COP26 Backdoor – day 8

 

The program, November 8

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08:15-09:00 — Nordic Sustainable Aviation – skymiles ahead? The Nordic countries have ambitious plans to reduce the carbon footprint of flying. All Nordic countries are about to get blend-in requirements for sustainable aviation fuels. In addition, use of electric aircrafts - either batteries or hydrogen/fuel cells - are considered by several countries and airline companies. Blending fuels – e-fuels and electrons. Reducing emissions from aviation is crucial and challenging!   Speakers: Niels Buus Kristensen, Chief Research Economist, Institute of Transport Economics Maria Fiskerud, Project Manager – Nordic Network for Electric Aviation (NEA) Arvid Løken, Senior Adviser, Avinor Tore Skoglund, Project Manager – Nordic Drone Initiative   Organizer: Nordic Energy Research and Nordic Innovation     09:15-10:00 — Fit for 2055? En route to decarbonizing the maritime sector – Turning a cargo ship  The maritime sector has an obligation to cut emissions. Once efficiency measures are exhausted and slow steaming has become widespread – new ship types and low or no-carbon fuels has to take over. Are the maritime sector prepared for this quantum leap? What are the supporting routes to decarbonizing the industry? What are the concrete projects and measures currently being implemented in the Nordic region?   Speakers: Jari Kauppila, Head SG office and Quantitative Policy Analysis ITF Nanna Thit Hemmingsen, Project Manager, The Connected Ship project, MARLOG Hege Økland, CEO, Maritime Cleantech (video) Organizers: Nordic Energy Research (NER) and Nordic Innovation     10:00-11:30 — Decarbonizing shipping in line with the Paris agreement: what will it take? To decarbonize by 2050, the maritime sector must be well underway by 2030, with a share of 5% sustainable fuels and 200 deep sea vessels running on sustainable fuels. This event will discuss the main challenges incl. supply of green fuels at scale and enabling policy- and regulatory measures. Moderator: Katharine Palmer, Climate Champion for Shipping   A collaborative Nordic project The HySeas Ferry development programme (Green hydrogen), Martin Smith, University of St. Andrews   Nordic ambitions for green shipping Brian Johnson, CEO, UK MCA & Rikke Wetter Olufsen Deputy Director Danish Maritime Authority Panel debate: What will it take for shipping to decarbonize in line with the Paris Agreement: What is the role of regulation and how do we enable first movers? Insights from Nordics, provided by: Wayne Jones, OBE Executive Board Member and Chief Sales Officer, MAN Energy Solutions, Morten Bo Christiansen, VP Head of Decarbonisation, Maersk Bernhard Stormhyr, VP for Corporate Sustainability, Yara Roel Hoenders, IMO Summary - what will it take for the industry to decarbonize in line with the Paris agreement? Bo Cerup-Simonsen, CEO, MMM Center for Zero Carbon Shipping Organizer: Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping University of St. Andrews Global Maritime Forum     10:15-11:00 — SÓLIN - Icelandic Environmentalists' youth led initiative to create political pressure  In correlation with the newly concluded parliamentary elections in Iceland, youth environmentalists developed SÓLIN, a comprehensive grading system to evaluate policies of the running parties. The grades had a substantial impact on all discussion, resulting in the public voting in a more informed manner and demanding more ambition from every party.   Speakers: Aðalbjörg Egilsdóttir, The Icelandic Youth Environmental Association Sigrún Perla Gísladóttir, The Icelandic Youth Environmental Association Organizer: The Icelandic Youth Environmental Association     11:30-12:30 — Water Management in Future Nordic Cities The Nordics are strong in water-efficient, smart technologies and advanced in utilizing them for circularity, energy withdrawal and resource efficiency, but we are still far from closed water loops and face several challenges, for instance related to increased storm water. Nordic Innovation invites you to discuss the vision of Nordics as the world’s most water-smart region.   Moderator: Professor Riku Vahala, Head of the Department of Built Environment, Aalto University, School Of Engineering Speakers: Mari Heinonen, Director of Wasterwater Treatment and Services, HSY Yvona Holbein, ‘Overvannskoordinator’ / Stormwater Coordinator, City of Oslo: Agency for Planning and Building Services Topi Helle, Managing Director, Finnish Water Forum Organizer: Nordic Innovation     11:45-12:30 — Shorepower for Cruise Ships The panel will raise awareness among participants at COP26 on shore power for cruise ships as a solution in the transportation sector that can reduce air pollution in ports. One cruise ship in a port for an hour pollutes comparable to 3,500 diesel cars per hour. Speakers: Christian Hald-Mortensen, Special Advisor, Danish Ministry for Environment, Department Maria Bos, Plug Pelle Erik Bjerg Mortensen, Copenhagen Municipality Ragnhild Møller-Stray, Oslo Kommune Organizer: Danish Ministry of Environment     12:45-13:10 — Insights from the Emissions Gap Report 2021 What is the impact of the new climate pledges for 2030 on global emissions? Are G20 members on a clear path towards their net-zero targets? What are the global warming implications? Join us for a presentation and discussion of the key findings of the new UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2021 Moderator: Susanne Pedersen (UNEP DTU Partnership) Speakers: Anna Maria Gran (welcome, NKL) Anne Olhoff (presenter, UNEP DTU Partnership) Organizer: UNEP DTU Partnership     13:15-14:00 — Let’s talk about adaptation In this participatory event we get down to the roots of climate change adaptation. What are the main obstacles? How can we find the way around them? You can throw the ball to our public and private sector experts and help define the main challenges and solutions, with a focus on low-income countries Moderator: Leena Klossner, Director, Business Development and Outreach, Nordic Development Fund Opening remarks: Flemming Møller Mortensen, Minister of Development Cooperation, Denmark Panel discussion Amal-Lee Amin, Climate Change Director, CDC Group Jay Koh, Founder & Managing Director, The Lightsmith Group Arghya Sinha Roy, Principal Climate Chance Specialist, Asian Development Bank Barbara Buchner, Senior Director, Climate Policy Initiative Closing remarks: Karin Isaksson, Managing Director, Nordic Development Fund Organizer: Nordic Development Fund‍     14:15-15:00 — Carbon neutrality in cities through sustainable energy transitions Cities are on the frontlines of global climate change, and sustainable energy transitions are required for cities' long-term carbon-neutral development. The side event will focus on what roles of cities can play in connecting technologies of district heating and cooling, and building energy efficiency for their carbon neutrality targets.   Speakers: Dr. Lars Grundahl Ang Ye, dena Moderator: Dr. Zhuolun Chen, UDP Organizer: UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) ‍Co-organizers: Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)     15.00–16.00 — Removing and Storing Carbon: Responsible Forest Management as a Tool to Limit Climate Change to 1.5*C In the corporate climate debate, there are many mixed messages about the role of carbon offsetting and investments in forests. To support robust climate action aimed at halving emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero latest 2050, this session seeks to stimulate debate about the role of forests and related investments, and how companies can find the potentials within or connected to their value chain, instead of outside. In a live panel, WWF will share best best practices to enhance biodiversity and protect people who depend of forests.   FSC will share insights on how to secure that corporate actions do not contribute to deforestation or conversion of natural ecosystems. World Resources Institute (WRI) and/or World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will share progress on an new accounting guidance in the the GHG Protocol standard for removing and storing carbon through forestry and agriculture. Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) will share progress on their new guidance on setting science based targets for forest, land and agriculture sectors called the FLAG standard. Speakers: Representatives from: WWFFSC World Resources Institute (WRI)Science-based Targets Initiatives (SBTi)   Organizer: Inter IKEA Group 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 15:15-16:00 — Global and Nordic Scenarios and Global Clean Energy Technology Progress The Nordic countries have a joint ambition of becoming Carbon-neutral by 2050. The Nordic Clean Energy Scenario describe 3 possible pathways to meet this ambition. The New Energy Outlook (NEO) is BloombergNEF’s annual long-term scenario analysis on the future of the energy economy. Tracking Clean Energy 2 / 2 Progress provide an up-to-date status on key technologies to achieve deep emission reductions. Does these reports align?   Moderator: ‍Svend Søyland, Nordic Energy Research Speakers: Kevin Johnsen, Senior adviser NER Daniel Wetzel, Head of Tracking Sustainable Transitions Unit, IEA Albert Chung, Global Head of Analysis, Bloomberg New Energy Finance Organizer: Nordic Energy Research & IEA     16:15-17:00 — Capturing Golden Opportunities Working together to deliver success in carbon capture, usage and storage. IPCC have stressed the importance of CCS in order to meet climate targets. The event will showcase the opportunities that exist for knowledge sharing and collaboration across the Nordic countries and Scotland on CCS, drawing upon decades of respective experience at the leading edge of the global energy sector to accelerate the transition to net-zero.   SSE and Equinor’s joint plans to develop the UK’s first CCS-equipped power station at Peterhead. The Danish Energy Islands project and planned CO2 storage infrastructure Moderator: Svend Søyland, Nordic Energy Research   Speakers: Klaus Skytte, CEO, Nordic Energy Research Irene Rummelhoff, EVP, Equinor Martin Pibworth, Energy and Commercial Director, SSE Hanne Storm Edlefsen, Chief Strategic Planning, Energinet Rune Volla, Director, Department of Energy, Norwegian Research Council   Organizer: Nordic Energy Research Partners: Equinor, SSE, Energinet     17:15-18:00 — Wind-Win: Communities and Conservation Can wind energy be part of an ecologically and socially sustainable development? In a green and just transition, all relevant stakeholders must be involved – local communities as well as nature. Examples from the Nordics and neighbours could show how offshore wind projects may support biodiversity and be supported by society. ‍ Moderator: ‍Svend Søyland, Senior Adviser at Nordic Energy Research ‍ Speakers: Rachel Asante-Owusu, PhD, Programme Manager – Global Business and Biodiversity Programme, IUCN Jan-Willem van Bochove, Senior Principal Consultant, The Biodiversity Consultancy Marte Rusten, PhD, Principal Consultant – Environmental Risk and Preparedness, Energy Systems, DNV Morven Smith, Head of Community Investment, SSE Dean Cooper, Global Lead, Energy Transition – Climate and Energy Practice, WWF Organizer: Nordic Energy Research Partners: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) The Biodiversity Consultancy DNV SSE     18:15-19:00 — What is the role of carbon capture and storage in climate mitigation? Technologies to capture carbon for storage (or use) and Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) are critical to reach 1.5°C pathways. Join us for an evening reception and dialogue on possible enabling frameworks for scaling NETs and CCS or CCU, and their role in broader mitigation strategies. Speakers: Ruth Herbert Kiane de Kleijne Matthias Honegger Hanna-Mari Ahonen Vincent de Gooyert Organizer: Climate Strategies     19:15-22:00 — Small Cities - Big Impact Welcome to day eight of our daily broadcasts from the negotiations floor at the UN Climate Change Conference. We bring COP26 to you – live from Glasgow and our hubs in Nairobi, Washington DC and Stockholm. Meet changemakers from Samsø, Denmark; Guadalajara, Mexico, and Mariestad, Sweden – And hear their stories on finding climate solutions that could inspire the world. Read more.