United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP27
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
10 New Insights in Climate Science 2022 official press conference
Date: Thursday 10 November 2022
Time: 11.00 am local time EET (Note that this time may be subject to change)
Location: UNFCCC Press room, COP27 Blue Zone, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Overview: Official press conference presenting the 10 New Insights in Climate Science which outlines 10 salient insights from climate change research, stemming mainly from literature published in 2021 and 2022. Taken together, they reveal the complexities of the interactions between climate change and other drivers of risk, such as conflicts, pandemics, food crises and underlying development challenges – pushing us ever closer to breaking past the socioecological limits within which people and ecosystems must remain to be able to thrive.
Speakers
Mr. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
Prof. Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Earth League)
Prof. Mercedes Bustamante, Department of Ecology, University of Brasilia
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Nigeria
Dr. Lisa Schipper, University of Oxford, University of Bonn
Dr. Aditi Mukherji, International Water Management Institute, New Delhi
Dr. Wendy Broadgate, Global Hub Director (Sweden), Future Earth [moderator]
10 New Insights in Climate Science 2022 panel discussion
Date: Saturday 12 November 2022
Time: 3:30 pm local time EET
Location: “Climate Registry / Pathways to 1.5°C Pavilion”, COP27 Blue Zone, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Overview: Dynamic discussion of the topics that comprise the 10 New Insights in Climate Science, coproduced by the Earth League, as pertinent to the COP27 agenda including losses and damages, limits to adaptation, health, vulnerability hot spots and security.
Speakers
Dr. Peter Schlosser, Vice President and Vice Provost, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University (Earth League)
Prof. Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Earth League)
Mr. Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General, Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Prof. Saleem Huq, International Centre for Climate Change and Development, Bangladesh
Dr. Kristie L. Ebi, Professor in the Center for Health and the Global Environment, Future Earth Governing Council Co-Chair
Dr. Joyashree Roy, Bangabandhu Chair Professor at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; Professor of Economics at Jadavpur University, Kolkata
10 Must Haves Initiative presentation & panel discussion
Date: Saturday 12 November 2022
Time: 4:20 pm local time EET
Location: “Climate Registry / Pathways to 1.5°C Pavilion”, COP27 Blue Zone, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Overview: Dynamic discussion of the “10 Must Haves” initiative, which explores with the urgency required the question: What are the planetary-scale, must-have transformations for global society to halt and reverse the course of our unsustainable actions and enable an acceleration toward a society that lives in harmony with Earth’s systems? Answering that question is the purpose of the “10 Must Haves initiative,” driven by the urgency of the crises humankind faces and awareness that we are on a trajectory to miss many existing targets. An outcome of the Global Futures Conference in New York City in September, this report provides an initial effort across 10 foundational areas to help decision makers in both the public and private sectors lead the necessary changes that we know are possible to provide an opportunity for all to thrive.
Speakers
Dr. Peter Schlosser, Vice President and Vice Provost, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University (Earth League)
Prof. Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Earth League)
Maja Groff, International lawyer based in The Hague, Convenor of the Climate Governance Commission
Dr. Youba Sokona, Special Advisor for Sustainable Development at the South Centre, & former Vice-Chair of the IPCC (2015)
Alexandria Villaseñor, Founding Exec. Director of Earth Uprising, & co-founder of U.S. Youth Climate Strike
