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Tuesday, Dec. 4

Director Angel Hsu will be speaking at the following events at the COP-24 Venue:

 11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Contributions of the research community to climate action and implementation of the Paris Agreement

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.   

Location: TBC

-2:00-3:00 pm: The Emissions Gap Report 2018 – the emissions gap and opportunities to bridge it

Location: German Pavilion 

– 3:00-4:30 pm Official UNFCCC Side Event: “Making climate action more transparent and ambitious: lessons learned from the NDCs” 

Location TBD

-5:00-6:30 pm Brown to Green: Opportunities for enhancing ambition and accelerating action particularly in G20 countries

Thursday, Dec. 6

Launch of the Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index – please RVSP here.

  • 3:00 – 3:05 – Welcome Remarks
    • Dr. Angel Hsu, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS College and Director of Data-Driven Yale
  • 3:05 – 3:10 – Linking Environmental Sustainability and Social Inclusion – Kim Samuel, Founder of Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness
  • 3:10 – 3:25 – Introduction to the Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
    • Dr. Angel Hsu, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS College and Director of Data-Driven Yale
  • 3:25 –  4:25 – City Perspectives: A Conversation with Representatives from Mexico City, Singapore, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, and Paris  
  • Moderator: Angel Hsu
    • Panelists:
      • Claudia Octaviano, General Coordinator for Climate Change Mitigation National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change, Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático
      • Yaan Francoise, Head of climate, energy strategies of Paris and the circular economy
      • Mzukisi Gwata, Principal Specialist in Climate Change Adaptation for the City of Johannesburg
      • Ong Tze Haung, Senior Assistant Director, National Climate Change Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore
      • Rodrigo Vidal, Environmental Policy and Strategy Director, Buenos Aires
      • Maria Pelizzon, Head, State of Sao Paulo Climate Change Department
  • 4:30 – 5:00 – NGO Perspectives: A Conversation with Researchers and Practitioners
    • Moderator : Amy Weinfurter
    • Panelists:
      • Dr. Maarten Kappelle, Head, Thematic Assessments Unit, Science Division, UN Environment
      • Dr. Yang Li, Senior Analyst, Innovative Green Development Program (iGDP)
      • Dr. Nancy Harris, Global Forest Watch, World Resources Institute
      • Eva Gladek, Founder and CEO, Metabolic
  • 5:00 – 6:00 – Reception and poster presentations

Friday, Dec. 7

-8:00 – 9:30 am: Technical discussion: Improving data and methods to aggregate and track global climate action

The event, convened by the Coalition for Galvanizing the Groundswell of Climate Action, will be a chance for the non-state and subnational actor data community to discuss two emerging issues in climate action measurement: (1) tracking progress and (2) the incorporation of Scope 3 actions into aggregation studies. We hope to use this meeting to go into greater detail on these issues than is possible during usual coordination meetings. This discussion will draw on and be informed by related conversations among the Collaboration Body on Climate Action Methodology, Data, and Analysis (CAMDA) held alongside COP 24, including an earlier meeting regarding the next steps of the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT). Invitation only.

Location: Pandazone

-9:30 – 11:30 am: Non-state actors in China

Director Angel Hsu will be speaking about the role of non-state actors in China and global climate mitigation.

Location: China Pavilion

 

Saturday, Dec. 8

-9:00 am – 12:30 pm: Collaboration Body on Climate Action Methodology, Data and Analysis (CB-CAMDA) to confirm planning for 2019/2020.

The meeting will take place on the side-lines of the Katowice Climate Change Conference (COP 24) in Katowice, Poland, on Saturday 8 December 2018. This is an invite only event.

-11:30 am – 1:00 pm:How local, business, and civil society actors can step up climate action in developing and developed countries” at the “Development and Climate Days” 

Location: Hotel Diament Arsenal (Paderewskiego 35, 41-500 Chorzów, Katowice

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