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C2G also participated in the following side events

Working with partners, C2G convened an official UNFCCC COP25 side event on governing emerging marine climate-altering techniques, including participants from the government of Indonesia, as well as from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Climate Action Network International (CAN International) and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA).

The research and potential use of marine climate-altering techniques are being discussed in the context of the Paris agreement and the ocean’s role in achieving it. None of these techniques is ready at scale. All pose significant technological and governance challenges, which need to be addressed and require the attention of stakeholders.

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Co-convened with CO2GeoNet and ImplementaSur, this event examined the key role for CO₂ Capture and Storage in large-scale emission reductions and removals. This side event focused on pathways to low carbon cement and steel in Latin America, as well as offering new insights into potential market and policy mechanisms to scale up greenhouse gas mitigation strategies and carbon dioxide removal to support sustainable growth.

Negative Emissions: The Emerging Debate

SIDE EVENT
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 6:30-8:00PM, Hall 4, Side Event Room 1

Removal of CO₂ or “negative emissions technologies” are increasingly acknowledged as critical to avoiding dangerous climate change. The IPCC considers their use for all scenarios that limit warming to 1.5°C. However, experience with actual implementation is very limited and many questions on the economic, technological and social viability, together with governance needs, remain open. At COP25, a range of leading actors from across the carbon removals debate discussed these issues at this side event organised by a consortium including: Perspectives Climate Research, Climate Strategies and Mälardalen University, Sweden. C2G Executive Director Janos Pasztor was one of the speakers at this event and gave a presentation on “Political and governance challenges surrounding Carbon Dioxide Removal”.

Negative Emissions: Dialogue on Enabling Frameworks

SIDE EVENT
Friday, 6 December 2019, 2:00-3:00PM, Nordic Pavilion

Negative emissions are increasingly acknowledged as critical to avoiding dangerous climate change. Yet there are few examples of the enabling frameworks to achieve carbon dioxide removal at a significant scale. In the Nordic Pavilion at COP25, actors from across the carbon removals debate shared their perspective on the role of governance in scaling up negative emissions. The event explored best practice examples from the Nordic region, and from across the World. This event was organised via a consortium including: Perspectives Climate Research, Climate Strategies and Mälardalen University, Sweden. C2G Executive Director Janos Pasztor was one of the speakers at this event.

Envisioning a net-zero emissions world

SIDE EVENT
Monday, 9 December 2019, 2:00 to 3:00PM, IASS Dialogue and Reflection Space

This dialogue and reflection session sought to spark among participants collective envisioning of a net-zero emissions world, in which any residual emissions after dramatic reductions are counterbalanced by various natural and technological removals. Achieving this world will require change across much of societies’ functioning and a strong collective will that is backing decisive policy action and far-reaching innovative governance measures. To get there, we need to start by imagining it. Janos Pasztor from C2G and Matthias Honegger from Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) jointly facilitated this session.

“Nature-Based Solutions”: Best Practices and Cooperation to Address Climate Change

SIDE EVENT
Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 11:00AM-12:30PM, China Pavilion

Representatives from governmental organisations, international NGOs, research institutes, as well as environmental foundations discussed and share good practices of nature-based solutions (NBS) in the process of addressing climate change and pursuing sustainable development. The event aimed to facilitate dialogue and knowledge sharing on NBS; to consolidate the achievements of the Climate Action Summit; and to improve international cooperation on NBS for a more sustainable world. C2G Executive Director of Janos Pasztor was a speaker at this event, hosted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of China and organised by the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC).

The Atmosphere Restoration Accelerator: Creating a commercial market for greenhouse gas removal technologies

SIDE EVENT
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 11:30AM to 12:30PM, UK Pavilion

Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) technologies such as Afforestation and Direct Air Capture are likely to play a critical role in achieving net-zero emissions.  The scaling of these technologies in line with climate model requirements has the potential to be a multi-trillion pound industry. This session explores how to create a commercial market for GGR. C2G Director of Knowledge Management Nicholas Harrison was a speaker at this event.

Accelerating climate action in China’s Cities: drawing on a bottom up approach

SIDE EVENT
Friday, 13 December 2019, 3:00-4:30PM, WWF Pavilion

C2G Director of Knowledge Management Nicholas Harrison was a speaker at this event, with a presentation focusing on “Cities and the future of Carbon Dioxide Removal”.