part of Your guide to SEI at COP30
On 29 October, SEI invites journalists to a press briefing where its leading experts will share their perspectives on the major themes shaping the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil (10–21 November). The briefing will highlight SEI research connected to COP30’s convening priorities and the COP Presidency Action Agenda.
3.00PM CET Welcome
Ulrika Lamberth, Senior Press Officer, SEI Headquarters
Introductory remarks: Fostering human and social development
Maya Rebermark, Senior Expert in Climate Communications and Impact, SEI Headquarters
3:10PM–3:45PM Presentations
From ambition to action: NDCs as catalysts for achieving the Paris Agreement
Silvia Ulloa, Staff Scientist, Energy Modelling Program, SEI US
Production Gap Report: governments stuck in a fossil-fuel-dependent playbook
Emily Ghosh, Senior Scientist and the Program Director of the Equitable Transitions program, SEI US
Bioeconomy: Integrated value chains and speciality markets
Silvia Calderón, Centre Director, SEI Latin America
Sustainable commodity production and trade and forest conservation
Toby Gardner, Senior Research Fellow at SEI Headquarters and Co-Director of Trase
Water at the nexus of mitigation and adaptation
Annette Huber-Lee, Senior Scientist, SEI US
Accelerating adaptation
Albert Salamanca, Senior Research Fellow, SEI Asia
A human-centred approach for the transition to fossil-free transport
Maria Xylia, Senior Research Fellow, SEI Headquarters
3:45PM–4:25PM Open for questions
4:25PM–4:30PM Upcoming reports, publications and key SEI events
Ulrika Lamberth, SEI Senior Press Officer
Ulrika Lamberth, Senior Press Officer, Stockholm Environment Institute
+46 73 801 70 53, [email protected]
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