Energy and decarbonization policies, climate innovation and finance, adaptation strategies, standardized observations and the insights of climate sciences to support transitions to low-carbon and climate resilient societies. From 2 to 13 December 2019, the negotiations and side events with CMCC at COP25 in Madrid, Spain.

The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 (2 – 13 December 2019) will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and will be held with logistical support from the Government of Spain.

The conference is designed to take the next crucial steps in the UN climate change process. Following agreement on the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement at COP 24 in Poland last year, a key objective is to complete several matters with respect to the full operationalization of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The conference furthermore serves to build ambition ahead of 2020, the year in which countries have committed to submit new and updated national climate action plans. More information on COP25 here.

Join us in Madrid, Spain, at the UN Climate Conference COP25 and participate in discussing how we can tackle climate change and its impacts. The CMCC will be present with the following side events:

2 December 2019
COP25 Side Event “Green Cooling: Meeting the SDG Gaps”
Who: Dan Hamza‐Goodacre (K-CEP), YU Zihan (NDRC), Enrica De Cian (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, CMCC, SISC), Alessio Mastrucci (ENE, IIASA), Luca Lo Re (IEA), Han Wei (EFC), Wang Yanhui (iGDP), Thomas Motmans, Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy.
When: December 02, 2019, h. 16:45‐18:15
Where: COP25, Madrid, Meeting Room No.6

To what extent will adaptation strategies involve energy? This panel will focus on the energy uses of adaptation and, in particular, those related to space cooling. Speakers will share experiences on national green cooling policy, cold chain, green finance and new approaches to address green cooling.
A side event jointly organized by Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET), Renmin University of China (RUC), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE), Italian Society for Climate Sciences (SISC). The CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), the China Energy Conservation Coalition (CECC), the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Energy Foundation China (EFC), the innovative Green Development Program (iGDP) and the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K‐CEP) are sponsors of this side event.
Enrica De Cian (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, CMCC and SISC) will attend this event with a speech focused on “The determinants and future trends of air conditioning in eight OECD Countries”.
Explore the full agenda here.

4 December 2019
COP25 Side Event “Standardized observations are the base of all climate science”
Who: Werner Kutsch (DG, ICOS), Carolin Richter (Director, GCOS Secretariat), Oksana Tarasova (Chief, Global Atmosphere Watch – WMO), Nobuko Saigusa (Director, CGER-NIES, Japan), Lucia Perugini (Senior Scientific Manager, CMCC, Italy), Matthew Jones (Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia, UK).
When: December 04, 2019, h. 15:00‐16:30
Where: COP25, Madrid, Meeting Room No.1

Best available science requires high-quality monitoring of GHGs. High-precision, sustained, interoperable and freely accessible data is a prerequisite for relevant climate policies. Research Infrastructures cooperate globally to provide standardized observations and contribute to enhanced MRV. More information here.

5 December 2019
COP25 Side Event “From data to policy: how can science contribute to the reporting and verification needs under the Paris Agreement?“
Who: Lucia Perugini (CMCC); Fabio Monforti (European Commission, JRC); Sandro Federici (IPCC TSU, Task Force on GHG inventories); Martin Herold (Wageningen University); Jo House (Bristol University); Giacomo Grassi (European Commission, JRC).
When: December 05, 2019, h. 14:30‐16:00
Where: COP25, Madrid, Room Helsinki, EU Pavilion

The Paris Agreement framework requires a robust contribution from the scientific community, in building confidence on the accuracy of current GHG trends and in assessing the collective progress towards the long temperature goal. Starting from an overview of the reporting and verification requirements under the Paris Agreement, this event illustrates how science is contributing in terms of data, methods, independent estimates and future benchmark scenarios, with a focus on the most complex and uncertain among the GHG sectors: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU). More information here.

6 December 2019
COP25 Side Event “How nature and technology can enhance ambition and accelerate GHG mitigation”
Moderator: David Hone, Chief Climate Change Adviser, Shell.
Speakers: Brian Sullivan, Executive Director, IPIECA; Lorena Perez-Bajo, Climate Change Manager, IPIECA; Lucia Perugini, Fondazione CMCC – Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC); Katie Sullivan, Managing Director, North America, IETA; Maggie Comstock, Senior Director of Climate Policy, Conservation International; David Antonioli, CEO, Verra; Duncan Van Bergen, VP, Nature Based Solutions, Shell TBA, Repsol.
When: December 06, 2019, h. 15:00‐16:30
Where: COP25, Madrid, IETA BusinessHub Side Event Room

The key aim of the side event will be to examine how nature and technology can be utilized to enhance ambition – both in terms of accelerating GHG reductions but also to bring co-benefits through improved environmental and social performance. More information here.

9 December 2019
COP25 Side Event “Climate and Ocean Literacy: tools for a sustainable future”
Who: Francesca Santoro (IOC-UNESCO), Mauro Buonocore (CMCC), Ayman Charkaoui – Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, Théofile Bongarts (Ocean & Climate Platform).
When: December 09, 2019, h. 13:00‐15:00
Where: COP25, Madrid, Italian Pavillion

A side event jointly organized by UNESCO and CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC). The event will be introduced by a presentation that will provide a general overview on climate change and ocean education issues, trying to highlight the increasing role of the topic in UNFCCC negotiation. Afterwards some practical examples, and good practices will be presented. The event will continue with an open debate to define some recommendations for future actions. More information here.

12 December 2019
COP25 Side Event “EU Technology Transition for industry –  – the role of research and innovation programmes”
Who: Elena Verdolini (CMCC, EIEE), Jürgen Kropp (PIK), Patrick Child (Deputy Director-General DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission), Franz Immler (Head of Sector Climate Action EASME of the European Commission) etc.
When: December 12, 2019, h. 10:30‐12:00
Where: COP25, Madrid, EU Pavillion

Representatives from EU funded projects like REINVENT, EU CALC and INNOPATHS discussing technology pathways for decarbonisation with a focus on energy intensive industry. From steel and food, to electrification and the role of hydrogen to consumption trends, digital transformation and energy efficiency. More information here.

12 December 2019
COP25 Side Event “Global Climate Change Policy”
Who: Keigo Akimoto (RITE, Japan) Joe Aldy (Harvard University, USA), Elena Verdolini (EIEE, Italy), Billy Pizer (Duke University, USA), Ramiro Parrado (CMCC Foundation, Italy).
When: December 12, 2019, h. 16:45‐18:15
Where: COP25, Madrid, Meeting Room No.4

With the Katowice rulebook in place, transparency will inform the global stocktake. This will require analyses of countries’ policies and pledges. We will present new analyses relevant to the stocktake. More information here.

12 December 2019
COP25 Side Event “Connecting scientific knowledge to implement the Paris Agreement. The value of trust in international climate research cooperation”
Who: Sergio Costa, Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea (tbc); Antonio Navarra, CMCC President; Frank McGovern, JPI Climate; Myles Allen, University of Oxford; Karsten Hess, Federal Ministry of Education and Research/Germany; Ray Kopp, Resources for the Future; José L. Muñoz-Bonet, EIT Climate-KIC Spain; Nadia Pinardi, University of Bologna, CMCC; Maria José Sanz, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa (tbc).
When: December 12, 2019, h. 18:00‐20:00
Where: COP25, Madrid, Italian Pavilion

A side event organized by JPI Climate and CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC). The event offers an opportunity for open dialogue with our European and international partners on the value of European climate research. Reliable data, scientifically valid scenarios, climate services that take into account the most advanced scientific knowledge are essential for the adoption of effective policies and that allow to adequately respond to international commitments such as the Paris Agreement on Climate. JPI Climate is a joint programming initiative to which 18 European countries adhere. Platform for the exchange and cooperation of scientific knowledge on Climate, JPI Climate operates in close relationship with the European Commission and is directly involved in various international cooperation projects.

Programme Outline
Welcome by  Sergio Costa, Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea (tbc)

What is in the JPI Climate pipeline to implement the Paris Agreement against the background of the EU Green Deal?

An introduction to the JPI Climate partnership by Chair Frank McGovern and Member of Executive Committee Antonio Navarra including flashlights on key activities:

• climate services: ERA4CS and AXIS programmes
• international research cooperation strengthened via SINCERE
• investments in climate science: with Belmont Forum and JPI Oceans
• focus on societal transformation since 2013: SOLSTICE

How Europe is addressing the challenge to deliver state-of-the-art knowledge on climate adaptation and low-carbon pathways?

A dialogue to facilitate knowledge co-creation with policy, scientists, business and other stakeholders

Panellists include:

• Myles Allen, University of Oxford
• Karsten Hess, Federal Ministry of Education and Research/Germany
• Ray Kopp, Resources for the Future
• José L. Muñoz-Bonet, EIT Climate-KIC Spain
• Nadia Pinardi, University of Bologna
• Maria José Sanz, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa (tbc)

More information here.

13 December 2019
COP25 Side Event “The de-carbonization of the Italian economy: challenge and opportunity”
Speakers:
Maria Gaeta (RSE), Emanuele Peschi (ISPRA), Ramiro Parrado (CMCC), Cristina Tomassino (ENEA), Mario Motta (Politecnico di Milano), Johannes Eckstein (Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI), Lola Vallejo (Climate Programme Director, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, IDDRI).
Moderators: Lola Vallejo (Climate Programme Director, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations – IDDRI), Annalidia Pansini (Policy Advisor- Sogesid TA/Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea)
When: December 13, 2019, h. 10:30‐12:30
Where: COP25, Madrid, Italian Pavilion
More information and the agenda of this side event here.