Events
The 1.5°C temperature limit – a better climate for growth, development and food security
| Date | 19 Sept 2016 |
| Time | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Venue | Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York City |
As part of this year's Climate Week NYC, we will hold an event focusing on how delivering on the 1.5°C temperature limit of the Paris Agreement will not only avoid severe risks and damages, especially to the most vulnerable, but will strongly contribute to global prosperity through enhanced food security, energy independence, health and wellbeing, livelihoods and resilience.
Putting the 1.5°C limit into sustainable practice: avoided impacts, benefits, energy transformation
| Date | 18 May 2016 |
| Time | 15:00 - 16:30 |
| Venue | UNFCCC Climate Change Conference, World Conference Centre Room Bonn I/II (89) |
In light of the inclusion of the 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement, this UNFCCC side event looks at the avoided impacts and feasibility of holding warming below 1.5°C, the consequences for energy systems and the benefits of boosting pre-2025/2030 action.
Meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement - update on the science and urgency of entry into force
| Date | 21 Apr 2016 |
| Time | 09:30 - 14:00 |
| Venue | Scandinavia House58 Park AveNew York, NY |
On the eve of the Signing Ceremony of the Paris Agreement, our experts present their analysis of the delicately balanced global climate deal and the next steps for its entry into force and implementation. They also clarify the latest climate science, assess the emission reduction pledges to date and debate how the world can adopt pathways consistent with the agreement to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C.