Opening remarks and Panel discussion - COP26: What's next for global climate action?
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 9:00 AM to 9:55 AM · 55 min. (Europe/Paris)
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- The year 2020 was the warmest year for several parts of the globe and the ambition set by the Paris Agreement six years ago seems far away: Where is more action needed to achieve this goal and who’s holding it up? Where do the problems lie?
- The pandemic has constrained many developing governments’ ability to fund climate and recovery measures: who will fund the efforts to speed up the cut of emissions?
- Can the EU continue to lead the way on climate issues?
Speakers
Nikos Koumettis
president of EuropeCoca-Cola (opening remarks)
Patricia Espinosa
executive secretaryUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Grace Fu
minister for sustainability and the environmentSingapore
Moderator: Karl Mathiesen
senior climate correspondentPOLITICO
Camilla Born
advisor to the COP26 presidentU.K. Cabinet Office
Diederik Samsom
head of cabinet of European Commission executive vice-president for the European Green Deal, Frans TimmermansEuropean Commission