GLASGOW: Nordic approaches to support global carbon market cooperation
Session B: Supporting the push to meet and go beyond Nationally Determined Contributions
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SEC Centre, Hall 4
Exhibition Way
Glasgow
G3 8YW
Storbritannien
How do we ensure continued ambition raising and sustainable development at the same time as a robust trading market? The Nordics plays an important role in putting the Paris Agreement mechanisms into practice. The event will outline the Nordic perspectives and give an overview of ongoing activities supporting the development of a global carbon market.
Speakers:
Session 1:
- Ash Sharma, Head of the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) and Chair for Nordic Initiative for Cooperative Approaches at Nefco
- Fenella Aouane, Head of Carbon Pricing Unit, GGGI
- Kari Hämekoski, Senior Programme Manager, Nefco
- Bianca Gichangi, Coordinator, Eastern Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance
- Abdelghani Boucham, Head of Climate Change, Department of Environment, Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Morocco
Session 2:
Moderator: Ingvild Solvang, Department Director and Head of Climate Action and Inclusive Development Unit at Global Green Growth Institute (GGI) (Moderator)
Speakers:
- Aglaja Espelage, Consultant, Perspectives Climate Group
- Pham Van Tan, Deputy Director General for Climate Change, Climate Focus, Vietnam
- Jeannette Gurung, Executive Director, WOCAN
- Karen Olsen, Senior Researcher, UNEP DTU Partnership
- Felipe de Leon, Advisor to the Climate Change Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Costa Rica and lead for the San José Principles
Organizer: Nefco - The Nordic Environment Finance Corporation
Co-organizers:
- Eastern Africa Alliance
- Ministry of Climate and Environment of Norway
- Perspectives Climate Group
- Swedish Energy Agency
- UNEP DTU Partnership
- WOCAN
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