Your climate webinars from 12 to 31 May

12 May, 10:00 – 10:30 AM CEST

“Oceans powering the energy transition: Progress through innovative business models and revenue support” (by IRENA and Ocean Energy Europe)

This webinar by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) will discuss the role of oceans as a sustainable resource supporting the global energy transition. The webinar will present the status of ocean energy technologies and the needed actions to reach wide commercialization. The webinar will also shed light on promising revenue support mechanisms and innovative business models, e.g: hybrid technologies and coupling sectors, tailored to country context. 

13 May, 9:00 – 10:00 AM CEST and 4:30 PM CEST

“Offshore wind market update” (by Rystad Energy)

In this webinar Alexander Fløtre, Vice President Offshore Wind, will provide a market update and discuss how a global pandemic and a lower oil price will impact the future of the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind market update:
– Update on the outlook for the offshore wind market
– Latest trends and opportunities for the supply industry
– How will COVID-19 impact offshore wind activity in the short-, medium- and long term?
– Will lower oil prices lead to reduced offshore wind investments?

13 May, 9:00 – 10:00 PM CEST (3:00 PM EST)

“Natural Climate Solutions: The Role of Agriculture and Carbon Capture in the Transition” (by ClimateXChange)

U.S. forests store the equivalent of 52 years’ worth of the country’s carbon emissions, and even in today’s highly partisan political climate, conserving our forests, planting more trees, and improving agricultural practices are initiatives with bipartisan support. But how exactly can policy effectively incentivize farmers and landowners to reforest their lands and improve their management? Just as carbon pollution pricing can serve as a market signal for businesses and individuals to choose cleaner energy, agricultural incentives can promote regenerative agriculture and carbon sequestration through land and crop management. Join the webinar, where we will explore how agriculture can be a key part of climate change mitigation, and how we can harness the power of nature to achieve critical climate goals.

14 May, 1:00 – 2:00 PM CEST

“Climate activism in the time of COVID-19” (by International Institute for Environment and Development)

The coronavirus pandemic has forced climate campaigners to reflect. With social distancing measures preventing protesters from taking to the streets, the movement is finding other ways to be heard. Join this online event on Thursday, 14 May to discuss how the climate movement has mobilised online and whether the long-term goals of activism will change as a result of this global shock.

19 May, 6:00 – 8:00 PM CEST (12:00 PM EST)

“Wetlands and Disaster Resilience: Leveraging Ecosystem Services for Community Preparedness” (by Environmental Law Institute)
On the face of the global climate crisis, wetlands protection is arguably more important now than ever before. The implications of climate change include rising seas and more frequent droughts, which in turn pose serious threats to both coastal and inland wetlands. These wetlands provide valuable ecosystem services including as habitat for countless species, as highly effective carbon sequestering systems (carbon sinks), and as a buffer to reduce the intensity of waves and storm surges as part of disaster preparedness plans. Wetlands conservation, therefore, is an important component of the fight to decelerate climate change. How can wetland conservation and restoration mitigate some of the most deleterious impacts of climate change? What actions can local and state governments, NGOs, and corporations take to fortify wetlands as natural bastions for more resilient communities?

20 May, 2:30 – 4:00 PM CEST (8:30 AM EST)

“Integrated Ocean Management” (by High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy)

The world relies on the ocean to cover increasing needs for food, energy and transport. However, marine ecosystems are facing serious challenges from climate change, over-exploitation, loss of biodiversity and pollution. Now, more than ever, there is a pressing need to strike the balance between production and protection and better respond to the needs of all ocean users – both present and future.Integrated Ocean Management (IOM) enables a shift from the business as usual approach towards the management of our marine resources – fragmented, driven by individual sectors, unresponsive to social and ecological priorities – to a holistic, adaptive and multi-sectoral approach that integrates social, economic and ecological dimensions of development. The paper’s authors and other experts will demonstrate how Integrated Ocean Management can deliver both ocean health and ocean wealth by highlighting experiences from five diverse regions that have all adopted this approach: Norway, the United States, China, the Coral Triangle and the Seychelles.

22 May, 3:00 – 4:15 PM CEST

“Nature-based solutions for climate change: from global ambition to local action” (by International Institute for Environment and Development)

This online event will bring together government, private sector and practitioners to discuss how we can translate global ambitions on NbS into local actions that can benefit those most vulnerable to climate change. How can NbS move us from business as usual and deliver changes we need urgently and at scale? How can NbS be financed so the resources can reach communities who are already bearing the brunt of climate change impacts? How can those who have been implementing NbS, including indigenous peoples and local communities, be supported to work with nature at scale?