Online Workshop
Post-COP26 roundtable: Where do we go from here?
Exclusive for public servants and policymakers
Thursday, Nov 25, 2021
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Speakers
We’ve all seen the worrying projections about what our planet would look and feel like should the drastic effects of climate change go unchecked.
The 2021 IPCC report declares that this is still possible but only if unprecedented action is taken now — global emissions must halve by 2030 and reach ‘net-zero’ by 2050. The upcoming COP26 summit is a crucial moment, presenting governments with a vital opportunity to achieve this goal by setting the strategy for closing out the decade.
In this roundtable discussion following COP26, we ask: has the summit done enough? What will this mean for policy in the future? And, most importantly, what can (and should) government and public servants do next?
What you'll learn:
- Post-summit reflections from experts in the field
- What COP26 actually means for government
- How to identify policy challenges and opportunities
- What steps you can take to support the COP26 goals
Who should join:
This workshop is for anyone interested in climate policy and the outcomes of the COP26 summit, whether you work directly on climate policy or not.
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Speakers
Chiara Carlini
Senior Programme Manager at PUBLIC
UK
Dr Jake Ainscough
Senior Research Associate at the Lancaster Environment Centre
UK
Andrea Quesada-Aguilar
gender, sustainable development and environment specialist at the UNDP Regional Center
Panama
Dr Jake Ainscough, is a Senior Research Associate at Lancaster Environment Centre where he works on the Climate Citizens project. His work focuses on the role of public deliberation in responding to the climate emergency - both as a means of accelerating action and designing better climate policy. Prior to joining Lancaster University Jake worked as the manager of the APPG on Climate Change at the think-tank Policy Connect and as a researcher on sustainable finance at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. He has degrees in zoology, economics and human geography and a PhD in environmental governance from the University of Edinburgh.
Andrea Quesada-Aguilar, is one of the leading gender and environment experts in Latin America. In the past 12 years, Andrea has been involved in numerous pioneer initiatives to ensure that climate change and biodiversity agreements, policies, programs and projects promote gender equality and women’s rights. As part of these initiatives, Andrea has lead international and national advocacy and capacity building efforts; supported various platforms to strengthen women’s networks; and worked in several research initiatives to promote gender sensitive environmental policies and implement gender responsive programs and projects in 14 developing countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa.
