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On 15 September 2020, experts from IEA, IISD, UN and numerous other institutions and universities discussed policies to wind down fossil fuel production, with special attention to a COVID-19 recovery.
When: 14:00 – 16:00 BST, September 15, 2020
The International Conference on Fossil Fuel Supply and Climate Policy explores the many opportunities for, and challenges of, policies that aim to explicitly limit fossil fuel production, in recognition that many countries rely on fossil fuel extraction and trade for their energy security, economic development, and political influence.
A short virtual forum was held on September 15th 2020, in lieu of the planned conference, which has been rescheduled to 2021. This forum provided a taste of the issues that will be discussed in more detail at the 2021 conference, and explored some of the current Praissues that have altered the energy landscape in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
14:00 – 15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Welcome and introduction
Peter Erickson & Georgia Piggot, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Plenary
Fossil fuel production, COVID recovery, and just transitions
Moderator: Anne-Sophie Cerisola, Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General
Panelists:
15:00 – 16:00 BST (UTC+1)
Parallel Session 1
Prospects for international cooperation to manage a transition away from fossil fuel production
Moderator: Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia
Panelists:
Parallel Session 2 (en Español)
Las implicaciones de la caída del precio del petróleo (y otros combustibles fósiles) para regiones productoras en ALC: una señal de advertencia para lo que viene?
Moderadora: Ana Carolina González, Ford Foundation
Panelistas:
Initiative / The Carbon Lock-In Initiative seeks to uncover and address the barriers that uphold the fossil fuel-based economy.
Other publication / This report is the first assessment of the gap between Paris Agreement goals and countries’ planned production of coal, oil and gas.
Journal article / This article in Nature explains how subsidies affect fossil fuel investment and why they deserve greater attention in global modelling analyses.
SEI working paper / This working paper outlines three principles that can inform debate on an equitable phase-out of U.S. fossil fuel extraction.
