’ progress towards achieving NDCs, and the application of good practice policies. It will also present needs and gaps in terms of scientific research and policy implementation.
Having both scientists and politics on the panel of the session, the side event will offer a good opportunity to get feedbacks from experts and actors across disciplines and sectors and put forwards perspectives for the achievement of the Paris Agreement.
Outcomes of the side event should feed the work conducted by UNFCCC and its country members such as NDCs implementation and the Koronivia Work plan.
French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development ‘IRD’ (France); NewClimate Institute (Deutschland); PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (Netherlands)
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La Facilité Adapt’Action : accompagner les pays les ¡
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In the light of NDC accounting, the space for voluntary corporate action needs to be redefined. Aligning national and corporate level commitments requires an open dialogue: How can corporations contribute to the implementation of NDCs? Speakers: Jeff Swartz, South Pole and Laurence Mortier, Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Switzerland as well as further private and public sector representatives.
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Decision 49/CP21 endorses the establishment of a task force to develop recommendations on population displacement caused by climate change. The event aims to bring to the attention of this working group, the recommendations of civil society on environmental migration Speakers: Jose Tietzamann (CIDCE), Ibrahim Mbamoko (Carre Geo & Environnement)
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Will discuss the issue of air quality in select subnational provinces of developing countries that have poor air quality indicators, from a climate mitigation perspective. Primarily, looking at addressing air quality and also resulting in mitigation co-benefits and achieving Paris Agreement goals. Speakers: Representatives of Civil Society Groups, Think Tanks, Subnational Governments and Policy Makers from across key developing economies such as India, China, Brazil, South Africa
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The increasing potential of electromobility creates opportunities for many sectors and a wide range of stakeholders. This event will explore the electromobility development plans of leading energy companies, the real potential of charging infrastructure development in Poland and Europe and possible barriers to the development of electromobility in Poland. It will examine what actions are required to increase the engagement of all actors and drive action in this exciting area.
With address by UK Minister of State Mark Field
UK Government
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The private sector is driving local & national action to help countries improve energy productivity, build a diverse low-carbon electricity portfolio & net zero-carbon buildings, strengthen resilience & develop bio-based products. Hear how smart policy and investments create jobs and grow economies. Speakers: Dr. Bertrand Piccard, Chairman & Initiator, Solar Impulse Foundation. Speakers: Laura Van Wie McGrory, Alliance to Save Energy; Elizabeth Beardsley, U.S. Green Building Council; Ben Gruitt, Corn Refiners Association; Kevin Rabinovitch, Mars, Inc., Jim Wolf, Jupiter Oxygen Corporation.
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Local and regional authorities play a decisive role in reaching the EU’s long-term climate and energy targets. Nature-based solutions (NBS) can provide an integrated approach to climate change mitigation & adaptation in (peri-)urban areas, while simultaneously providing a range of co-benefits for sustainable development and societal well-being. Yet currently NBS are not being implemented to their full potential, despite the role they could play in helping local and regional authorities achieve climate resilience and carbon neutrality.
How do EU, national and local policy and funding instruments support or hinder urban NBS implementation, particularly with the goal of climate-proofing cities? Can governance innovation help overcome sectoral silos, differences in perception,and funding gaps to promote NBS as an approach towards making cities and regions more resilient? These questions will be discussed in the context of efforts undertaken by local and regional authorities to develop, finance and implement ambitious integrated 2050 climate action plans, the role that NBS currently play in local and regional climate policy and action, as well as the need for effective multi-level governance approach, essential to mainstream NBS and attain EU´s 2030 and mid-century climate targets.
The event will address these questions and spark further debate by bringing research, practice and policy experts together for a lively discussion, drawing on insights from multiple Horizon2020 research projects and experiences from European cities and regions on improved multi-level governance for climate and energy that focuses on exploiting NBS’ potential for climate mitigation and adaptation.
Ecologic Institute (DE); ICLEI Europe; IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature); The Sendzimir Foundation (PL); Wojewodztwo Wielkopolskie (PL)
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This event will analyse core requirements for crafting effective implementing guidelines under the Paris Agreement and highlight ways in which Parties may operationalise these guidelines.
It will focus on themes related to transparency, including on how Parties may operationalise flexibility, as well as on the determinants of and incentives for monitoring, reporting, and compliance from a multi-stakeholder perspective (including Parties, civil society, firms, and individuals).
It will also look into efforts to review and promote progress under the Paris Agreement, including individual and collective review and linkages across different elements of the Paris Agreement.
Climate Change Expert Group - OECD; Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and World Resources Institute (WRI)
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Time for Multilevel Action – Tapping the Potential of Engaging with Cities and Regions
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Increasing private sector involvement is crucial to scale up present climate change efforts and address this growing challenge. This panel discussion will explore new types of partnerships and instruments – key elements of an enabling environment for private investment in important projects – and strengthening the public-private dialogue.
With address by UK Deputy Ambassador to Poland, Jason Rheinberg
PWC
UNDP
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This side event will highlight recent developments and outstanding challenges in the design & implementation of food, energy and water security early warning systems in developing countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America that are vulnerable to climate change induced variability & extremes. Speakers: Confirmed speakers include Dr. Ghulam Rasul (DG, Pakistan Met Department); Dr. Maria del Pilar Cornejo (National Secretary of Risk Management, Ecuador), Dr. Michael H. Glantz (Director, Consortium for Capacity Building), Dr. Asim Zia (Director, Institute for Environmental Diplomacy & Security)
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The institutional investment and banking sectors are essential for the success of the Paris Agreement by ensuring that investment and finance flows are consistent with low-emissions resilient development. How can sectoral opportunities in NDCs for climate aligned investment and finance be realised? Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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Ocean acidification, with other climate-related ocean stressors, has widespread effects on marine ecosystems which impact human wellbeing. There is an urgent need for international collaboration to promote mitigation of, and adaptation to these stressors in policy, regulations and funding streams. Speakers: Chair: G. Harper, Marine Policy, UK Government; Special addresses: Minister Thérèse Coffey, UK; P. Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean. Panel: C. Turley, PML; H-O. Pörtner, IPCC; M. Barange, FAO; B. Cicin-Sain, ICO/GOF; Sylvia Goyet, SPC; Jennifer Hennessey, Office of Governor Jay Inslee, IACOA
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The event will present the climate finance needs and priorities of the countries in Melanesian sub-region, including forests. It will also present an overview of the sub-region’s strategy in mobilizing and delivering climate finance to ensure that support is provided to priority projects. Speakers: Led by the Melanesian Spearhead Group
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Keeping global warming below 1.5C requires ambitious action. However, climate policies can create additional risks to the most vulnerable. How can governments and non-state actors protect human rights while implementing climate action at the local, national and international level? Speakers: Mr Ajay K. Jah, CECOEDECON Ms Julieta Perucca, Senior Aide to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing Ms Dr. Almuth Schauber, Program Manager Urban Poverty and Urban Climate Policies, MISEREOR Ms Katharina Rall, Human Rights Watch
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2 experts at French National Research Institute for SustainableDevelopment (IRD) :
- a researcher specialized in ‘Climate and Health’
- a researcher specialized in agroforestry and carbon storage.
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Financing Climate Action on the Ground: A Two-Way Approach
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This event will demonstrate the work of the 2050 Climate Group, an award-winning volunteer-led charitable organisation that is engaging, educating and empowering young people to become leaders who will step up to the climate change challenge. During this event, we will discuss our experience of youth engagement in climate action, our newest project in Malawi and open the floor for participants to share their positive experiences, as well as challenges, around working with young people on climate change projects.
2050 Climate Group
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Non-state and sub-national actors, such as local governments, businesses and civil society networks, are making commitments in great numbers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to already-occurring impact of climate change. This side event addresses two urgent questions. First, how do non-state and sub-national climate actions perform? Second, how can such actions be strengthened in order to implement the Paris Agreement and achieve higher ambition?
This event will see the launch of the first annual report of Climate Chance's Observatory for non-state climate action which documents non-state and sub-national actions through a series of briefs analysing the recent evolution of sector-based emissions, and a review of the main local governments' networks including case studies of territories committed to mitigation goals. Moreover, the event will discuss insights of the 2018 and 2017 UNFCCC Yearbook of Global Climate Action on the actual performance of non-state and sub-national actions since 2013. Special attention will be given to the role of climate action in the global South.
Challenges to boost climate action remain. For instance, climate actions are unevenly distributed; currently recorded actions still do not fill the ambition gaps left by current policies; and important stakeholder groups, for instance rural communities, small and medium enterprises - especially in developing countries - remain under represented. The event will therefore discuss how multi-stakeholder dialogue and policy instruments and tool-kits, for instance through the International Climate Governance Coalition (ICGC), could meet needs and challenges to climate action and seize opportunities to enable non-state and sub-national climate actions worldwide.
1. European Economic and Social Committee and the International Climate Governance Coalition it is part of Climate Chance Association; 2. German Development Institute
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Focus on how demand-side management for sustainable and responsible consumption is critical to climate action aligned with the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. Supply policies, technologies, and investments alone cannot deliver the needed reductions in time to meet the 1.5C goal. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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Climate change is affecting all territories. In order to better understand and adapt to it, we need to work together. In the European Union, there are around 35 territorial cooperation programmes known as Interreg, which recognize this need.
Each of the programmes offers accessible funding opportunities to the relevant public organisations, to develop and implement specific projects related to climate change.
The goal of our programme is to support and showcase the work of all the Interreg programmes. We have established a thematic community of programme experts working in the field of climate change in order to facilitate exchange and stimulate inter-programme cooperation.
Join us on 8 December in Katowice COP24 and see how EU funds make a difference in climate change adaptation and mitigation. We will show you concrete examples of relevant projects and provide you with information about how your organisation can benefit from the current funding and research opportunities available.
Interact Programme
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Land use practices and loss of ecosystems are a major source of emissions, but also key to achieving the Paris Agreement. This event will showcase how conservation, restoration and improved land practices can build low-carbon and resilient landscapes, delivering 30% of the mitigation needed by 2030. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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Climate change is putting the fundamental needs of ocean dependent communities at risk, including living space and housing, food and water security, culture, health and wellbeing. The session will showcase UK led initiatives across the Commonwealth to understand coastal and marine climate change impacts and support adaptation planning.
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK Government
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Climate Finance and Action in Nepal
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The Paris Agreement requires all Parties to put forward their best efforts to achieve a transition to a sustainable and zero-carbon economy, thus contributing together with all the stakeholders directly to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This transition requires major public and private funding efforts.
As has been advocated by many economists and key political figures from civil society, we need to encourage and support all projects that can unite Europe's strengths in the interests of workers, businesses and all Europeans. This is the objective of a finance-climate pact for high-quality jobs. The finance-climate pact aims to redirect the money that could bring about a new financial bubble towards the fight against climate change and the real economy. It must also receive new financing, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. The pact must provide a new roadmap for European leadership and should be accompanied by an integrated plan. Moreover, small to medium scale financing, can be difficult to access for bottom-up projects. The key is not only to provide finance, but also for existing financing mechanisms to be unambiguous and easy to access.
The purpose of this event will be to propose ways to guarantee the appropriate funding needed to achieve the transition to a zero-carbon economy and a sustainable Europe by 2050. Financing must be designed to foster a just transition and address adaptation policies. During the event, a new set of proposals formulated by the EESC will be discussed with different organisations with the aim to boost climate finance and facilitate access to it for transformative projects.
European Economic and Social Committee
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As countries approach their national targets on climate and energy in 2020, new sights are being set towards goals for 2030 and beyond.
Tracking countries’ progress towards their ambitions for decarbonisation, greater energy efficiency, and expanded renewable energy profiles will ensure that the shared visions for a sustainable future can be achieved.
This session focuses on how reporting and accountability mechanisms and effective capacity building can assist countries track their progress towards climate and energy goals, fulfill their Paris Agreement transparency requirements, inform their climate policy design, and enhance the ambition of their climate action.
European Environment Agency; World Resources Institute
Saturday, 08 December 🔗
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This session will explore how the private sector, development finance institutions and policymakers can work together to deploy blockchain and emerging digital technologies for upscaling green finance flows, including carbon and renewable energy financing. What interventions can create an enabling condition for a blockchain-supported green finance ecosystem? Experts and innovators will discuss measures to realise this blockchain vision.
British Blockchain Association
Blockchain Climate Institute
Saturday, 08 December 🔗
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The Coalition for Higher Ambition is a unique gathering of businesses, associations, investor groups, local and regional authorities, trade unions and civil society organisations. These stakeholders from across Europe consider it their collective responsibility to ramp up actions on all fronts, as they share a joint concern about the ambition gap.
Therefore, at this event, they will join forces to demonstrate that they are committed to play their part in implementing the objectives of the Paris Agreement, by showcasing that the transition to a zero carbon economy is already well underway and that efforts can and will be scaled up. The speakers will discuss what their expectations are from EU policymakers to put Europe on a fast-track to reach net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
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With COP24 to decide on the rule book for the market mechanisms under Art. 6.2 and 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, sharing of information on approaches to and first experiences from pilot activities is crucial.
This side event will present the opportunity to discuss critical aspects that should be addressed by pilot activities, including upscaling to programmatic and policy-based crediting approaches (through novel baseline approaches like benchmarks), the operationalisation of safeguards for environmental integrity and additionality, practical means to avoid double counting, achieving global mitigation and ways to allocate credits between transferring and receiving country.
Perspectives Climate Research; Wuppertal Institute; West African Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance
Monday, 10 December 🔗
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The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) is an international alliance of cities and local governments with a shared vision of an inclusive, just, low-emission and climate resilient future, helping to meet and exceed the Paris Agreement objectives.
This year, the GCoM day provides a platform to follow-up on the ambition that Covenant cities have set for themselves, including in the context of the Global Climate Action Summit and on the One Planet Charter. But it will also be a forum to move beyond commitment, allowing leading Covenant cities to showcase their achievements and inspire others. It will in particular address innovative approaches – institutional, technological, or natural – to accelerate the transition to low-carbon and climate resilience, and will provide a space to demonstrate quantified progress of Covenant cities in the fight against climate change. The conversation will focus on four topics:
Speakers will comprise local and regional leaders, government representatives, the finance community and business. The key messages will be disseminated through various means, in the context of the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) constituency planned activities.
European Commission,; Global Covenant of Mayors Secretariat, ; Regional Covenant of Mayors Secretariats.; Global and regional city networks
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Gain a unique insight into Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)and its evolving capabilities first hand at this year’s United Nations Climate Change conference in Katowice. C3S has become a major player in the monitoring of the changing climate and supports the Global and European State of the Climate reports, based on quality-assured climate data, products and information. Its distributed Climate Data Store enables the downstream provision of key climate information in a number of critical economic sectors on a global scale (e.g. agriculture, water, biodiversity, energy). This information is of direct relevance for WMO activities and supports the UNFCCC in achieving the sustainable development goals through climate action.
During a dedicated side-event European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elżbieta Bieńkowska and renowned experts will be speaking about the Copernicus programme and its many benefits.
DG GROW Copernicus (I2/I3 units); European Commission (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs); European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts
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Scaling Up Climate Action: Water & the NDCs
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Offshore wind is a UK success story. A combination of innovation support and a constructive policy framework has driven rapid cost reduction enabling wide-scale deployment. As global projections reach 100GW over the next ten years, this session will explore how the UK experience can be shared to help the industry scale significantly and play a leading role in the global low carbon energy transition.
Carbon Trust
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European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
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One quarter of the world’s urban population lives in informal settlements.Informal settlers in urban areas are frequently located in hazardous zones.Those people are most severely affected by the impacts of climate change.Climate policies do often not address the needs of people living in informal settlements; their capacities for self-governance and social innovation are mostly underestimated. How to protect livelihoods and ensure the compliance of human rights as the right to adequate housing in times of climate change? We will discuss this question based on insights to a recently published report on informal settlements by the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. Global South perspectives and best practice examples will be presented
MISEREOR e.V.; German Catholic Bishops’ Organisation for Development Cooperation
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Reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement and responding to dangerous climate change requires a Just Transition to low carbon economies worldwide. The side event will discuss the implementation of Just Transition principles with a special focus on Global South countries. Speakers: Manuela Matthess - FES, N.N. - Trade Union Representatives, Jahangir Hasan Masum - CDP Bangladesh, N.N. Civil Society Representatives
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North American leaders are implementing a variety of approaches to reduce GHGs. Session will discuss various policy approaches, such as carbon markets, transport electrification, and how policies can harmonize with other jurisdictions to foster a just transition to clean energy economies. Speakers: ARB Chair, Mary Nichols, California; Minister Catherine McKenna, Canada; Minister George Heyman, BC, Canada; Dr. Juan Carlos Arredondo, SEMARNAT, Mexico
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Transitions to low-emission resilient economies must include just transition policies tailored for local, sectoral and vulnerability contexts with a principle of social dialogue. This event looks at how social inclusion measures and investment decisions assist in a just and sustainable transition. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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The title of European Green Capital is awarded every year to a European city for its commitment to environmental, social and economic sustainability. The first city was awarded the title in 2010.
Now in its 11th year, the European Commission will launch the competition to identify the winner of the European Green Capital 2021 title. The winner of this title will also receive a financial incentive of €350,000 to kick-start their environmental programme for the year!
Environment Directorate-General - European Commission
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This Side Event looks at the status of the implementation of adaptation in the context of the Paris Agreement. By presenting promising country experiences and innovative tools, we will discuss new approaches how to further advance and meet the implementation challenge of adaptation successfully. Speakers: tbc
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The Climate Chain Coalition (CCC) is an open global initiative to support multistakeholder collaboration to advance blockchain (distributed ledger technology) and related digital solutions (e.g. IoT, big data) to help mobilize climate finance for enhanced climate action Speakers: Tom Baumann, Co-chair, CCC Massamba Thioye, Co-chair CCC Miroslav Polzer, Glocha IAAI, CCC Marion Verles, Gold Standard (TBC) Harald Rauter, ClimateKIC (TBC) Harini Manivannan, Provenance Carbon Chain Project (TBC) Deanna MacDonald, BLOC (TBC) Amy Seidman, BFlow, Noble Profit (TBC)
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This session will showcase how the UK Sustainable Infrastructure Programme (UK SIP) is mobilising investment into sustainable infrastructure in Latin America. With a specific focus on Mexico and Colombia, the session will draw on the operationalisation of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Sustainable Infrastructure Framework and other initial activities. The event will discuss the case for sustainable infrastructure from both government and investor perspectives.
International Climate Finance, UK Government
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A growing number of Parties and non-Party stakeholders are taking action to align fossil fuel production with the Paris Agreement. Panelists will discuss how measures such as extraction limits, transition plans, fossil fuel subsidies reform, and other developments can equitably increase ambition. Speakers: • Stephanie Lee, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade • Monica Araya, Costa Rica Limpia • Azahara Merino Martos, Secretaría Confederal de Medio Ambiente y Movilidad de CCOO • Cleo Verkuijl, Stockholm Environment Institute • Hannah McKinnon, Oil Change International
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Implementing the Paris Agreement depends on marshalling business efforts, especially innovation to implement initial NDCS, and, even more, to identify and overcome barriers to accelerate transformational change. We propose establishment of an ongoing business-led platform to promote these efforts. Speakers: Business representatives from developed and developing countries, academics, and respondents from national delegations.
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Energy is central to the achievement of both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Challenge is how to speed up the increase of access to energy, especially in rural areas. Off-grid and mini-grid RE solutions are available, but are hampered by lack of adequate finance, investment instruments and productive use of energy.
The session will focus on how to address these barriers. New research by IIED on public climate finance and aggregation of finance will be discussed as well as experience of Lithuania on climate finance for RE. Findings from the Energy Change Lab will brought into the debate on howto stimulate PUE, thus increasing viability of off grid investment. Outcome of the session would be to define ways to better target available climate finance for market development and off-grid RE solutions, and how to stimulate local PUE to increase viability of investments, thus bringing solutions to scale.
Hivos - Humanist Invitation for Development Cooperation; Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania; IIED; Alliance for Rural Electrification
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Towards Implementation of NDC
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According to Polish Energy Policy Until 2040, offshore wind will have a significant role in the Polish energy mix. This event will explore the current status of Polish offshore wind projects, the regulatory environment for offshore wind development, the financing of offshore wind grid connections and UK experience in these areas. It will consider what the support scheme might look like and possible challenges in addressing local content requirements.
UK Government
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The Consultative Group of Experts will present its achievements and lessons learned in assisting developing countries on measurement, reporting and verification.
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The One UN Event on Human Settlements will showcase solutions of catalytic urban climate action reducing risk and vulnerability, and will provide space for discussions on the integration of the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Sendai Framework for DRR and the New Urban Agenda. Speakers: Speakers will include high level representatives from UN Agencies, National and Local Governments, Academia, Business and Finance Community, NGOs and Civil Society
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This cross-cutting roundtable will highlight the need for accelerating action and investment for climate resilience. It will identify the actions that public, private and community actors can take to scale up investments that meet the needs of the most vulnerable people. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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This event will bring together major fashion brands and associations to launch a groundbreaking collaborative approach - the first-ever Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action - which has the capacity to mobilize the industry in an unprecedented manner towards climate neutrality. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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Forest adaptive management measures will be presented together with mapping of location specific risks to forests against the risk appetite of capital market providers and explore opportunities for private sector financing instruments such as insurance and bonds for forests. Speakers: - Panel of forest and finance experts, - Anna Lehmann: Climate Bonds Initiative, Climate Markets Investment Association - Keith Anderson, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland - Jose Antonio Prado: Corporacion Nacional Forestal, Chile
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One-third of food is lost or wasted. This is a missed opportunity for achieving zero hunger and responsible for 8% of GHG emissions. Reducing FLW is a global shared obligation and an opportunity to drive the transformation of food systems and to fight climate change. Speakers: Food Loss and Waste in a changing climate– viewpoints (UN Environment (tbd, FAO Global Initiative on food loss and waste, UNITAR: building awareness, knowledge and skills for climate action). Opportunities, actions and solutions presented by the private sector, foundations and other stakeholders.
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Illustration of Oil & Gas Technologies in Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) towards combating the effects of Climate Change and raise resilience for Response Measures. Speakers: will be announced later
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Promoting innovative approaches Speakers: TBD
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It is crucial for public financial institutions to align their finance more closely with the aim for a low-carbon transition in order to achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement, namely by phasing out fossil fuel investments and scaling up support for clean energy, including energy efficiency.
At the same time, such approaches need to be supported by enabling policy frameworks in Europe and G20 countries to incentivise clean energy investments.
This event will examine how public financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) can demonstrate leadership in the public finance community to deliver the Paris Agreement and assess the progress achieved in the implementation of policies and financial mechanisms for more energy efficiency investments in Europe and G20 economies, drawing on the work of the Big Shift Global Campaign and the G20 Energy Efficiency Finance Task Group.
It will involve members of civil society, government and finance institutions.
Christian Aid and International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC); UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and Big Shift Global Campaign
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The UK is leading the world in exploring options to deliver a major reduction in carbon emissions by repurposing the gas grid to use 100% low carbon hydrogen rather than natural gas. This event will feature the major programmes of innovation work currently being undertaken by the UK Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy and the UK Gas Distribution Network Operators.
UK Government
Arup
Northern Gas Networks
Progressive Energy
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The Investor Agenda is a comprehensive agenda for investors to manage climate risks and transition financial capital to low-carbon opportunities, as well as a mechanism to report on their progress. The session will cover: Investment, Corporate Engagement, Investor Disclosure and Policy Advocacy. Speakers: Sharan Burrows,ITUC; Peter Damgaard Jensen, PKA; Tom DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller; Chris Newton, IFM Investors; Stephanie Pfeifer, IIGCC; Bettina Reinboth, PRI; Nick Robins, Grantham Research Institute; Paul Simpson, CDP; Kirsten Spalding, Ceres; Eric Usher,UNEP-FI; Helena Vines, BNP Paribas
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A dynamic discussion to identify and understand the trade-offs required for the sustainable management of energy, land use and water to meet mitigation and adaptation goals. Including identifying the potential synergies and co-benefits when managed in a more integrated, robust and flexible manner. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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This expert roundtable provides insight on challenges, trends and collective action in legal, institutional and economic reform to strengthen climate mitigation, resilience and finance, building capacity for climate action for full implementation of the PA and achievement of a 2 tonnes/person target Speakers: Professor Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Ms Miriam Kennet, Maitre Ayman Cherkaoui, Adv. Hafij Khan, Dr Markus Gehring, Maitre Christopher Campbell-Durufle, Professor Michael Mehling, Ms. Maria Fernanda Madi, Professor Maria Madi and Margarita Nieves
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A discussion on subnational climate action within the US covering how a new organizing structure focused on collaborative, innovative subnational action can lead to enhanced ambition from a diverse set of actors, bringing the world closer to its climate goals. Speakers: Niklas Hohne, NewClimate Institute; Mariana Panuncio-Feldman, WWF; Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister of Climate Change, B.C.; Nate Hultman, UMD Center for Global Sustainability
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Building support and managing risk is critical to the success of carbon pricing policies. This side-event will present key principles and approaches for effective engagement on carbon pricing. It will focus on communication strategies and revenue use Speakers: Daniel BESLEY (PMR Secretariat, World Bank) ; Darragh CONWAY (Climate Focus) ; Sébastien POSTIC (I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics) ; George HEYMAN (British Columbia) ; Juan Pedro SEARLE (Chile) ; Florent MC ISAAC (French Development Agency) ; Katie SULLIVAN (IETA)
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This side event will present the lessons learned from the Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues with a view to promoting multilevel governance approaches for raising the ambition of NDCs. In-depth discussions will focus on contributions to NDC implementation and scaling-up related climate finance. Speakers: High level representatives of governments at all levels who took part in Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues (exact names TBC).
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Climate protection has become a concern of all actors, from civil society to business. Thresholds are already being crossed into loss and damage; we need to scale up transformative climate action to keep temperature rise to 1.5°C.
At the latest, with Art. 4.1 of the Paris Agreement there is a worldwide understanding for the need of net greenhouse gas (GHG) neutrality in the second half of this century. To pave its way and minimize and address negative impacts, sustainable finance is important. The development of new technologies and its diffusion process will lead to better climate protection.
Currently, there is no finance mechanism available to address loss and damage: approaches such as public finance, climate damages tax and other options will be discussed in this session.
We have to ask ourselves: what should sustainable finance look like in order to have long term positive impacts on climate? How do we manage a worldwide technology development to prevent climate change and keep the temperature rise to1.5°C?
ActionAid International; BDI (Federation of German Industries); ICC Germany; CARE International; Climate Justice Program; econsense; WWF International
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Sustained Cross-Country Learning and Collaboration through Regional Communities of Practice for NDC Implementation
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The UK and IFC will launch the exciting new Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) programme, followed by a panel discussion on the barriers holding back market transformation, and the innovations that can accelerate it, including the EDGE Certification designed for developing countries and other efforts towards standardization.
UK Government
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We shall present a range of new innovative decision making tools to support the mainstreaming of climate into financial markets. These tools are designed to aid decision makers maker climate smarter financial decision. We will show case real examples of tools & how they relate to the EC Action Plan Speakers: Kirsten Dunlop, CEO Climate KIC, Matthieu Bardout,2dii; Paul Simpson, CEO, CDP; Stephen Nolan CEO, Sustainable Nation; David Lunsford, CEO, Carbon Delta;Sandrine Dixson-Declève (AC)
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The world is struggling to live up to the ambition of the Paris Agreement. Unions present the Katowice Declaration on Just Transition and Decent Work. We are convinced that the key to climate ambition is to ensure the rights, employment impacts and wellbeing of workers and their communities. Speakers: Ms. Sharan Burrow, ITUC Env. Minister Canada/Scotland/New Zealand (tbc) Env. Minister developing country (Argentina/South Africa/Indonesia/…) (tbc) International Transport Federation (ITF), IndustriALL ETUC, ITUC Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America Just Transition Centre Business rep.
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This event is focused on the linkages among oceans, coastal zones and transport in the form of ports and global maritime networks. It focuses on the role of ports in decarbonising the maritime transport sector, as well as measures that will improve their own resilience in this role. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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Global stakeholder networks representing governments, indigenous peoples & local communities, private sector & civil society review a new assessment of low-emission development in 40 sub-national jurisdictions, discuss the role of networks, and present innovative partnerships driving progress. Speakers: Gov. Manuel Noriega (San Martin, PE); Sec. Sayda Rodriguez (Yucatan, MX); Kevin Rabinovitch (Mars, Inc.); Rafael Robles (Quintana Roo, MX); Mina Setra (AMAN); Lia Zakkiyah (Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari); Jose Antonio Montero (Pronatura-Sur); Claudia Stickler (EII); Amy Duchelle, (CIFOR)
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The CitiesIPCC Research Agenda presents key knowledge gaps jointly identified by the academic, practitioner and urban policy-making communities. The agenda will direct and stimulate knowledge generation that will underpin effective and efficient urban responses to climate change. Speakers: Speakers: Debra Roberts, IPCC WGII; Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh; Yann Françoise, City of Paris; Shuaib Lwasa, Makerere University; Valérie Masson-Delmotte, IPCC WGI; Marcus Mayr, UN-Habitat; Emmanuelle Pinault, C40. Moderator: Seth Schultz, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
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1) The IIASA presentation of the IAMC 1.5°C Scenario Explorer, an interactive tool for full access to the scenarios of the IPCC SR on Global Warming of 1.5°C . 2) ICEF features technological and business innovations (incl. direct air capture of carbon dioxide) for achieving net-zero CO2 emissions. Speakers: David Sandalow (Inaugural Fellow, Columbia University), Volker Krey (Energy Deputy Program Director, IIASA), Tom Delay (Chief Executive, Carbon Trust), Youba Sokona (Vice-Chair of IPCC), Eija-Riitta Korhola,(Adviser in the EU Affairs) and Takashi Omote (Executive Director, NEDO).
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The event disseminates and discusses results of a research project examining domestic decision-making processes in Parties' determination of their NDCs, with presentation of case studies on South Africa, Canada, Kenya and the EU (Parties selected according to where the researchers are based). Speakers: TBC: Marie Karlberg, Harald Winkler, Christian Holz, Sonja Klinsky, Pieter Pauw or Kennedy Mbeva
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Countries of the Mediterranean and Southeast Europe have marginally benefited from climate finance to date in spite of the needs and risks associated with climate change in the region. Multiple challenges prevail and prevent the deployment of green technologies and practices at scale. This side-event will present ongoing and new initiatives and methodologies proposed for the regions to scale up climate finance and strengthen cross-regional cooperation and financial synergies; It aims as well at exploring how to boost private sectors to better investment benefiting from political, social and institutional support.
European Union and Government of Hungary; Global Green Growth Institute; Clima-Med Project
Monday, 10 December 🔗
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The event will feature a keynote by Lord Stern, emphasising the importance of getting cities right and scaling up financing for sustainable urban infrastructure. This will be followed by a high-level panel, sharing views and experiences on how cities can design, plan, and finance low-carbon, climate-resilient urban infrastructure.
C40
GIZ
Coalition for Urban Transitions
UK Government
Monday, 10 December 🔗
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Preparing Projects for Raised Ambition
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Join leaders in public and private climate finance to accelerate the transition towards low-carbon and resilient global food systems. Speakers: Dutch Ministry of Agri., Marjolijn Sonnema,Vice-Minister; WorldBank, Martien Nieuwkoop, Director; SNV, Andre de Jager, Managing Director; BiocarbonFund, Marc Sadler, Advisor; IFAD,Margarita Astralaga, Director; Olam, Sunny Verghese, CEO; Rabobank, Hans Loth, Head; CCAFS
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The importance of climate actions and policies that respect, promote and protect the human rights of persons, groups and peoples disproportionately affected by climate change, particularly their right to participate, for transformative climate action and the eradication of all forms of poverty. Speakers: OHCHR, UN Special Rapporteur on environment, other UN Agencies, Voices from the frontlines [i.e. suggestions from UNCTAD, UNDP ILO, and UNICEF], Representatives of civil society [i.e. Women and Gender constituency, International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change, Trade Unions] (all TBC)
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This event convenes multiple stakeholders to present the options for attracting private and public private partnership investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure to achieve the SDGs. We discuss the role of long-term policy strategies, de-risking, faster ‘greening’ of MDB portfolios, and the GCF. Speakers: The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership; ETH Zurich; Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance; Lebanese Ministry of Environment; business leaders; international development agencies / banks; finance sector.
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One of the ways countries are meeting their NDC targets is through developing transformational, low-carbon, climate-resilient projects. By doing so, countries are developing project pipelines, investment plans, and flagship projects, with many of these reflected in NDC Partnership Plans. Speakers: Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Alzbeta Klein, IFC; Andrea Meza Murillo, Ministry of Environment, Costa Rica; Marilia Telma António Manjate, Mozambique; Coletha Ruhamya, Rwanda Environmental Authority; Hon. David Paul, Minister, Marshall Islands
Monday, 10 December 🔗
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In the light of the enhancement of ambition, implementation of NAPs, and adaptation needs, this side event will address the knowledge gaps on Adaptation found in a study across 6 LAC countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Uruguay). Speakers: Representatives from the Regional Centre for Climate Change and Decission making in Latin america.
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Reducing emissions of black carbon can help to mitigate climate change globally, but particularly in the Arctic. It also brings considerable health benefits. A discussion on current knowledge on black carbon, its impacts and initiatives to reduce emissions by Arctic Council and other stakeholders. Speakers: Mr. Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of the Environment of Finland; Mr. Henryk Kowalczyk, Minister of the Environment of Poland; Dr. Kaarle Kupiainen, Ministry of the Env.; Dr Raimo Salonen ; Dr. Rodolfo Lacy, OECD; Mr. John Bennett, AIA; Ms. Helena Molin Valdès, CCAC; Mr. Michael Stanley, The World Bank
Monday, 10 December 🔗
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The side event will seek to demonstrate the joint commitment of developing countries and donors to the continued financing and implementation of ambitious and transformational NAMAs to support the Paris Agreement, including the medium-term strategy for the NAMA Facility and statements from ministers and state secretaries.
NAMA Facility; BMU (DE); BEIS (UK); European Commission (DG Climate Action, DG DEVCO); EFKM (DK)
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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The Dominican Republic’s NDC Progress
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Current Paris Agreement country pledges will not be enough to limit global warming and avoid dangerous climate change levels. Yet, climate action in cities can bring new levels of ambition, steering rapid and transformational changes.
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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The 6th EU Energy Day will showcase some of the initiatives launched to support a clean energy transition in the EU and beyond and advertise the progress already made towards delivering on the EU's commitments, including with the 2030 targets and Clean Energy Package.
During the day,there will be 2 high level sessions, 3 thematic sessions on Renewables, decentralization and democracy; on Global value chains and international cooperation of innovation, including hydrogen;and on Coal regions in transition. There will also be 2 dedicated events: the Launch of the Building-Integrated Photovoltaics report; and the Signing ceremony of the Joint Declaration between the EU and the International Solar Alliance.
A detailed description of the individual sessions can be found below
9:00 – 10.00 Opening session
10.00 –11:30 Thematic session: Renewables,decentralisation and democracy: transforming energy systems
11:45 –13:30 Thematic session: Coal regions in transition
13:30 –14:30 Lunch break
14:30 –15:30 Consumers at the centre: integrating renewables in our daily life
15:30 –16:30 Thematic session: Global value chains and international cooperation of innovation, including hydrogen
17.00 –18.00 Closing session: Clean energy transition - EU accelerating towards 2030and mid-century perspective
18.15 –19.00 Signing ceremony of the Joint Declaration between the EU and the International Solar Alliance for cooperation on solar energy
For social media follow: #EUEnergyDay and @Energy4europe
Please visit the EUEnergy Day web page for more detailed information.
European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER)
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The event will showcase the catalytic role that domestic alliances of companies, local and subnational governments, academia and civil society are beginning to play in accelerating climate action and championing opportunities for higher ambition that directly address domestic development needs.
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La Ruta Hacia un Desarrollo Bajo en Carbono y Resiliente al Clima
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The UK’s Committee on Climate Change and the China National Expert Committee on Climate Change will launch a joint report setting out a framework for the consistent monitoring of climate change risks, aimed at better informing decision-makers on the scale of the risk and the need to respond.
UK Government
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15 years of close regional cooperation have consolidated the RIOCC as a key forum for exchanging information and knowledge, strengthening the climate change institutional capacities of all countries. This side event will take stock of the key experiences of this network, looking ahead to future challenges and initiatives
Spain - Ministry for the Ecological Transition
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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South Asia is suffering from frequent and high severity disasters due to change in climate variables. The compromised coping capacity has led to permanent loss and damage to ecosystems and thus causing climate induced migration in the region. The well coordinated policy response is must. Speakers: - Harjeet Singh, ActionAid International - Sabine Minninger, BftW - Abid Sulheri, SDPI - Sanjay Vashist, CANSA - Policy Makers from South Asian Countries
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Implementing and strengthening the Paris Agreement will depend significantly on the joint effort of governments and businesses to finance the shift to a world well below 2 degrees. This requires a strategic discussion what business needs from policymakers to leverage investments and vice versa. Speakers: Mr Mauro Petriccione, European Commission; Mr Olivier Imbault, BusinessEurope/Air Liquide; Ms Sandrine Dixson-Declève, The Club of Rome; Ms Helena Vines Fiestas,BNP Paribas; Ms Tytti Peltonen, Metsä Group; Mr Pascal Chalvon, Solvay; Moderator: Mr Nick Campbell, International Chamber of Commerce.
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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Earth Day and Citizen Science Aiding in the Success of the Paris Agreement We will discuss Earth Challenge 2020, a global citizen science project and the results of a symposium on action for climate empowerment held by African civil society groups. Speakers: Valeria Merino, Vice President for Global Earth Day, Earth Day Network and Kenza Khallafi Chargée de Programme Education Environnementale, Fondation Mohammed VI pour la Protection de l’Environnement.
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Renewable energies (solar, wind, biomass, hydro & geothermal) are a real and ready solution to combat dangerous climate change facing the world today. They also provide jobs, improve health and support local economic development. This event will showcase strength of renewables working together. Speakers: Speakers will be representatives of the leading international renewable energy associations and experts working at different geographical levels in renewable energy deployment. Following the presentations, the panelists will discuss how to replicate and scale up these best practice cases.
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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This event will bring together sports governing bodies, federations, leagues, clubs and athletes to launch Sports for Climate Action, a collaborative framework aimed at aligning sports with the goals of Paris Agreement and leveraging the power of sports to influence society at large. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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Left unmanaged, climate-related risks will have severe social and economic impacts across the world. The science is clear, yet the financial system has not yet fully integrated the chronic or acute risks of climate change into its decision-making frameworks or transformed its incentive structures to channel the level of investment that is needed. This event will ask what frameworks and mechanisms can lead to better management of physical financial risks from climate change and alignment of financial flows with climate resilient outcomes.
International Climate Finance, UK Government
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Just Transition needs to promote rapid decarbonisation, challenge social inequalities and overcome a green growth agenda. We need to question the predominant idea of work, power relations and consider intersectional issues (gender, human rights) and the participation of indigenous/local communities. Speakers: Avril De Torres (CEED) Patricia Bohland (GenderCC) Jaron Browne (Grassroots Global Justice) Dunja Krause (UNRISD) Facilitation: Nadja Charaby (RLS)
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Implementing NDCs and enhancing them by 2020 requires keeping the long-term clearly in view –including taking near-term action in line with long-term goals, achieving the SDGs, and aligning financial flows. This event will explore these issues and provide country examples of effective approaches. Speakers: Experts from WRI and country representatives
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The “For All Coalition” and Its Support for NDC and SDG Implementation Spanish translation will be provided.
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14:00
During this side event, we intend to discuss how circular economy can actively contribute to our climate objectives. We will explore the role of circularity-based solutions to address climate change, the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and related economic and social benefits, such as new and better employment opportunities, promote innovation and new business models. Also, we will explore how it can be effectively addressed and contribute in the context of the climate regime.
At the COP24, this side event will create momentum between abroad variety of ministers and leaders of countries, knowledge and international institutions and the private sector around the world to address the potential of circular economics within the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.
Please register at: https://datalinx.eventsair.com/circular-economy-missing-link-for-climate-action/ce2018
The Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
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The CFA is a transaction-focused private sector initiative supported by the UK Government, bringing together policy makers, project developers and public and private investors with financial experts to turn low carbon concepts into bankable projects. This event will focus on the recently launched UK-Nigeria CFA with a progress update from countries that took part in the inaugural CFA2017.
International Climate Finance, UK Government
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The event will showcase the work on Just Transition being done by unions and the Just Transition Centre and partners, sharing examples of good practice and lessons learned, with the aim of motivating for more unions to be engaged in the planning processes for the transition to a low carbon society.
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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This event will open with a presentation from IPCC, to set the stage of what is needed for landscapes and cities to be compatible with the 1.5°C goal.The event will host a moderated panel of 4 high-level speakers, including 2 Ministers from developing countries, a City Mayor & a private sector CEO. Speakers: GEF CEO and Senior Management Team
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This event will inform the COP 24 audience on the efforts of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations to build a Catalytic Fund, a Registry and a trading platform for REDD+ Speakers: Ambassador Kevin Conrad Ms. Veerle Vandeweerd Minister Amy Ambatobe Nyongolo
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In collaboration with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), this session will highlight the actions being taken both individually and collectively by Travel & Tourism companies to address climate change. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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MRV, Transparency Framework This joint-side event focuses on the provision of support (financial, technical, and capacity-building) to developing countries for the existing MRV arrangements under the Convention and the transparency framework under the Paris Agreement. Speakers: UNEP-DTU, UNEP/UNDP GSP, GEF, GGGI and GIZ.
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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UNFCCC and UNEP: Presentation of UNEP 2018 Emissions gap report The report, one of UN Environment's flagship products, is a scientific assessment of the so-called 'emissions gap' – the gap between anticipated emission levels in 2030, compared to levels consistent with a 2°C / 1.5° target. Speakers: UNFCCC-UNEP joint event
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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Three years post COP21- taking stock of climate/mobility discussions under the UNFCC: Key achievements/ main challenges encountered? Moving forward, how to connect discussions with regional/global policy fora and leverage the work conducted under the Convention, inc. Taskforce on Displacement? Speakers: ILO, IOM, NRC, OHCHR, PDD, UNECA, UNHCR
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To aid implementation of national climate policies this event will feature new studies on the impact of climate laws in Mexico and the UK and share the experiences from Latin America and other regions in designing and implementing climate and energy transition legislation. Speakers: Dr. Alina Averchenkova will present new studies by the Grantham Research Institute, LSE on impacts of climate laws. This will be followed by a panel discussion with senior IPU representatives and parliamentarians, negotiators and policy experts from developed and developing countries.
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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Environnement Belgique
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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Política Climática en Argentina: Implementación de la NDC
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European cities are facing increasing climate related disasters. Under high-end scenarios, risks may increase considerably. Local, regional and national governments must cooperate to build resilience to border-transcending challenges: standardised, transferable methods are crucial for this.
Political representatives of European cities will deliver combined policy recommendations arising from participation in European-funded research into strategic resilience planning in European cities, including discussion of standardised methods for climate adaptation strategies, and urban resilience experts will demonstrate the state of the art in the field.
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability will discuss future perspectives for holistic standardised approaches to city adaptation and resilience. European Commission participation has been requested to address perspectives for future research questions on the issue.
ICLEI European Secretariat
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Innovation in early-stage project support is leading the renewables revolution in Africa. BEIS and UN Environment will host a high-level discussion on the benefits of technical assistance and public-private partnerships in two successful programmes: the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) and the Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF).
International Climate Finance, UK Government
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16:30
China, Japan and Korea Environmental Ministers agreed on promoting the joint research on cities towards decarbonization as well as carbon pricing. This side event seeks to chart the way forward for “science to action” implementation of future inclusive Asian zero carbon cities. Speakers: Minister of the Environment Japan (tbc), Minister of Ecology and Environment, The People’s Republic of China (tbc), Ministry of Environment Korea (tbc), President of GGGI (tbc), President of IGES, President of NCSC (tbc), President of KEI (tbc), President of GTCK (tbc), Vice Chancellor of UTM
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Policies and investors play a key role in building climate resilience, including through climate-related financial disclosures. The event explores promising practices of national and capital market policies enhancing corporate reporting on climate action, and IFIs’ reporting on adaptation finance. Speakers: • Ms Monica Scatasta, EIB • Mr Craig Davies, EBRD • Ms Amal Lee-Amin, IDB • Representative of UNEP FI • Mr Francesco La Camera, Director General of the Italian Ministry of Environment • Ms Teresa Fogelberg, Deputy Chief Executive of GRI • Mr John Firth, CEO of Acclimatise
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Infrastructure and industrialization decisions made today will have a significant impact on the mutual success of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. Sustainable, resilient and innovative infrastructure and processes must be rapidly deployed to improve livelihoods and safeguard the climate Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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70 companies will go carbon neutral by 2022 under a ZNU - program. This can be achieved through a smart combination of emission reduction and tree planting, with all its numerous co-benefits. We will showcase how climate neutrality can be achieved and how it can be a competitive advantage. Speakers: Udeh Chiagozie Louis Motaal Sagar Aryal Felix Finkbeiner Paulina Sanchez
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Weather extremes, food security, migration: people's livelihoods depend on climate stabilization. A safe operating space for humanity within Planetary Boundaries and the sustainable use of Global Commons like the atmosphere are concepts combining natural and social sciences to safeguard our future. Speakers: Johan Rockström, PIK, Ottmar Edenhofer, PIK/MCC, Jan Minx, MCC, Naoko Ishii, Global Environment Facility, Joanna Maćkowiak Pandera, Forum Energii, Simon Sharpe, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
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Many investors are stepping up to the climate challenge – what are their ambitions, how are they currently positioned and what tools can be used? Presentation of new WWF assessment, followed by a panel:
Tuesday, 11 December 🔗
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A unique panel comprised of Canada’s foremost young female leaders driving progress on climate change, across Canada and globally. Through a Talanoa-inspired panel discussion, these leaders will share stories of leading climate-focused initiatives and building communities, through a gender lens. Speakers: Veronika Bylicki, Co-Founder, CityHive; Marina Melanidis, Co-Founder, Climate Guides; Alice Guo, Youth Delegate, BCCIC; Caroline Merner, Co-Founder Climate Guides; Dominique Souris, Executive Director, Youth Climate Lab; Helen Watts, Director Partnerships, Student Energy
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Speakers will consider progress in elaborating Article 6 and what remains to be done, with reference to the potential of Article 6 to enhance ambition. Discussion will be based on practical experience with market mechanisms, academic research, and a close reading of the Paris-Agreement negotiations. Speakers: Kelley Kizzier, Article 6 Co-Chair; Michael Mehling, MIT; Daniele Agostini, Enel; Robert Stavins, Harvard Kennedy School; others TBD
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How the SDGs Will Help Enhance and Advance NDC Implementation: Options and Concrete Examples from Country Experiences The event will explore three opportunities for climate experts to use the SDGs to enhance NDC implementation and raise ambition: (1) Building on the SDG targets to enhance NDCs. Many SDG targets are relevant for mitigation and adaptation actions. The domestication of global SDGs into nationally-relevant targets can provide additional climate actions that could easily be incorporated into NDCs and climate plans to enhance mitigation and adaptation potential. The event will provide a list of top relevant SDG targets and examples of country experiences. It will also discuss how to engage in the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2019 that will review progress towards SDG 13 on climate action in relation to the other SDGs. (2) Aligning with the leave-no-one-behind principle to deliver greater impact and gain stronger support. Common arguments against more ambitious climate action point to negative impacts on the poorest (e.g. carbon price, expensive green technology). By applying the overarching objective of leaving no one behind to climate action, win-win solutions can be designed that will reduce trade-offs and empower low-income households and producers to engage in climate action. The event will showcase initiatives to ensure inclusive and fair climate transition. (3) Capitalizing on SDG implementation process to advance NDCs in more effectively. In most countries, NDCs and SDGs are being implemented in parallel. Yet, typical SDG oversight institutions have a central role in the cabinet and SDGs are largely seen by planning and sector ministries as a key part of their mandate they must deliver on. Identifying entry points and opportunities for linking up NDC and SDG implementation will help engage the whole government and step up climate ambition and action. Discussion with Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Assistant Secretary General and Director of UNPD Policy Bureau Andrew Steer, President of WRI Kitutu K Mary Goretti, Minister of State for Environment, Uganda Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vanuatu Sergio Sanchez, Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico (tbc) Cyrille Pierre, Director, Sustainable Development department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France Monica Araya, Founder and CEO of Costa Rica Limpia
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ASEAN countries urgently require new pipelines of finance for the clean energy infrastructure required to meet their NDC commitments under the Paris agreement. What changes are needed in market design, policy and institutional frameworks to facilitate this, and what role can the City of London play?
Wilton Park
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Following announcements at the One Planet Summit, the Multilateral Development Banks have embarked on a process to define how they will align their investments to be consistent with achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. An interim plan was issued on the sidelines of the Global Climate Action Summit, and an update was announced on 3 December at COP24. Representatives of these organizations will discuss the principles behind their emerging harmonized approach and answer questions about how they can maximize their positive contributions to mobilizing the financing needed to support implementation of developing country climate actions.
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Smart technologies have proven to have the potential to accelerate energy transition in cities while significantly improving municipal finances.
However, cities that want to adopt new smart solutions often struggle. This session aims to identify barriers and solutions for cities willing to implement smart technologies in a climate change context.
Expert panelists will discuss smart solution-specific challenges as well as the financing challenges and opportunities attached to them.
The Minister of Thüringen will open the event. CKIC will present its innovation management solutions as well as its climate finance mechanisms for cities. SITRA will provide insights on scaling smart solutions while ICLEI will provide concrete examples through the RUGGEDISED project, involving Rotterdam, Umea and Glasgow. TMUEN will give an insight in its support scheme for cities and communities while Under2 Coalitions will highlight the support of the network for climate action.
EIT Climate-KIC; ICLEI; Thuringian Ministry of Environment; Energy and Nature Conservation
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Discussions on global goal on adaptation (GGA) need to progress esp. with regard to assessing needs and priorities and upscale funding. The gap in adaptation funding furthermore undermines women’s resilience. This event will discuss ideas on the GGA and channelling funding for gender equality Speakers: Provisional list of speakers (tbc): - Minister C. McKenna (Canada); Mr. Xolisa Ngwadla (Africa) - Speakers from CARE: Partners for Resilience; Mr. Chandra Bhushan, CSE, Harjeet Singh (Action Aid)
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The event will feature the key messages from the Understanding the Landscape report, which will include updated figures on finance flows for the 2015-16 period, as well as a deep dive into flows for clean fuels in Indonesia, and electrification in India. Speakers: Speakers: Shegun BAKARI, Advisor to President of the Togolese Republic; Barbara K BUCHNER, Executive Director, CPI; Abyd KARMALI, Managing Director, Climate Finance, Bank of America; Hubert Ruzibiza, CEO, Rwanda Green Fund; K S POPLI, Chairman/Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
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The event will take on the theme of an ideation and presentation session. Speakers will confront the big questions which are essential building blocks for a robust Global Stocktake. The expert panel consists of organizations that continue to address questions pertinent to the design of the Stocktake Speakers: Jason Anderson, ClimateWorks Foundation; Lukas Hermwille, Wuppertal Institute; Louise Jeffery Potsdam Institute; Nate Hultman, University of Maryland CGS; Sivan Kartha, Stockholm Environment Institute; Ruth Sego, ClimateWorks Foundation
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Energy access is key to building prosperity and resilience. Governments need to deploy public funding in a smart way to mobilise private finance and develop services for the poor. Beyond the Grid Fund Africa achieves this through blended finance, data analytics, capacity building and policy support. Speakers: Government Representatives of Zambia; Mr. Lars Ronnås, Swedish Ambassador for Climate Change; Mr. Martin Hiller, Director General, REEEP; Ms. Helle Lindegaard, Vice President, Head of Trust Funds and Climate, NEFCO.
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The Innovative Advocacy Lab builds the capacity of advocates from across the spheres of gender, sexual and reproductive health and climate change/environmental sustainability, while the fund makes the best innovative ideas become reality. The launch will inform participants about the Lab and Fund. Speakers: Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asia Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA), Population Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium, and WWF.
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Discussion on ISA’s strategy to mobilise USD 1000billion investments to finance 1000GW of global solar capacity by 2030. Topics will include the creation of common risk mitigation mechanisms for bankable solar projects on and off-grid. Speakers: CHAIR: •H.E. Brune Poirson, Minister of State, attached to Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, France •H.E. Marc Dèdèriwè Abli-Bidamon, Minister of Mines and Energy,Togo •H.E. Patrick Eyogo Edzang,Minister of Water and Energy,Gabon •H.E. R.K. Singh, Minister Renewable Energy,India
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Regulatory and supervisory initiatives to support the alignment of financial flows with a well-below 2oC pathway:
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Taking Action to Raise Climate Ambition in LDCs and SIDS through NDCs and Long-Term Strategies
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The UK has been a global leader in the green finance revolution, and this reception will showcase two of our most important initiatives for the future. Firstly, the Green Finance Institute which will launch in 2019 and act as a focal point for the UK sector, and lead on from the huge success of the Green Finance Initiative. Secondly, the £60m UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (PACT) programme which is responding to the critical global need for technical assistance to support clean growth in middle-income, developing countries. This event will be accompanied by light snacks and refreshments, kindly made possible by our official supporter Aviva.
UK Government
Green Finance Institute
Aviva
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A celebration to mark the Global Climate Action activities at COP 24, and recognize 15 winners of the 2018 Momentum for Change Award. This event is expected to be one of the most dynamic and exciting events at COP 24, with inspiring speakers, videos, photography, and a musical performance Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/events/gca-at-cop24
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Investment to put carbon back into soil help increase agricultural productivity and contribute to climate change mitigation. Will soil be the silver bullet to meet food security and climate change goals? We will present latest scientific evidence and discuss business cases on soil carbon enhancement Speakers: Lini Wollenberg, Flagship Leader CCAFS Dalma Somogyi, Manager CSA WBCSD Rolf Sommer, Leader CGIAR WLE Paul Luu, Exec Sec 4p1000 Initiative Lucy W. Ng'ang'a, Min. of Agric Kenya Ishmael Sunga, CEO SACAU Viridiana A. Cervantes, Officer BLE Sonja Vermeulen, Global Lead Food Scientist WWF
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Pacific Islanders, as SIDS, are amongst the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, on this path that the whole world is on. The Pacific islands are taking climate action, making a positive difference in the face of these challenges with financial support from th Speakers: A wide range of speakers from across the Pacific islands that provide the Pacific voice, representing different sectors and groups.
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So far, the financial system has responded to the urgent climate challenge by directing the capital of those concerned or interested to activities and assets defined as ‘sustainable’, using existing instruments and mechanisms (e.g. green bonds, patient investment cycles, increasing sustainable assets).
However, these initiatives are proving too slow to meet the urgency of the climate challenge. Part of the problem is because the financial industry’s risk assessment tools aren’t adapted to the assessment of a circular economy, nor are they able to fully measure the financial value of environment damage and social dislocation.
This has resulted in a financing hurdle, since the private sector has been shy to take on risks associated with scaling up innovative and breakthrough projects.
This event will facilitate a discussion on the opportunities and business models to achieve 1.5 C.
Association Climate-KIC; 1. Material Economics; 2. RISE; 3. E3G
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The world’s mountain regions are facing similar challenges, which provides opportunities for cooperation and knowledge exchange. The high-level event gathers representatives of mountain regions from across the world and feature the launch of two reports incl the global state of mountain adaptation. Speakers: - Erik Solheim, Executive Director of UN Environment - HE Minister Elisabeth Köstinger, tbc - HE SG Markus Reiterer - high level representatives from Poland (Carpathians), Georgia (Caucasus), Bhutan (HKH), Albania (Balkan), Uganda/Ruanda (Africa, Chile/Colombia (Andes) etc tbc
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In the context of NDCs, the panel will discuss: (i) carbon pricing and other mitigation policies; (ii) the role of trade and markets in promoting enabling conditions; (iii) mobilizing climate finance, and developing new risk management instruments and processes to build smallholders' resilience. Speakers: Tomasz Chruszczow, Special Climate Change Envoy, Poland; Erik Solheim, Executive Director, UN Environment; Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director, IMF; Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary General, UNCTAD; Margarita Astralaga, Director, IFAD; Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment, WTO
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In 2008, the UK passed the Climate Change Act. It put a long-term climate goal into law, established the mechanisms for getting to that goal, and set up an independent body to map out the route and hold government to account. Ten years on, New Zealand is about to introduce the Zero Carbon Bill. What were the UK law’s strengths and shortcomings? How has NZ gone further, aiming for net zero? What has NZ learned from the UK, what does the UK need to do next, and what can others learn from both?
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The side-event will showcase the nexus between gender mainstreaming in adaptation and mitigation actions and gender-responsive agriculture, food security, nutrition, health, energy. It will showcase synergies through education, women’s human rights and labor rights and gender-responsive NDCs Speakers: Sigrid Kaag, Minister for Foreign Trade and Dev. Cooperation, The Netherlands, Carolina Schmidt, Minister of the Environment, Chile, Maria Helena Semedo, FAO; Claire Harasty, ILO; Fwilane Banda, Project Luangwa, Zambia; representatives from youth, women constituencies, UN Women, OHCHR
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A joint event by UNFCCC, EC, WMO and IPCC Speakers: Petteri Taalas, WMO; Patrick Child, European Commission; Hoesung Lee, IPCC; Festus Luboyera, Ugandan National Meteorological Authority; Ryuzo Sugimoto, Ministry of the Environment, Japan; Pa Ousman Jarju, GCF
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Converging national development policies for NDC implelntation: Morocco Parnership Plan as policy instrument
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To achieve 1.5°C we need a rapid transition to an energy system based on 100% Renewables, if we are to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The event shows what such a shift could look like on a global scale and how to successfully develop 100%RE roadmaps through continuous cross-sector, multi-stakeholder dialogues and cutting-edge research.
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has identified the energy sectors in Brazil and Mexico as two key sectors in which the UK’s Prosperity Fund can have a significant impact on economic development and poverty reduction. The aim of this panel is to discuss the potential opportunities in the renewables and low carbon sectors in Mexico and Brazil that can help drive growth and accelerate the transition, as well as how the Prosperity Fund Energy programmes aim to support these opportunities.
UK Prosperity Fund
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Presenting the core elements of the European Commission’s vision for the Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reductions by the Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, followed by a short discussion on the role of 2050 pathways for EU policy-making.
European Commission
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The event will look into the experience with the definition of climate finance and the reporting of such flows. Based on this growing body of experience, the theme now moves to risk disclosure, and using this information to create investment opportunities.
EBRD; 1. AFD/IDFC; 2. IDB; 3. Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative
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Collaborating for NDC Action: The NDC Partnership Two Years On
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Announcement of an initiative spearheaded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in collaboration with UNFCCC's Climate Neutral Now initiative: measure, reduce and offset for development and climate. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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The world's expansive grasslands and savannahs are vital havens for biodiversity and food production, yet often overlooked in climate discussions. These ecosystems provide immense opportunities to sequester carbon with tangible co-benefits to nature and food security. This session will shine a spotlight on these opportunities and the actions needed to make them happen.
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Grassroots and Indigenous women leaders, and representatives of international organizations, will address solutions based in a climate justice framework, including forest and biodiversity protection, Indigenous rights, agro-ecology, fossil fuel resistance, and protection of women land defenders. Speakers: Carmen Capriles (Bolivia); Ruth Nyambura (Kenya); India Logan-Riley (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Aotearoa/New Zealand); Elaine Colligan (USA); and others, to be announced.
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We will present and discuss new research findings on the impacts of climate change at global warming of 1.5C, 2C, 3C and 4C, at both global scales and in selected countries. Focus impacts will include water availability, river and coastal flooding, food insecurity and human heat stress Speakers: Speakers: Prof Richard Betts (Met Office Hadley Centre and University of Exeter). Dr Katy Richardson (Met Office Hadley Centre). Other speaker tbc Chair: Leo Hickman (Carbon Brief)
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This event showcases concrete solutions and frameworks to accelerate carbon sequestration, food sovereignty and biodiversity preservation. It includes scaling up agroecology, consumer campaigns, true cost accounting and policy change to create resilient communities and ecosystems. Speakers: Andre Leu, Regeneration Intl.,Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association, Shamika Mone, Organic Farming Association,India Barbara Hachipuka Banda, Natural Agriculture Dev. Program Zambia, Ercilia Sahores, Via Organica, Hans Herren, Biovision, Ruth Richardson, Global Alliance for Future of Food
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This event will explore experience with national long-term climate strategies in Europe. A panel of government officials will recount their respective experiences (Estonia, Germany, Portugal), paired with insights from recent research Speakers: * ESTONIA: G. Denks, Head of Climate Department, Min. of Environment * GERMANY: I. Wagner, Dep. Head of Del. UNFCCC, Min. of Environment * PORTUGAL: E. Santos, Director of CC Dept, Environment Agency * CR2050 insights: M. Duwe, Ecologic Institute * Moderator: I. Bart, Energiaklub
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This audience participation session will demonstrate the leading role that business can play in addressing climate change, through infrastructure resilience, net zero carbon solutions and innovative financing. The session will demonstrate that by addressing the science, Paris Agreement targets and resilience measures can be successfully implemented.
Mott Macdonald
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Participants from climate vulnerable countries will discuss how they can achieve energy decarbonisation through enhanced deployment of renewables and what socio-economic benefits the deployment can bring to these countries. Speakers: Speakers will be Ministers and senior Government officials from climate vulnerable countries such as the Marshall Islands, the Philippines, Costa Rica and Ethiopia. (to be confirmed)
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Building on a decade of working on REDD+, the event will bring together diverse stakeholders for an engaging discussion and practical examples of transformative partnerships, new technological approaches and innovative financial instruments which are key for scaling up forest-based climate action. Speakers: Fabiola Muñoz, Minister Environment, Peru; Ola Elvestuen, Minister Climate and Environment, Norway; Roselyn F. Adjeh, Director Climate Change, Forestry Commission, Ghana; Pierre Rousseau, Senior Advisor Sustainable Business, BNP Paribas; David Saah, Director Geospatial Analysis Lab, USFCA
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A group of international and intergovernmental organizations will announce their commitment to achieve climate neutrality in their operations, and will share what they are doing to reduce GHG emissions. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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This event will spotlight tangible examples of the 30x30 Challenge in action by focusing on the Cerrado – the world’s most biodiverse savanna. It will showcase how key elements of the 30x30 Challenge is being addressed in this critically important region, which spans 20% of Brazil’s large land mass. Since the 1950s, agriculture – most recently, the rapid expansion of soy and beef production aligned with land speculation – in the Cerrado has driven the loss of about half its native vegetation, and by 2030, the Cerrado is projected to lose tens of millions of additional acres of natural vegetation.
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The Paris Agreement calls for all financial flows to be “consistent with a pathway towards low GHG emissions and climate-resilient development”.
In practice, scaling up private finance and redirecting public investment will be key. Two promising areas are blended finance and effective fiscal policy.
This side event will highlight real-world examples mobilizing public and private capital for climate action - including those from the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance and the Green Fiscal Policy Network. Participants of the Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative will share their experience on how to scale these types of approaches to ensure a larger economic transition toward sustainability.
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI); 1. Green Fiscal Policy Network; 2. I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics; 3. Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative
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Putting a price on carbon is becoming increasingly common within corporations and governments as the impact of climate change - and related economic losses - is becoming more tangible. Since the latest revision of the EU ETS, and in anticipation of the start of the Market Stability Reserve, the price of European carbon allowances has increased significantly. Recent research indicate however that the rates are too low to achieve the Paris Agreement goals and that the pricing gap is declining too slowly - at the current pace, the gap between carbon prices and real climate costs may not close before 2095.
This side-even twill focus on the role of carbon pricing will play in reaching the Paris Agreement objectives in context of the Union Strategy for long-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions. A diverse set of speakers will analyse how pricing mechanisms will contribute to the Paris goals and to the different pathways and scenarios spelled out in the Union Strategy. The role of non-state actors in using market-based solutions to incentivise greenhouse gas emission reductions will also be addressed.
European Parliament
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This event will outline the outcomes of the Global CCUS Summit in Edinburgh and the next steps to accelerate CCUS globally, bringing together leading organisations and countries to debate the key challenges and solutions to scale-up finance, policy and deployment of CCUS. It will discuss the role of innovation and international collaboration in accelerating CCUS deployment globally.
International Climate Finance, UK Government
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Adaptation Speakers: NAP Champions, Parties, LEG
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Peru’s Talanoa Dialogue seeks to build a participatory and socialization process to reinforce climate change whole of country management and to incorporate all inputs from a gender balanced, multi-cultural, and cross-generational perspectives. Speakers: Public sector, private sector, indigenous populations, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), international cooperation agencies, grassroots or community-based organizations, academy and civil society.
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This event, jointly organized by EAT and the UN Climate Change secretariat, will raise awareness of the role of food systems in addressing climate change and the SDGs through a high-level panel discussion with food-related experts. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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Visualization of contributions to reducing GHGs emissions is the first step to assess the extent of impact for mitigation of global warming. Each of METI and ADEME has published guidelines on quantifying the avoided emissions. We will introduce them and have discussions on how to promote practices. Speakers: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan(METI), Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN), French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), Japanese private company, European private company
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The side event covers the development of a compendium of tools that developing countries may find useful to analyze the GHG impact of their mitigation options and to make policy decisions regarding which mitigation actions to implement. Speakers: GIZ and UNFCCC secretariat
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The Green Climate Fund is the principal channel for climate finance under the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement. The GCF’s first replenishment was launched by the GCF Board in October. The success of this replenishment process will be an important measure of the ambition of the global climate effort under the Paris Agreement.
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Adaptation to climate change needs urgent action, at an unprecedented scale to meet Paris climate adaptation goals. Join to hear from Ministers and thought leaders as they deliberate on ideas of integrated adaption, role of private sector, stronger climate governance involving local decision makers. Speakers: GEF CEO and Senior Management Team
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This event will showcase how countries, in partnership with international organizations, financial institutions and private sector, are accelerating clean energy transitions. One important means is by shifting and scaling up investments towards low-carbon energy. Speakers: High-level representatives of governments, MDBs, international organizations, and private sector.
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Multi-Stakeholder Development of Recommendations for the Brazilian NDC and LTS
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Portugal will present its Carbon Neutrality Roadmap 2050,which will underpin the Portuguese long-term low greenhouse gas development strategy. At COP22, Portugal announced the Portuguese Government’s commitment to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. The presentation will outline the different pathways for a transition to carbon neutrality and highlights key factors including:
- Progressive and ambitious land use policies
- Full and early decarbonization of the power sector, with coal closure in the coming years
- Decarbonization of the transport sector, through the introduction and widespread use of electric mobility
Following a presentation of the Carbon Neutrality Roadmap and its results, a panel of distinguished guests will comment on the roadmap and provide an international context to the presentation, including on its replicability and alignment with other ongoing initiatives at national or corporate level.
1. Ministry of Environment and Energy Transition of Portugal; 2. Portuguese Environment Agency and Get2C
Wednesday, 12 December 🔗
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Presentation of the findings of the work of the high-level panel on decarbonisation, advising Commissioner Moedas on Research and Innovation priorities. Report out end of November.
1. Pierre Dechamps; 2. European Commission (Research and Innovation)
Wednesday, 12 December 🔗
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This event will bring together leading organisations and countries in the low carbon cooling debate to discuss how to scale-up innovation, finance and deployment of low carbon cooling technologies. It will discuss the role of international collaboration on low carbon cooling and where the key policy, innovation and financing gaps are in the debate, and launch the Global Clean Cooling Landscape Assessment.
International Climate Finance, UK Government
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UCLG Africa’s Climate Change Task Force, Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa and Climate Chance as tools for the implementation Speakers: Tomasz CHRUZCZOW High Level Climate Champion Jean Pierre ELONG MBASSI UCLG Africa -Seyni NAFO African Climate Negotiators & Mohamed SEFIANI Mayor of Chefchaouen (UCLG Africa Climate Change Task Force co-Presidents) – ENERGIES 2050 – Climate Chance –Mayors and CSO CoMSSA –European Parliament– UNFCCC
Wednesday, 12 December 🔗
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A number of UNFCCC Parties have included various ecosystem-based mitigation and adaptation measures within their current NDCs. This event will take stock of these and present key recommendations to help strengthen these nature-based solutions further in the next round of NDCs. Speakers: Speakers: Sandeep Sengupta (IUCN), Nathalie Seddon (Oxford University), Tom Evans (WCS),Tatiana Minayeva (Wetlands Int.), Taufiq Alimi (Rare), Emily Landis (TNC) and Alexis Bonnel (AFD)
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The event will discuss innovative ways to minimize the climate and environmental risks and promote the green investment under the “Belt and Road” Initiative through green finance, based on case studies and experience sharing from MDBs and financial institutions to align BRI investments with PA. Speakers: Experts from MDBs, financial institutions, government, think tanks, and NGOs in developing countries relevant to “The Belt and Road” Initiative.
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This event presents new research on how carbon market cooperation can help countries achieve the mitigation and finance goals of the PA. Experts will discuss operationalizing Article 6 and the rules needed to harness the power of markets to increase innovation and investment, and decrease emissions. Speakers: Speakers will include representatives from governments, business, and civil society, and will highlight cooperation initiatives across jurisdictions.
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The 2030 Agenda is the is the most comprehensive framework to address the largest spectrum of development challenges of our times. Working towards this collective vision requires greater alignment between key international instruments, as well as with non-formal initiatives. WWF will convene a dialogue between UN representatives, finance institutions, non-state actors coalitions and business, to explore opportunities to accelerate 2030 Agenda implementation. By aligning targets, identifying trade-offs & systemic levers to break down siloed implementation between these international agreements and instruments; an example pathway and next steps towards accelerated implementation could be identified.
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What roles are national and local policy, technological, and environmental innovations playing in balancing energy for prosperity with ambitious NDCs? This session will highlight the broader landscape of innovation factors that are triggering and accelerating new energy solutions. Speakers: Sir Philip Lowe (WEC), Hon James Shaw (New Zealand), H.E. Dr Matar Al Neyadi (UAE), Hon. George Heyman (B.C., Canada), Dr. Sergey Paltsev (MIT), Claude Nahon (EDF)
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The session presents new instruments to de-risk climate-friendly investment, such as public-private partnership funds that attract corporate and institutional capital for clean energy and land use action. The panel will discuss reasons for success and ways to deploy successful instruments at scale. Speakers: Barbara Buchner, Climate Policy Initiative; Michael Schlup, &Green Fund; Hanna-Mari Ahonen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland; Ayaan Adam, Green Climate Fund; Marc Sadler, BiocarbonFund
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More than the Sum of its Parts: Development Institutions Support NDC Implementation Under the NDC Partnership
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Following the launch of the IPCC report, this panel discussion will explore the role of international clean energy innovation in pursuing efforts towards 1.5°C. The event will focus on progress through Mission Innovation, and creative new business models and technologies that could disrupt carbon-intensive energy sectors in the UK and internationally.
Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy, UK Government
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On 12 and13 December 2019 at COP24 DG Climate Action is organizing a series of events around the EU Long-term strategy (LTS) for abating GHG emissions until 2050. In many scenarios, Negative Emission Technologies (NETs) form an integral part of achieving the well below 2 degree target in the Paris Agreement. This session will consider the role for NETs, their current state of readiness, costs and impacts and will provide examples of projects where CO2 is being or will be captured from the air and stored at the earth’s surface or in the subsurface to achieve negative emissions. Potential Negative Emission Technologies include BECCS and DACCS, enhanced weathering and forestation.
Web link: www.co2geonet.com
1. CO2GeoNet Association (CO2GeoNet); 2. European Commission - DG Climate Action (DG CLIMA); 3. Bellona Foundation (Bellona); 4. EERA Joint Programme Carbon Capture and Storage (EERA CCS); 5. IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG)
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You are cordially invited to join the debate “Achieving a net zero emissions energy system by 2050” under the event series surrounding the EU strategy for long-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
The discussion will explore the ways in which natural gas, together with other energy carriers and low-carbon technologies (CCS and hydrogen), can help the EU and the world address climate change.
GasNaturally
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Since the Global Climate Action Summit this past September, COP24 is the first key milestone for the 30x30 Challenge’s Forest, Food, and Land coalition to 1) take stock of its progress and priorities in these three areas of work, 2) lay out a vision for continuing to increase ambition on a path to the Secretary General’s 2019 Climate Summit, and 3) bring together our broad coalition.
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Public Participation in Environmental Decisions is a Human Right that has been included in the PA and as such it has to be considered when implementing climate actions. Participation of the public enhances the decision-making process by providing inputs, solutions and fresh perspectives. Speakers: Luz Falivene - Córdoba Argentina SSF Adrián Martinez - La Ruta del Clima (AvH Fellow) Andrea Meza - Rep. Costa Rica - 5C Patrick Toussaint - IASS Potsdam Nanna Birk - Womens Constituency Benjamin Schachter - OHCHR
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The LDC Group is launching an initiative on effective Adaptation and Resilience at COP24. We will discuss successful mechanisms that have built national and local institutions, collaboration and capabilities to deliver climate resilience at scale, gathering evidence to inform ambitious leadership Speakers: Gebru Jember, Chair LDC Group; Sarshen Scorgie Conservation South Africa on combining watershed protection & social protection; TBC, on shock responsive mechanisms & forecast based financing; TBC, on financial aggregation enabling SME innovation; TBC, on community investment for landscape resilience
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The IPCC SR on 1.5 Degrees outlined the few pathways remaining to minimize growing loss and damage from sea-level rise and other global feedbacks driven by polar and mountain regions. We discuss needed 2020 commitments to prevent irreversible cryosphere change with appropriate urgency and ambition. Speakers: IPCC lead authors of the SR 1.5 Degrees and cryosphere scientists; representatives of national governments and US Climate Alliance; the Club of Rome; Arctic Council; WWF and other civil society
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1.China latest development of carbon market construction，development and plan；2.China 13th five-year plan is a new plan and commitment to face global climate change；3.China Green Industry development;4.Carbon financial products is a new development strength for low carbon industry Speakers: 1.Speaker from NDRC 2.Speaker from Tsinghua University 3.Speaker from RCSD 4.Speaker from MIIT 5.Speaker from China South Low Carbon Academy 6.Speaker from China New Energy Chamber of Commerce (CNECC) 7.Speaker from SCII 8.Speakers from enterprises of low carbon industry
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Join a lively exchange about delivering renewables at scale. How can we ensure effective investment of the $52 trillion needed to meet 2030 climate objectives? How can the co-benefits of renewable energy drive an ambitious climate agenda? How are Agenda 2030, the NDCs and achieving 100%RE linked? Speakers: Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation; University of Technology Sydney; R20; WFC; IASS, REN21; Senior government officials from India, Mexico, South Africa and Tanzania
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Governments and financial institutions increasingly recognise the risks and opportunities of climate change. This high-level panel explores the role of finance in achieving the Paris Agreement and ensuring the transition towards a low-emission, resilient future, as envisioned by Article 2.1.c. Speakers: Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General; Satya S. Tripathi, Assistant Secretary-General, UN Environment; high-level representative from World Bank Group; ministers; CEOs of financial institutions.
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National Funding for Climate Action: Mobilizing Local Resources for NDC Implementation
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To finish the day, and to further build a united community across the forest, food, and land sector, we intend to co-host a networking happy hour with a range of other key groups (WBCSD, FOLU, N4C, etc). We will ask the 30x30 Champions to set the scene and offer initial remarks, and will invite any others to display their work. One key objective of the 30x30 challenge is to facilitate the creation of a unified community of non-state actors to deliver greater and greater ambition. This happy hour will help to achieve that objective.
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This event will demonstrate that climate action can be a driver for inclusive growth, job creation, human rights protection, and social justice. It will showcase country experiences on just transition planning and policies for all, through inclusive decision-making and international cooperation. Speakers: •Representatives of governments and COP Presidency, business, Indigenous peoples, researchers and think tans, •Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, and International Trade Union Confederation •Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization •Michael Stanley, Lead Mining Specialist
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A successful implementation of NDCs requires participation, articulation and engagement of different levels of governments and sectors. Enabling conditions to leverage climate finance and capacities among stakeholders to implement successful climate action need to be in place. Speakers: Fundación Avina will present results from studies about multi-stakeholder participation in NDCs in Latin America; the government of Argentina and other governments will share experiences to mobilize climate finance and leverage opportunities for effective NDC implementation at multiple levels.
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Based on the recommendations set out by the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG), the European Commission has proposed the EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan to boost the role of finance in delivering a sustainable economy in line with environmental and social goals.
This session aims to clarify opportunities and challenges for regulators, investors and financial players to scale up investments for a sustainable economy.
1. European Investment Bank (EIB); 2. European Commission (Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
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The panellists will discuss the role of the agriculture and land use sector under a changing climate, with a view to increase its sustainability and resilience and its possibilities for taking part in the global decarbonisation effort. The session will be moderated by DG CLIMA director Arthur Runge-Metzger, who will steer the discussion with guiding questions, but who will also encourage the audience to ask questions.The session focuses on the role of agriculture and land use for decarbonisation, providing various perspectives: mitigation in the land sector e.g. through farming techniques, the role of land as a carbon sink and negative emissions through 'bioenergy carbon capture and storage', or BECCS. It is co-organised by DGs AGRI and CLIMA and is part of a series of 12 different sessions during a two day high-level event on the EU's Long Term Strategy for 2050.
DG CLIMA; DG AGRI
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The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol will help protect the climate by phasing down high global warming potential gasses used in refrigerators and air conditioners. Speakers: Minister for Environment, Rwanda, CEO, Sustainable Energy for All, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Dominican Republic, Director, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and CEO, Mabe and UN Environment Executive Director.
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This event provides a snapshot of the Fund’s performance and priorities to accelerate climate finance to match the ambition and urgency needed to meet the climate challenge. It focuses on GCF’s role in mobilizing resources and driving impact for the successful implementation of the Paris Agreement. Speakers: High-level government representatives, accredited entities, and private sector.
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The EU has approved its Member State level non-ETS targets until 2030. A key compliance mechanism is the trading of allocations between Member States. We will discuss implementation of trading, especially the EBRD's ESRGIS project that develops guidelines for Member States that help trading. Speakers: Barbara Botos (Hungary); Jan-Willem van de Ven (EBRD); Istvan Bart (Climate Strategy 2050 Institute); Jakob Graichen; Wolfgang Diernhofer (Kommunalkredit Public Consulting); Hannu Lamp (Estonia); Gabriela Fischerová (Slovak Republic)
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A core objective of the PA is to make financial flows consistent with a development pathway that is low in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-resilient. This event will discuss the status of this goal as well as bold and innovative approaches to drive finance for sustainable development
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Raising Ambition through Long-term Strategies
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When it comes to global coal phase-out, ensuring a just transition for communities is a key issue governments and organisations need to consider. During this session, presenters from a variety of organisations will highlight some of the issues around making a Just Transition away from coal; including the social and labour impacts and showcase some of the work they have been doing in this area. The aim of this session is to help the audience build an understanding of what makes for a Just Transition.
UK Government
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Stock-taking of progress made in addressing climate-related security risks in light of the conclusions from the high-level event 'Climate, Peace and Security: The Time for Action', on 22 June 2018.
The session aims at raising awareness on climate-related security risks and foster a debate on the respective roles of the climate, development and security communities in assessing, avoiding and addressing climate-related risks.
The focus will be on:
• Conflict prevention: beyond what level of climate change might the security community no longer be able to reasonably guarantee international peace and security?
• The renewed momentum on climate-related security risks at the regional and global levels: illustrations from the EU and UN levels, including the UN Security Council.
• From global to local: integrated climate-fragility risk assessment and action on the ground.
• Building a community of practice: capacity-building and experience from the Planetary Security initiative.
1. European External Action Service (EEAS); 2. Adelphi
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Accelerating Climate Action with the NDC Partnership
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This panel discussion will focus on the initiation of The Arab Climate Act (ACA), a platform catalysing the climate change actions among the Arab Countries in an engaging multi-stakeholder approach contributing in a sustainable and profitable manner to a strong and effective response to climate change.
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This side event will present the recently developed decarbonisation strategies to regulate emissions from transport from integrated urban management to international aviation and shipping, followed by a debate of the policies required to deliver on the Paris Agreement. The social aspects of just transition and low carbon mobility will also be considered.
The Wuppertal Institute will present recently developed guidelines for National Urban Mobility Programmes as part of the MobiliseYourCity and Urban Electric Mobility Initiative, and UN-Habitat will share insights from the development of implementation projects in cooperation with cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America as part the Urban Pathways project.
Öko-Institute will scrutinize the greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation targets adopted under ICAO and IMO ensure appropriate contribution of international aviation and shipping to global GHG mitigation efforts.
Transport & Environment will present decarbonisation pathways for all transport modes.
1. Transport & Environment; 2. European Commission (Climate Action); 3. Wuppertal Institute for Climate; 4. Environment and Energy; 5. UN-Habitat Öko-Institut
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Climate literacy is crucial. India’s NDCs has emphasized the role of education and capacity building for achieving climate targets. This Side Event will share experiences of engaging and empowering local communities and students in India and other developing countries. Speakers: Rahul Chopra, TROP ICSU David Wilgenbus, OCE Amir Delju, WMO Kartikeya Sarabhai, CEE Kirtiman Awasthi, GIZ Adriana Valenzuela, UNFCCC
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A Talanoa Dialogue style roundtable illustrating how community-led development and cultural heritage provide solutions addressing challenges created by climate change and energy transitions, implement the Paris Agreement and SDGs, while fostering resilient, diverse and regenerative communities Speakers: Kosha Joubert (Global Ecovillage Network, South Africa/Scotland), Sonita Mbah (Betterworld Cameroon), Luc Lutala (Espoir Pour Tous, DRC), Catherine Leonard (INTO, UK), Oliver Maurice (INTO, UK), Daniele Pagani (Nordic Folkecenter, Denmark), Leire Gorroño (Aalborg University, Denmark)
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Gas is promoted as energy solution and answer to the coal phase-out, but our communities and climate cannot handle a new generation of fossil infrastructure. We will share the latest methane science, updates from the frontlines and dispel myths industry uses to lobby for this dangerous distraction. Speakers: Prof. Robert Howarth, Cornell University, US Carol Coll Marquès, Plataforma Resposta al MidCat, Catalonia Roscoe Blevins, Anti-fracking activist, UK May Boeve, 350.org, US Antonio Zambrano, Movimiento Ciudadano frente al Cambio Climático, Peru
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1. "Future Earth" in China 2. Chinese efforts in address climate change 3. The impact of global warming below 1.5℃/2.0℃ Speakers: Dahe Qin (male, co-chair of IPCC AR5 WGI). Xuemei Shao (female, lead author of IPCC AR5). Hua Zhang (female, lead author of IPCC AR5). Wenjie Dong (male, Sun Yat-Sen University). Tianjun Zhou (male, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences).
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The IEA estimates that developed countries must phase-out coal power by 2030, with the rest of the world following by 2050. To support policymakers, investors, and those directly affected by this transition, Carbon Tracker Initiative has published comprehensive analysis of the changing economics of coal-fired power plants across all regions of the world.
Carbon Tracker
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Paris Watch: A Hong Kong Report Card has developed a methodology to measure climate mitigation & adaptation action at city level against the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Most importantly, the programme aims to employ accessible and popular communications methods to assist the non-specialist in understanding what the Paris Agreement means and whether or not a city is playing a responsible part in achieving the Paris goals. This includes using rankings against other cities and preparing a Report Card in the style of a school report to rate performance. Regional carbon emission cap and low carbon city development in Mainland will also be referenced.
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Animal agriculture has a massive environmental burden, including being a major greenhouse gas emitter. Hence, food choices have a significant influence on climate change. This event will provide a toolkit of policy ideas to encourage a dietary shift towards more plant-based diets. Speakers: Florent Marcellesi [European Parliament], Dr. Doru-Leonard Irimie [European Commission], Dr. Cristina Tirado [Loyola Marymount University], Marie Persson [Nordic Food Policy Lab], Dr. Marco Springmann [University of Oxford], Jenny Chandler [Forward Food, FAO Special Ambassador for Pulses 2016]
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The agricultural sectors are fundamental to achieving climate and development goals. In the context of the 2019 Climate Summit, the review of NDCs and the global stocktake, the discussion will focus on the actions required to end hunger and achieve food and nutrition security for all by 2030. Speakers: - Jose Graziano da Silva, FAO Director General (tbc) - Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator (tbc) - Hoesung Lee, IPCC chair (tbc) - 1- 2 Ministers from Africa/Asia/LAC/SIDS/LAC - 1 Representative from NGO or Farmer organization from Africa/Asia/LAC/SIDS (OHCHR)
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This session will paint a global risk picture, drawing on recent examples where climate change and natural resource related challenges caused/contributed to security issues within and between countries.
It will discuss how global warming scenarios can affect food security and water availability, as well as jobs, growth and human well-being, leading to potentially unprecedented displacement and migration.
Military messengers will investigate beyond what level of warming might the security community no longer be able to reasonably guarantee safety and security.
Experts will outline examples of how big data and integrated scenario-development could help predict where (inter)national security is at risk, and how, with the wisdom of foresight, a potential crisis can be averted, referencing the Responsibility to Prepare framework.
What should be the role of major players like the EU and US? What new forms of collective governance will be needed? Which role for the security sector?
1. World Resources Institute (WRI); 2. Center for Climate and Security (CCS) / European External Action Service (EEAS)
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Financing Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
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The Paris Agreement puts an obligation on all parties and sectors to achieve carbon neutrality at the latest by mid-century.
Energy intensive industries such as steel, cement or chemicals transform resources into innovative products that provide high living standards for European citizens.
These industries are currently responsible for around 20% of the EU’s overall carbon emissions, and hence will play a critical role in the transition to a carbon neutral economy.
This event will highlight results of SPIRE projects, funded through Horizon2020, as well as upcoming initiatives that have the potential to make an important contribution towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
The panel debate with speakers from industry, policy-making and civil society will discuss concrete examples of how CO2 emissions can be reduced in European industries through industrial symbiosis and a circular economy, while maintaining the societal benefits stemming from innovative, climate-friendly products.
Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency SPIRE Public–Private Partnership; European Commission (Research and Innovation); 1. Carbon Market Watch (CMW). CMW is an international NGO with a unique expertise in carbon pricing. Its mission is to ensure that policies drive a just transition towards zero-carbon societies by promoting environmental integrity and empowering communities
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Accelerating the Implementation of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. This high-level panel with ministers of environment and education will discuss how education can accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. Speakers: See link for speakers and further information: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/global-climate-action-events
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EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FUNDING CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE:SOVEREIGN GREEN BONDS & ROLE OF CLIMATE FINANCE ACCELERATOR, ENERGY SECTOR NDC & COST OF DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY Speakers: Hon. Mr. Ibrahim Usman Jibril, Mr. Chris Dodwell or Mrs. Margaret-Ann Splawn, Dr. Peter Y. Tarfa, Mrs. Feyi Ajayi, Mrs. Justine Leigh-Bell, Mr. Hans Verolme,Mrs. Maria Yetano, Mrs. Kemi Yusuf Mrs. Uzo Egbuche,
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International support for the design and implementation of carbon pricing instruments The main objective of the event is to providing an exciting update on the most recent developments in the carbon pricing arena globally and stimulate a lively discussion. Speakers: H.E. Minister George Heyman (British Columbia), Constanze Haug (ICAP), Daniel James Besley (World Bank), Maoshang Duan (China), Olga Yukhymchuk (Ukraine), Federico Grullon (Dominican Republic), Irfan Tariq (Pakistan), Madeleine Diouf (Senegal), Thomas Forth (Germany), Conor Barry (UNFCCC).
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Approaches to elaborating of LEDS in Russia. Humanitarian investments into low GHG emission development: experience of nuclear industry. Role of methane, hydrogen, hydroenergy in ensuring low emission development. Rusal's low GHG emission production, etc Speakers: Representatives of Russian authorities, business, scientific community and non-governmental organizations
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Joint UNFCCC-OHRLLS event that will cover the following issues: (1) An overview of UNFCCC support to Vienna Programme of Action for landlocked developing countries (VPoA for LLDCs); Speakers: UN-OHRLLS, Parties, selected experts
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Warmia Room (Room 3) [not at UK Pavilion]
An event hosted by the UK and Canadian Governments and E3G, to highlight growing international momentum around the transition from coal following the launch of the Powering Past Coal Alliance at COP23. The event will also showcase workstreams and initiatives being taken forward through the Alliance.
UK Government
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An event hosted by the UK and Canadian Governments and E3G, to highlight growing international momentum around the transition from coal following the launch of the Powering Past Coal Alliance at COP23. The event will also showcase workstreams and initiatives being taken forward through the Alliance. Speakers: Claire Perry, Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth, UK Government Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Canada Further potential speakers might include representatives from: Canadian Just Transition Task Force, E3G, World Bank
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This side event will discuss opportunities and challenges for supporting energy transition in SIDS through international support, with the case of the Seychelles Speakers: Representatives of the Government of the Seychelles, ClimateNet, Academia and International Donors
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This side event at the EU Pavilion combines three related EU priorities:
1. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
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Alineación de las acciones de Guatemala en el marco de la Contribución Nacionalmente Determinada
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A comprehensive sustainability ranking of 60 global cities on 20 indicators will be presented. The exceptional performance of San Francisco, Stockholm and Seoul will be considered, examining their policies. A robust urban CO2 emissions model will be discussed. Finally, a new ‘Ecosystems’ album, illustrating the role of ecosystems, will be launched.
Environment Europe
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To showcase the modelling underlying the EU's long term strategy (ex. GECO). In a second instance, to bring Major economies to the front to elaborate on their experience in different areas of implementation and policy design, based on collaborative projects from across the globe.
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1. PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), ; 2. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), ; 3. Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
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Climate change has affected water availability bringing forward the topics of water access and distribution. The right to water concerns local populations’ rights, energy production and agriculture. It’s an example of competing interests on a scarce resource and the need to manage a common good. Speakers: Marirosa Iannelli (Water Grabbing Observatory), Shaila Shaid (ICCCAD), Costanza Burstin (CliMates), Chiara Soletti and Rachele Rizzo (Italian Climate NEtwork)
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Public and private financial access to develop reliable, sustainable, resilient and quality infrastructures, including regional and cross-border infrastructures, to support economic development and human well-being, with special emphasis on affordable and equitable access for all. Speakers: Representatives from national and local governments from Latin America and from financial institutions
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The event will discuss the potential of integrating adaptation and sustainable development on different governance levels. It will showcase cooperation between national and subnational governments in order to aligning the goals of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Speakers: Ministers of Environment from national and regional governments(tbc), Selected expert from a SACEP member country, Director General of SACEP,Secretary General of nrg4SD.
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This event will showcase inspiring examples from Vanuatu and other countries of how civil society is partnering with governments to enhance the inclusiveness and social accountability of national climate action plans, and in particular to increase the flow of climate finance to those most in need. Speakers: -Dr Jale Samuwai, Climate Finance Advisor, Oxfam in the Pacific -Genevieve Jiva, Coordinator, Pacific Islands Climate Action Network -Daniel Morchain, Senior Advisor, Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation, Oxfam GB -Moderator: Professor Kristen Hite
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Renewable energies have seen a strong growth over the past decade, but the rate falls short of the growth target consistent with an accelerated climate change pathway. Proinso will share some of the success stories and lessons learned from its deployment of almost 3,000MW of solar projects on 5 continents.
Proinso
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WWF Poland prepared a report: “From restructuring to sustainable development. The case of Upper Silesia". The findings should lay ground for a discussion among stakeholders: unions, communities and local authorities. Without discussions no realistic plan for a just transition in Silesia can be prepared.
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An assessment of national measurement, reporting and verification systems and transparency infrastructure of LDCs to support the fulfilment of their obligations under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement and support their INDC implementation through enhanced MRV systems. Speakers: GGGI, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Ethiopia
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What will it take to avoid global warming above 1.5°C? Can the Paris Agreement's mechanism to raise ambition function if it does not take an equitable approach? What's the relationship between global inequality and international inequity? Join us for a cutting-edge conversation on these questions. Speakers: Alison Doig (Christian Aid), Sivan Kartha (Stockholm Environment Institute), Lidy Nacpil (Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development), Mithika Mwenda (Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance), Bert de Wel (International Trade Union Confederation), Brandon Wu (ActionAid)
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We are currently not on track to meet the Paris Agreement targets of limiting global warming to 1.5°C or even well below 2°C. What could be the long-term changes in regional and global climate, and what could be the implications for biodiversity, ecosystem services and water resources in Europe be if we exceed these targets? What role can a timely coal phase-out play in getting the world on track to limiting warming to 1.5°C? What technological, social and institutional innovation policies are needed to avoid these impacts and limit global warming to 1.5°C?
This event discusses the research results from three EU projects DEEDS, CARISMA and HELIX, as well as the work of Climate Analytics. It will discuss how important it is, why and how to meet the 1.5°C target. It will present more detailed projections of global and regional climate change and new models of impacts in the natural world and human systems. It will also discuss how the targets would be achieved through deep decarbonisation (with a particular focus on ridding the global energy system of coal) and innovation, and will solicit comments and reflections from policymakers.
1. World Future Council (WFC); 2. University of Exeter MET Office; 3. Climate Analytics ; 4. TNO; 5. JIN
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The Tipping Point: Defining a New Path to Mainstream and Accelerate Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
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Ten years after the passing of the UK Climate Change Act, UK Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth Claire Perry and business leaders join to reflect on the UK’s leadership on clean growth – growing the economy while reducing emissions – and look to the opportunities and challenges ahead as the world considers net zero.
UK Government
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"L’ Académie Notre Europe" is a training program founded by Enrico Letta and organised by the Jacques Delors Institute in Paris. It aims to bring a group of young people from different backgrounds to learn about and reflect on the EU and its policies and to make their own proposals for Europe.
Our 90 minute slot will present the view of young people on their envisioned EU 2050 strategy and offer the audience the opportunity to listen to the Académie’s proposals.
Our objective is to highlight an issue in which the EU can be a leader by working on an ambitious and realistic action plan.
Our audience would gain insight on the way young people themselves envision this low-carbon economy transition, and are willing to be part of it.
This is a pilot project. Therefore, we would like to engage in a dialogue with the audience to find new ways to get the youth on board and spread our initiative beyond borders in transnational programs.
1. Alexandra BLIN
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An approach on how businesses can collaborate and use climate action as a business opportunity was developed and applied over the last year. This side event showcases its results: 8 concrete emission-reducing project ideas as well as a study on the feasibility for transition pathways for German industry (see “Towards to a <2°-economy”). The side event will use these results and bring in perspectives from politics and economics on how businesses can fulfill their role in climate protection, and what policy framework they need to do this. This side event is of special interest to companies, NGOs and state officials to learn about the approach, methods applied, results, restrictions and to discuss future possibilities for further stakeholders.
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Achieving ambitious mitigation goals requires clear, fair and transparent metrics and incentives for different greenhouse gases. Unlike CO2, methane does not accumulate in the atmosphere, confounding traditional “CO2-equivalence.” Incentivising greenhouse gas removal also requires policy innovation Speakers: Speakers: Hon James Shaw, New Zealand Minister for Climate Change; Michelle Cain, U Oxford, UK; Tim Kruger, U Oxford, UK; Panellist: R. Bonney, BenchMark Holdings, UK, Agricultural Practitioner. Chair: Adrian Macey, Victoria U Wellington, NZ
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Most scenarios limiting warming to 1.5°C involve deployment of risky and unproven technologies. Fossil fuel companies are potential profiteers and proponents of geoengineering. Support for those technologies, e.g in the land sector, could in the future also be sought from climate finance channels. Speakers: Carroll Muffett, CEO of CIEL Silvia Ribeiro, Latin America Director of the ETC Group Liane Schalatek, Deputy Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America Lili Fuhr, Head of Environmental Policy Division of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
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Brazil is developing its LTS, which is an opportunity to make it ambitious economically, environmentally and socially considering civil society, academia and business engagement. It is essential that all business sectors are engaged and the implementation methods reflect businesses’ ambitious. Speakers: Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development – TBD Brazilian Climate Change Forum – TBC Brazilian Coalition on Climate Change Forests and Agriculture – TBD Ministry of Environment and of Foreign Affairs – TBC World Business Council for Sustainable Development – TBC
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Carbon losses from forest degradation are estimated to be higher than form deforestation. Restoring degraded tropical forest landscapes is a big opportunity ahead. Policy changes incentivizing such restoration, and good practices are needed to reconcile carbon, biodiversity and community resilience. Speakers: Dr G. Dieterle (ITTO), Dr T. Sato (FFPRI, Japan), Ms D. Ahoussi (President of MALEBI Women Association, Côte d’Ivoire), Ms M. Buszko-Briggs (FAO), Opening remarks: Mr K. Hongo (Forestry Agency, Japan), Moderator: Ms S. Satkuru (ITTO)
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This side event will present new modeling insights from international research institutions examining NDC mitigation policies that can lower the cost of action and thereby increase ambition. Results will be presented for major emitters’ NDCs. Speakers: Keigo Akimoto: Group Leader/Chief Researcher, Systems Analysis Group, RITE, Japan William Pizer: Professor, Duke University, USA Carolyn Fischer: Professor of environmental economics, VU-Amsterdam
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The session will discuss ways the Pacific can overcome technological limitations in cleaning transport to ensure they do their utmost in ensuring they contribute to the global effort to limit temperature rise to the 1.5 degree celsius mark. Modalities for technological transfer will be explored. Speakers: Hon Hilda Heine, President of the Marshall Islands Francois Martel, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Development Forum Holger Dalkmann, Director General of SLoCaT Dr Tristan Smith, University College London Alison Newell, Micronesian Centre for Sustainable Transport
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Education is the thread tying together the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and climate change action. Panel discussion about how partnerships on education can accelerate the implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and the SDGs. Engaging citizens for climate-resilient cities Speakers: TBC: Ministers, International organizations and non-Party stakeholders
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Increasing food, energy, water security and sustainability is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. How does climate action relate to other challenges like achieving the SDGs in line with the 2030 agenda? What kind of knowledge base is required in the long run? And how could climate action be supported by learning from Serious Games? Using the ‘Nexus approach’- the interconnections between energy, water, food, land and climate resources – enables policy-makers to identify and address trade-offs and exploit synergies, leading to more efficient resource use. The first panel will focus on examples of climate action in the domains of energy and food and linkages to land use policies. The second panel focuses on African stakeholders at the Nexus and discusses what research, innovation and new knowledge are required in the long run in order to strengthen their preparedness for the impacts of climate change.
Wageningen Economic Research (The Hague, The Netherlands); European Commission (Research and Innovation); IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (Delft, The Netherlands); European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)
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In 2013, China launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an ambitious initiative to expand its global trade and foreign policy links, which not only brings challenges for sustainable development but also offers opportunities for green investment and clean energy.
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Scenario analyses from collaborative modelling projects show ways to achieve NDCs and mid-century strategies, and opportunities to increase ambition. Cases from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and other G20 countries are presented, and lessons learnt about the process of developing a mid-century strategy. Speakers: 3 delegates (TBD) from Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico; Andres Flores Montalvo (WRI); Viviane Romeiro; Arief Wijaya; Juan Carlos Altamirano; COMMIT and CD-LINKS project partners from G20 countries; speaker from Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW, India)
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Sports and arts are a significant way to influence a big audience by introducing climate friendly ways of conduct. We look at climate change impacts on our favourite sports and how athletes and artists can help with fight against climate change. We look into climate friendly materials for sports. Speakers: Mr Tiilikainen: Minister of Environment, Energy and Housing (FI), Mr Kiisler: Environment Minister (EE), Mr Keronen: CLC, Mr Pedersen: MINC, Ms Sambrook: University of Leeds, Mr Raamat and Ms Anger-Kraavi: Environment Ministry (EE), Mr Lättemägi; Advanced Sports Installations, athletes and artists
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The EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, adopted in April 2013, provides a framework and mechanisms to improve the preparedness of the EU for current and future impacts of climate change. It focuses on promoting Member State action, integrating adaptation into EU policies, and supporting better informed decision-making.
The EU published a comprehensive evaluation of its Adaptation Strategy on 12 November 2018. The evaluation concludes that the Adaptation Strategy has satisfactorily promoted national and local adaptation action, provided a knowledge base for decision makers, or prepared EU policies and funding for ongoing climate impacts.
This event will showcase the main findings of the evaluation and the conclusions that can be drawn from five years of operation of the Adaptation Strategy. It will also stimulate debate on the future of adaptation policy in the EU.
1. European Commission, DG Climate Action
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Revising NDCs requires an inclusive approach to strengthen ownership and enable participation of stakeholders. The event will showcase progress so far of Viet Nam reviewing and updating its NDC. It will also highlight good practices that leveraged self-sustainable investment through climate finance. Speakers: Viet Nam: Tran Thuc (Vice Chairman of National Committee on Climate Change, NCCC); Tang The Cuong (DCC - MONRE); Huynh Thi Lan Huong (IMHEN); OECC: Makoto Kato (Board Member in OECC); Yuriko Koyanagi (Researcher and JCM outreach)
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The effective implementation of NDCs and leveraging increased ambition to achieve the long term goals of the Paris Agreement requires an integrated policy perspective that considers those transittioning to a climate friendly economy and those affected by climate impacts. Speakers: Federal Ministry for the Environment; J. Schellnhuber, PIK; D. Messner, UNU-Institute for Environment and Human Security; M. Goepel, German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU); P. Nzioki, Transparency International Kenya; C. Bals, Germanwatch
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Interlinkages between Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction actions are being recognised to strengthen the overall policy actions. However, the increasing frequency and intensity of climate related disasters calls for stronger links between them and need to explore synergies. Speakers: The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC,Commonwealth SG;The Rt Hon. Claire Perry MP,UK;Amb.Kheswar Jankee,Mauritius;Mr. Harsen Nyambe,Africa Union Commission;Mr Tumasie Blair,Antigua and Barbuda;Mr Paula Ma’u,Tonga;Dr Nurul Quadir,Bangladesh;Koko Warner PhD,UNFCCC;Dr. Saleemul Huq,ICCCAD;Dr. Pendo Maro,ACP.
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Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conversation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
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The International National Trusts Organisation, which includes the National Trust and the National Trust for Scotland amongst its 70 members, will show during this presentation that the built and natural heritage provides resilience to climate change and contributes directly to most of the SDGs.
International National Trust Organisation (INTO)
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87% of the people without modern energy today live in remote, rural areas far from electricity grids without social and economic opportunities (in ‘the last mile’)
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Climate change education is receiving worldwide attention at different levels, from schools to higher education, in order to create societal awareness.
This COP24 side event deliberates on climate change education in India and its role in realizing sub-targets of SDG4. Climate change is the most critical factor affecting sustainable and equitable development. SDG4.7 is about ensuring education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship for all, and is intrinsically linked to the sub-targets of other SDGs.
This session discusses UNFCCC and Paris Agreement policy instruments for climate awareness-raising and national development plans in education for all.
The exemplary work being done in capacity building through awareness workshops, training and knowledge dissemination in emerging areas through MOOC’s SAWAYAM platform is discussed.
The aim is to start a dialogue on building partnerships in climate education and sustainable development.
1. Climate Change Research Institute, India; 2. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
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European transport today is almost exclusively fuel led by imported oil, accounts for a quarter of the European Union’s total emissions and is the only sector whose emissions are still on the rise. The shift away from fossil fuel driven private modes of mobility towards shared mobility based on human power and renewable energy sources therefore holds significant promise for the future. The ‘smart charging’ of electric vehicles will be key to enabling them to work in harmony with the grid while accelerating the uptake of self-consumption in residential buildings and lowering costs for consumers. In a decentralised and smart energy system, together with renewable energy sources, new technologies such as electro-mobility and its charging infrastructure are gaining importance. An ambitious and forward-looking EU policy framework will be key to ensuring a coherent approach and level playing field for all actors from national and local policy makers, to industry, and citizens.
Bellona Foundation (BEL) ; REScoop.eu (RESC)
Friday, 14 December 🔗
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12:15
Enhancing NDCs with Natural Climate Solutions
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13:00
Loss and damage from extreme climate events and slow onset events are already causing huge loss of lives and property. We will look at examples of L&D; the action that least developed countries and communities are taking; and the finance needed. We will consider how to provide finance equitably. Speakers: Raju Pandit Chhetri (PRC Nepal); Julie-Anne Richards (Climate Damages Tax); Adao Soares Barbosa (Timor Leste); Sumaya Zakieldeen (Sudan); Harjeet Singh (Action Aid International); Sunil Acharya (Practical Action Nepal); Representative from the Small Island State.
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13:00
How could climate action be supported through Serious Games? Our panel focuses on examples of climate action in the domains of energy and food policies and related linkages to land use, and addresses the potential for learning from Serious Games. Speakers: Floor Brouwer (WUR, NL) A Nexus approach for climate action. Why and how does a Nexus approach support climate action? Maria Witmer (PBL,NL) Policy coherence as governance pillar of a nexus approach across sectors and scales. Chrysi Laspidou (UTH, GR) Nexus policies through serious gaming
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International Standards driving change by organisations. Use and benefits in mainstreaming, in transition and innovation. Latest ISO standards on adaptation and GHGs. Examples in renewable energy, technology, aviation, shipping. Importance of accreditation and capacity building also discussed. Speakers: Intro A. Tomlinson, MS Standards M. Baxter, ISO GHG quantification R. Poivet / D. Pernigotti, ICAO CORSIA video, Accredited Verification D. Pernigotti, Climate Action &Sendai Framework N. Wardojo, Adaptation L. Wilson, New Standards W. Kahlenborn/J. Shideler, Capacity Building N. Blyth
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Using Public Blockchain to increase climate ambition & accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement: principles and live cases relating to climate finance & carbon markets for policy makers, civil society, communities & business. Hosts: BCI, DAO IPCI with COCF (Korea) & SMEFUNDS (Nigeria). Speakers: James Close (BCI), Anton Galenovich (DAO IPCI), Katherine Foster (BCI/BLOC), Alastair Marke (BCI), Sang-Hyup Kim (COCF), Femi Oye (SMEFUNDS), Alexey Shadrin (BloCS), Sergey Lonshakov (Chain’M), Martin Clermont (Solutions Will), Theresa Carbonneau (The Carbon Fund), live cases leaders
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Federal Foreign Office, Germany / adelphi
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Sub-Saharan Africa is a region particularly vulnerable to climate change, with the agriculture sector especially affected. High numbers of people suffer from inadequate nutrition (hidden hunger) and chronic food insecurity. As a result of climate change, this group of affected people – mostly smallholder farmers – will further increase due to extreme and unpredictable climate impacts. Thus, risk-informed investment into adaptation is needed, to enable farmers to sustainably transform their livelihoods. Taking weather risk insurance as an example, the linkages between climate risk and evidence-based adaptation policy-making are highlighted, which is especially timely in the context of NDC implementation. Risk reduction and weather risk insurance as a residual risk-transfer strategy shows great potential for coping with climate impacts and is widely promoted among researchers and policy-makers alike. However, better coupling with climate risk assessments can improve targeting, cost-effectiveness and enable wider uptake.
1. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK); 2. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Friday, 14 December 🔗
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14:00
What are the policy responses to protect public health from climate change impacts?
We discuss European examples of how countries are addressing current and potential health burdens of climate impacts drawing on conclusions of a recent joint project between the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Commission.
We also look at the ‘other side of the coin' and discuss how climate mitigation measures such as urban mobility and diets can foster health co-benefits, including savings in health treatment costs down the line, presenting lessons learned from the First Austrian Special Report on Health, Demography and Climate Change published in Autumn 2018.
The WHO also provides a European regional perspective on their work in calculating health co-benefits of implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions by country, based on the Paris Agreement.
1. European Commission; 2. World Health Organisation; 3. Climate Change Centre Austria; 4. European Commission (Climate Action); 5. Climate and Energy Fund Austria
Friday, 14 December 🔗
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14:45
The side event will address and discuss the importance of ocean, climate and cryosphere interactions. Science-policy interfaces and people’s perspectives in climate change and sustainable development will be highlighted, bridging the climate frontline regions of the Arctic and the Pacific. Speakers: HE Ola Elvestuen (Minister Climate and Environment, Norway), Cristelle Pratt (Pacific Islands Forum), Taholo Kami (COP23 Presidency), Morgan Wairiu (Univ. the South Pacific), Tore Furevik (Bjerknes Centre), Mari Hasle Einang (Norw. Children and Youth Council), Edvard Hviding (Univ. Bergen)
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To showcase Ghana’s Electric Bus Pilot project and the Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP) aim at reducing carbon emissions resulting from transport and cocoa expansion into forest areas through the promotion of appropriate climate smart cocoa production systems and facilitate technology transfer Speakers: - Ministers for Lands, Transport, Energy, and Environment - Ofori-Poku, GH Daewoo - John Allotey – Deputy CEO, Forestry Commission - Emmanuel Opoku - ED, Cocoa Health and Extension Division - Roselyn Fosuah Adjei – Ag. Director, CCD, Forestry Commission - Samuel Dotse, HATOF
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To reach an emissions path compatible with the 1.5° target, NDCs need to build on ambitious mitigation policies. The side event discusses the design of different policy instruments at national and international levels that take into account feasibility, efficiency and long-term robustness. Speakers: Government representatives and researchers
Friday, 14 December 🔗
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This event will discuss methods for RD&D innovation and practices in low GHG emission development with integrated supports. It will look at opportunities for key elements to scale up the ambition with best practices learned toward a sustainable future, in order to meet the Paris Agreement goal Speakers: Dr. Melchior Mataki Dr. Morgan Wairiu
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Better data management can lead to more transparency, engagement and trust, and help overcome capacity barriers to the implementation of the ETF. As we transition to the implementation of Paris Rulebook at COP24, it's time to share and discuss these ideas. Speakers: Mikhail Vartanyan (Armenia / Spherical), Katerina Sokolskaya (JetStyle), Maryke van Staden (ICLEI)
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ENVOLVEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN IMPLEMENTING THE ANGOLA NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY Speakers: ANTÓNIO ARMANDO - JEA GENERAL SECRETARY AND FOCAL POINT
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Youth constitutes one of the greatest assets for stability and development in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Youth is deeply engaged in climate action and will be the most affected by the effects of climate change.
Therefore, today's youth needs to be strongly involved in taking action and to contributing to policy-making. Youth has also undertaken initiatives and projects in the Mediterranean region that can be showcased as best practice examples.
https://ufmsecretariat.org/ufm-climate-conference-cop24/
1. Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMS); 2. Mediterranean Youth Climate Network (MYCN)
Friday, 14 December 🔗
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15:30
How Gender-Responsive Approaches to Climate Smart Agriculture and Energy Contribute to NDCs – Viet Nam Cases
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Demonstrating successful case studies wherein communities across Sudan are using indigenous knowledge to address vulnerabilities from climate change including desertification, flooding, and risks to livelihoods and food security.
UN Environment Sudan Country Office
Friday, 14 December 🔗
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17:00
The side event aims to explore how urban sustainability frameworks reinforce the potential and relevance of cultural heritage to drive urban development and climate change mitigation and adaptation. How do the urban sustainability frameworks launched by the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility and now standardised by the International Standards Organization incorporate cultural heritage? Using the commonality established by frameworks, how can cities work together to boost sustainable and inclusive business innovation and entrepreneurship in cultural heritage to raise ambitions in tackling climate change? The Horizon 2020 ROCK project will be presented as an EU flagship initiative in this realm, and a demonstrator of the contribution of cultural heritage to sustainable development in the urban environment via an integrated framework approach.
1. EUROCITIES, the network of major European cities – www.eurocities.eu ; 2. Ecopreneurs for the Climate (ECO4CLIM) – www.ecopreneurs4climate.org ; 3. Julie’s Bicycle (JB) - www.juliesbicycle.com; 4. European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations (EFCA) - www.efcanet.org
Friday, 14 December 🔗
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18:00
An overview of new and emerging international standards, designed to help a range of actors to implement climate change adaptation measures and to facilitate and enable financial support of climate change mitigation and adaptation. We focus upon the following ISO standards:
The event also provides insight into the role of standards for the major European sectors most impacted by climate change and how these standards plan to build on the future climate data.
1. International Organization for Standardization (ISO); 2. European Committee For Standardization/ European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CEN/CENELEC)