COP29 | Side Event
19 November 2024 | h.6.30 – 8:00 PM in Baku | Room side event 8

We look forward to discussing the latest information on the development of scenarios of future climate change, impacts and socio-economic pathways and policy-relevant information in the context of international climate change policy making and inform the urgent near term action we need.

The event will be based around new insights from experts working at the forefront of the science-policy interface and will seek an active discussion with the audience.

Moderator
A. Pirani, CMCC
Diana Urge-Vorsatz

Panelists
J. Kimutai,Imperial College, UCT, KMD
A. Mukherji, CGIAR
F. Saeed, Climate Analytics

Speakers
D. Van Vuuren, PBL
M. Tavoni, CMCC
C. Buontempo, C3S
K. Akimoto, RITE/Tokyo Institute of Technology

PROGRAMME

Welcome and and context of our discussion

Panelists’ opening remarks, setting the scene on what is optimal knowledge in a policy making context

• Aditi Mukherji, Joyce Kimutai, Manjeet Dhakal

Advancing the science basis of climate change scenarios – Moderator Anna Pirani

• New scenarios to explore climate change, mitigation pathways and impacts – Detlef van Vuuren
• Scenarios and equity – Massimo Tavoni
• Panel responses and audience questions

From scenarios to near term action in this critical decade – Moderator Diana Ürge-Vorsatz

• Demand-side measures, including digital and social innovation, enabling near term action – Keigo Akimoto
• Climate services and synthesis of user-driven future climate information – Carlo Buontempo
• Panel responses and audience questions

Closing  remarks.

ORGANIZED BY
Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) – Mauro Buonocore
Ca’ Foscari University, Venice (UNIVE) – Carlo Carraro
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) – Noritaka Mochizuki