Day: Wednesday, October 23, 2019.
Time09:00 - 10:30 am (Time in Costa Rica, CST)Check the time according to your location: http://bit.ly/2ODYGnh
Agenda
Welcome. Aída Figari. Technical expert of the LEDS LAC Secretariat, Libélula Perú.
Large-scale CO2 removal: techniques and governance implications in the context of Low Emission Development Strategies. Thelma Krug. Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). | Download presentation
The state of climate in soils and oceans: a view from the IPCC. Paulo Artaxo. Full Professor of Physics, University of Sao Paulo.
Comments by Manuel Pulgar-Vidal. Climate and Energy Leader, WWF International.
About the webinar
The Paris Agreement aims to keep the temperature increase below 2.0°C, closer to 1.5°C. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 1.5°C Special Report on Global Warming refines the message of its 5th Assessment Report: large-scale carbon removal must be part of the global effort to achieve net-zero emissions. To stay within the 1.5°C threshold, this has to happen within the next 30 years. Compatible scenarios involve a combination of biological and/or technological Large-scale Carbon Removal (CDR) processes. The report recognizes that all of these techniques still involve uncertainties around feasibility, sustainability and represent significant governance challenges.
The webinar will provide an overview of the IPCC's key findings regarding large-scale CDR techniques, their governance challenges, all in relation to low-emission development strategies. The webinar will be conducted in Spanish. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the LEDS LAC Platform Secretariat: info@ledslac.org.
About the panelists
Senior researcher at the National Institute for Space Research of Brazil, and one of the three IPCC vice-chairs since 2015. For more than 15 years she represented Brazil in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations, particularly on issues related to land use, land use change and forestry (USCUSS), research and systematic observation and reporting guidelines. He has several publications related to climate change and forests and has participated in the development of innovative methodologies for afforestation/reforestation under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).one of the most influential and internationally cited Brazilian scientists. He is one of the main authors of several IPCC reports (AR4, AR5, AR6, Land Report). He has an extensive track record as a researcher and is a member of several global scientific networks. He has been awarded by the World Academy of Sciences and with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Stockholm. He is also a full professor at the University of Sao Paulo and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, former Minister of Environment in Peru and president of the UNFCCC - COP20. A lawyer with more than 27 years of experience in the areas of environmental law and policy, he founded the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law in 1986, where he served as executive director for 20 years. He has participated in the development of environmental policy frameworks in many countries, as an advisor to decision makers and many project initiatives. He has also managed several organizations and is a recognized leader in environmental management issues.
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