COP26 Backdoor Program, November 11

 

We are thrilled to bring you day 11 of our daily COP26 Backdoor broadcast, live from the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow. 

 

Read more about today's program below. Watch all broadcasts live or on-demand, by going to wedonthavetime.org/cop26 and clicking on the program items of your choice.

Program, November 11

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08:00-08:10 - The Glasgow COPpuccinos at The Resilience Hub - Episode 8 Resilience Hub: Bijal outlines the MHT approach to helping women in poor urban communities to organize, including forging ‘disruptive collaborations’ with scientists, technologists and governments. “The intersection of climate change, urbanization and informality is going to deprive the poor the most.” Bijal ends by describing how she and her team draw courage and energy from the poor women they work with, “…who go on and on, relentlessly, happily and in a smiling way.”   Speakers: ‍Bijal Brahmbhatt, Executive Director, Mahila Housing Trust, India   Organizer: The Resilience Shift     08:00-10:00 — Demystifying the EU Taxonomy for Nordic SMEs What does EU taxonomy alignment mean? How can small and medium-sized companies integrate the taxonomy mindset in their operations? Understanding the EU Taxonomy will be critical for SMEs especially when seeking financing opportunities. The workshop will share best practices from green Nordic companies and practical guidelines from investors.   Moderator: Ms. Josefin Hoviniemi, Head of Communications, Nefco   Expert panel: Ms Mirka Lummaa, Senior Advisor, Gaia Consulting Mr Mikko Eloranta, Head of Sustainable Finance Nordic, Danske Bank Ms Ágústa Thorbergsdóttir, Managing Director, Navigo Mr Søren Berg Rasmussen, Investment Manager, Nefco   Case Companies: Thor Ice Chilling Solutions, Iceland Noaq Flood Protection, Sweden Sensible 4, Finland   Organizer: Nefco – The Nordic Green Bank Others involved: Green by Iceland, Business Sweden     10:00-11:00 — How Open Government principles can help deliver Climate Action This workshop will recognize the important and necessary contributions the public make to delivering Climate Action; will outline ambitions to meaningfully, transparency and accountability involve people; will share learning through good practice examples; will identify practical steps to involve people in delivering Climate Action, including how Open Government can help.   Speakers: Chair: Yamide Dagnet, Director Climate Negotiations, World Resources Institute Patrick Harvie, Scottish Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights Krista Mikkonen, Finnish Minster of the Environment and Climate Change Simonas Gentvilas, Lithuanian Minister of Environment   Organizer: Scottish Government Co-organizers: Lithuanian Government, open Government Partnership     11:15-12:15 — Towards a more liveable planet How are the Nordics addressing climate change and contributing to a liveable planet? What is the role of Nordic green financing models in building sustainable and competitive economies? Owned by the Nordic countries, NDF, Nefco and NIB showcase impactful climate actions on a global scale. By invitation only, streaming available for the public.   Panel: Mr Trond Moe, Managing Director Nefco Ms Karin Isaksson, Managing Director NDF Mr André Küüsvek, President & CEO NIB   Moderator in Helsinki: Josefin Hoviniemi, Head of Communications, Nefco Jukka Ahonen, Head of Communications, NIB   Host in Glasgow: Aleksandra Reskalenko, NDF and Lia Oker-Blom, Nefco   Organizers: NIB, Nefco, NDF     12:30-13:15 — Nordic Baltic countries sharpen their climate financing The Nordic Investment Bank is the most tangible example of the Nordic and Baltic countries cooperating on climate issues through sustainable financing. Welcome to this launch event of their new Sustainability policy for the bank. The new policy sets out to speed up NIB’s sustainable finance offering, whilst doing what is necessary to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement and UN SDGs.   Moderator From Helsinki Mr Jukka Ahonen, Head of Communication at NIB   Speakers: From Helsinki Ms Julie Sonne, Member of NIB’s Board of Directors, Head of Division, Denmark’s Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Mr Luca De Lorenzo, Head of Sustainability and Mandate   Organizer: Nordic Investment Bank     13:15-13:45 — Lunch Briefing: The Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association Live from the Nordic Pavilion in Glasgow we give you access to the ongoing negotiations at COP26. In a joint event with the Nordic COP26 Hub in Helsinki we give you a unique opportunity to ask your questions straight to the people in charge.   Speakers: Tinna Hallgrímsdóttir, chairperson of the Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association and UN Youth Delegate for Sustainable Development ‍ Finnur Ricart Andrason, climate representative of the Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association and UN Youth Delegate for Climate Change      13:15-14:45 — Transforming our built environment: from net-zero commitments to action   How to secure a sustainable city that will support our citizen demands, our climate challenges and our future needs of healthy environments for living. Circular material flows will be the key enabler to support the transformation.   Speakers: Pär Larshans, Head of Sustainability at Ragn-Sells Gregory Craig, CEO of Skanska UK John Kornerup Bang, Senior VP Sustainability transformation, Stora Enso Magnus Tengberg, Business area Manager, RealEstate Vasakronan Joachim Rosenberg, Head of Volvo Energy   Moderator: Catarina Rolfsdotter Jansson, We Don’t Have Time   Organizer: Business Sweden   14:00-15:00 — The future of finance - sustainable impact Nordea wants to actively engage with its customers and key stakeholders. This event will discuss forward looking solutions and the financial sector's important role to drive towards society's goals through collaboration with customers and partners.   Introduction speech Anders Langworth, Head of Sustainability, Nordea   Moderator Hanna Silvola, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Hanken School of Economics   Panel Nina Arkilahti, Head of Business Banking and Group Leadership Team, Nordea Hanna Kaskela, Director of Responsible Investments, Varma Arjen Berends, CFO, Wärtsilä Petri Vuorio, Director EU/SME/Climate Issues, Confederation of Finnish Industries Organizer: Nordea     14:00-15:00 — The subsidy swap Nordic countries have been trailblazers in implementing environmental fiscal policies including reforming fossil fuel subsidies, pricing carbon and supporting renewable energy. This event will explore how the Nordic experience can inform fiscal policy in the global south and make the case for subsidy reform and reallocation to clean energy.   Opening Remarks Mary Gestrin, Head of Communications Nordic Council of Ministers   Transforming energy, transforming the fiscal system: Clean energy and environmental fiscal reform in Denmark Mads Dalum Libergren Chief Consultant in the Ministry of Finance Presentation 2: Reform and reallocate: Swapping subsidies for a fair energy transition Chido Muzondo, IISD Response: A youth perspective on subsidies and tax Nadia Gullestrup Christensen, Danish Climate Youth Ambassador   Organizer: International Institute for Sustainable Development     14:00–15:00 — Making Business Sense of Scope 3 Emissions In this session, Carbon Trust experts will help make business sense of value chain emissions, featuring the latest expert thinking on how Scope 3 emissions are defined, measured and the benefits engaging your value chain on decarbonization can deliver. We will be joined by Simon Boas Hoffmeyer, Senior Director of Sustainability & Communications of the Carlsberg Group, who will discuss the challenges and opportunities Carlsberg have experienced when addressing their Scope 3 emissions.   Our session will allow attendees to grasp the full context of the business case for managing Scope 3 emissions, including the environmental and economic imperatives for alignment, as well as to learn first-hand from a corporate case study on the steps that a business has taken to implement solutions and recommendations for socializing with stakeholders.   Speaker: Simon Boas Hoffmeyer, Senior Director of Sustainability & Communications, Carlsberg Group Organizer: Carbon Trust   ICC Make Climate Action Everyone’s Business Forum. You need to sign up on this website to access broadcast: https://hopin.com/events/icc-make-climate-action-everyone-s-business-conference/registration     15:30-16:15 — Finance Ministries engaging on climate change How are Finance Ministries integrating climate into policy planning? The Danish Ministry of Finance and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra will share experiences with developing green economic models and driving collaboration in the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action on how to anchor climate change issues in Finance Ministries.   Speakers: From Glasgow Mads Libergren, Senior Advisor, Danish Ministry of Finance Jesper Svejgaard Jensen, Head of Section, Danish Ministry of Finance Dr. Saara Tamminen, The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra [video stream via Helsinki]   Organizer: Ministry of Finance, Denmark Co.organizer: The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra     16:45-17.30 — More space for women’s leadership A new report about lessons from Nordic efforts to integrate gender equality in climate finance points at both best practices, and possibilities for improvement. Learn about the results from the research and listen to the reaction from the governments. Moderator: Secretary General DanChurchAid and moderator of the ACT Alliance, Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, (Glasgow)   Speakers: Minister for the Environment of Sweden, Per Bolund (Glasgow) Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources in Malawi, Nancy Tembo (Glasgow) Member of the Finish Parliament, Inka Hopsu (Helsinki) INKA consult, Christopher Roy, (Glasgow)   Organizer: DanChurchAid Others involved: ACT church of Sweden, FinChurchAid, FELM and Norwegian Church Aid     18:00-19:00 — Green and Liveable Cities in Africa Urbanization is a big challenge in Africa, but a people-centred and climate-proof approach can turn this to an opportunity. Experiences from Nordic cities and businesses show that such a model can bring economic growth, jobs for youth, services and liveable neighbourhoods.   Moderator: ‍Henrik Franklin, Director, Nordic Development Fund Speakers: Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavik Astrid Haas, Urban Adviser, African Development Bank ‍ Tatiana Gallego, Urban Chief, Inter American Development Bank HE Prof Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, Governor of Kisumu county, Kisumu, Kenya (in person) Rapporteur: ‍Aage Jorgensen, Nordic Development Fund   Organizer: Nordic Development Bank CO-organizer: African Development Bank (AfDB)

19:00-22:00 —Awarding Climate Action Welcome to our final broadcast from the negotiations floor at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. We bring COP26 to you – live from Glasgow and our hubs in Nairobi, Washington DC and Stockholm. On this special evening we will call out the winners of Startup4Climate, a Swedish challenge aimed at startups and young companies with ideas that can speed up the energy transition. We will also announce – and interview – the winners of We Don’t Have Time’s Climate Review Awards.