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PUBLEnEf project session at
Katowice climate change conference (COP 24)

at EU side events:

In 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:

Increasing ambition in the low-carbon transition:
challenges and implications of the 1.5 and 2 degree targets
  • “What impacts will arise from a global warming of 1.5C and 2C and which impacts will be avoided if warming is kept below 1.5C?” (CRESCENDO project)
  • “NDC Review: What it really takes to Increase pre-2030 Ambition from Global, EU and National Level Perspectives?” (COP21RIPPLES project)
  • “Investigating Innovation Dynamics in low-emission transition pathways: what are the implications across different sectors and applications? (TRANSRISK project)
  • “Raising awareness about climate policy: what are the opportunities for decarbonizing Poland? “ (WZROST project)
  • “Supporting public authorities in reaching their climate and energy targets: what are the main challenges in implementing sustainable energy plans at regional and local level? “ (PUBLEnEf project)

    • The side-event features 5 thematic presentations followed by a panel discussion.

    Speakers:

    Julien Guerrier, Director, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME);
    Stefan Lange, Katja Frieler or Jacob Schewe (tbc), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), CRESCENDO project;
    Marta Torres Gunfaus, Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI), COP21RIPPLES project;
    Francis X. Johnson, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), TRANSRISK project;
    Tobiasz Adamczewski, WWF Poland, WZROST project;
    Vlasis Oikonomou, JIN Climate and Sustainability, PUBLEnEf project;
    Franz Immler and Frederik Accoe (EASME)

    6th of December, 2018 14:30 – 16:00

    Click here to check out the COP 24 AGENDA