This session will bring together thought leaders and experts to discuss pragmatic and effective pathways for carbon management, including technologies and policies needed for  decarbonization and managing climate Change impacts  in the medium and long run.

Discussion Points

1. Climate risks: Pragmatic and effective solutions to combating climate change.

2. Challenges facing the techno-economic aspects of climate solutions

3. How can finance be directed towards decarbonizing harder to abate sectors, role of policy, regulations and market mechanisms?

4. What is the role of regional and bilateral decisions and policies on international climate action

5. How have the findings of the IPCC influenced international cooperation on climate action over the years (policies and technology options)?

6. How far can the UNFCCC process go in terms of advancing global climate action?

7. How can we contextualize the differing national circumstance of nations in a carbon constrained world? How can national policies be harmonized to advance coordinated global action?

Panellists:

• Dr. Rob Stowe, Co-Director, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, Harvard University

• Prof. Gernot Wagner, Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Service, New York University

• Dr. S. Julio Friedmann, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University

• Prof. Jos Marie R. Delbeke, Part-Time Professor at EUI, Full-time Professor, KU Leuven

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