13 December, 2023
Biofuels: impacts and risks for a strategy aligned to 1.5°C
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The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December 12, 2023.
COP28 represented a historic result: with it, the end of the fossil fuel era has begun. By approving the Global Stocktake, all Parties have agreed on the need to transition away from fossil fuels, focussing on clean energy and energy efficiency so as to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Thanks to COP28, the spotlight was turned on those countries and companies that today have the largest interests in the production of oil and gas. Their choices will determine whether emissions will be reduced and commitments to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C will be kept.
Among the main topics that were discussed at COP28 there are climate finance, the Global Goal on Adaptation, carbon credits, and trade.
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GLOSSARY
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Oil and gas: Production and consumption
The Paris Agreement
Mitigation and adaptation
Global Stocktake
Greenhouse gas emissions
Mediterranean Coalition Office – Blue Zone and online
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
UTC +4 – Gulf Standard Time (GST)
Energy Transition in the Mediterranean and Africa: Needs and Perspectives
Event organised by EMEA, Euro-Mediterranean Economist Association
Moderator: Prof. Rym Ayadi, EMEA President and Founder
Speakers:
- Giulia Giordano, Head of International Programmes, ECCO
- Lisa Guarrera, Director of the Monitoring and Modeling Division, OME
- Nadim Abillama, Middle East and North Africa Programme Officer, IEA
- Bhekumuzi Dean Bhebhe, Campaigns Lead, Power Shift Africa
- Federico Pontoni, Program Director of Technology for the Energy Transition Research Program, FEEM
Mediterranean Coalition Office – Blue Zone and online
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
UTC +4 – Gulf Standard Time (GST)
“We need trillions, not billions”: the role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in climate finance
Event organised by EMEA, Euro-Mediterranean Economist Association
Moderator: Prof. Rym Ayadi, President and Founder, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association
Speaker:
- Eleonora Cogo, Senior Associate International Financial Reforms, ECCO
- Carola Mejía, Climate Finance Analyst, Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (LATINDADD)
- Demetrio Innocenti, Climate Lead, 2x Global
- Alisher Mamadzhanov, Multilateral Governance Manager, Green Climate Fund
- Alina Saba, Program Officer Climate Justice, Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR)
- Claudio Pedretti, Founder and Managing Director, Green Climate Ventures and President, Club of Florence
Italian Pavillion – Blue Zone
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
UTC +4 – Gulf Standard Time (GST)
Women’s energy to save the planet
Event organised by Direzione RAI per la sostenibilità ESG
Moderator: Claudia Stamerra, Foreign Affairs, Rai Radio News
Speakers:
- Federico Tassan-Viol, Senior Policy Advisor Diplomacy, ECCO
- Amel Chadli, Vice President, Schneider Electric and member of the executive committee, RES4Africa
- Sonia Sandei, Vice President, Vicaria Confindustria Genova
- Arianna Voto, Journalist, Rai per la Sostenibilità ESG and Coordinator, No Women No Panel
Mediterranean Coalition Office – Blue Zone and online
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
UTC +4 – Gulf Standard Time (GST)
The climate crisis between science, information and politics
Event organised by Direzione RAI per la sostenibilità ESG
Moderator: Claudia Stamerra, Foreign Affairs, Rai Radio News
Speakers:
- Andrea Ghianda, Head of Communications, ECCO
- Grammenos Mastrojeni, diplomat and climate and environment expert, SG UfM Deputy
- Anna Pirani (or Nathalie Hilmi), MedECC scientists, Coordinating Lead Authors of the MedECC Special Report on coastal risks
- Alessandro Macina, Rai3 Presadiretta reporter (remote)
- Alessandra Astolfi, Global Exhibition Director, green and technology division, Italian Exhibition Group
Italian Pavillion – Blue Zone
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
UTC +4 – Gulf Standard Time (GST)
Live streaming on the Youtube channel of the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
How to Manage Climate Risk and Security in the Mediterranean
Event organised by ECCO
Moderator: Luca Bergamaschi, co-founding Director, ECCO
Speakers:
- Francesco Corvaro, Special Envoy for Climate, Italian Republic
- Grammenos Mastrojeni, Senior Deputy Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean
- Giulia Giordano, Head of International Programmes, ECCO
- Hajar Kamlichi, Director North Africa, PIE – Pooled Fund for International Energy
- Antonio Navarro, President, CMCC – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
- Prof. Francesco Fatone, full professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University of the Marches
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