This document provides an agenda for a webinar on modeling and data analysis for developing long-term climate strategies under the Paris Agreement. The webinar will include presentations on the role of modeling in long-term strategies, capacity building for modeling and analysis, and using models to explore implications of uncertainties. There will also be a question and answer session. The goal is to discuss how countries can use robust modeling and analysis to inform the development of their long-term climate strategies.
Under the Paris Agreement, countries are expected to submit nationally determined contributions (NDC) in 2020, including new or updated submissions. In this webinar, experts highlight new guidance and resources for countries to enhance their national climate commitments next year.
About the Webinar: https://www.wri.org/events/2019/10/webinar-resources-countries-enhance-ndcs-2020
View/download publication: https://www.wri.org/publication/enhancing-ndcs
experts take a deep dive into the critical issues and challenges surrounding greenhouse gas accounting in the land sector.
Learn more at https://www.wri.org/events/2019/10/webinar-digging-land-sector-ghg-accounting-under-paris-agreement
Forest sector solutions such as conservation, restoration, and improved management of forests can help countries cost-effectively deliver up to a third of GHG emission mitigation needed by 2030 to keep temperature increases below 2°C.
This webinar highlights cost-effective solutions in forest conservation, restoration and management that can be included in national climate plans for large-scale reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and removal of carbon from the atmosphere.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2020/04/webinar-enhancing-ndcs-opportunities-forest-and-land-use
Presentation on draft target validation criteria for financial institutions to align their investment and lending activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2020/02/workshop-science-based-target-setting-financial
On September 23, world leaders will convene in New York for the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit. In line with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the IPCC special report on the impacts of a global warming of 1.5 °C, one of the key objectives of the summit is to secure political will leading to ambitious 2020 commitments, as well as long-term strategies with concrete steps and interim targets towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2019/08/webinar-long-term-climate-strategies-and-un-climate
This webinar sets out the diversity of M&E approaches of major climate funds and national frameworks to draw lessons for aligning country systems and fund-level results frameworks in order to assess adaptation success more effectively.
How countries can pursue gender-responsive: National Adaptation Plan (NAP) pr...NAP Global Network
Presentation by Julie Dekens, NAP Global Network's senior researcher, on November 24, 2021, as part of the session "Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action," during the 2021 ADB Asia and the Pacific Virtual Gender Forum.
National Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Joint National Action Plan f...NAP Global Network
Presented by Viliami Takau in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
Under the Paris Agreement, countries are expected to submit nationally determined contributions (NDC) in 2020, including new or updated submissions. In this webinar, experts highlight new guidance and resources for countries to enhance their national climate commitments next year.
About the Webinar: https://www.wri.org/events/2019/10/webinar-resources-countries-enhance-ndcs-2020
View/download publication: https://www.wri.org/publication/enhancing-ndcs
experts take a deep dive into the critical issues and challenges surrounding greenhouse gas accounting in the land sector.
Learn more at https://www.wri.org/events/2019/10/webinar-digging-land-sector-ghg-accounting-under-paris-agreement
Forest sector solutions such as conservation, restoration, and improved management of forests can help countries cost-effectively deliver up to a third of GHG emission mitigation needed by 2030 to keep temperature increases below 2°C.
This webinar highlights cost-effective solutions in forest conservation, restoration and management that can be included in national climate plans for large-scale reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and removal of carbon from the atmosphere.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2020/04/webinar-enhancing-ndcs-opportunities-forest-and-land-use
Presentation on draft target validation criteria for financial institutions to align their investment and lending activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2020/02/workshop-science-based-target-setting-financial
On September 23, world leaders will convene in New York for the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit. In line with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the IPCC special report on the impacts of a global warming of 1.5 °C, one of the key objectives of the summit is to secure political will leading to ambitious 2020 commitments, as well as long-term strategies with concrete steps and interim targets towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2019/08/webinar-long-term-climate-strategies-and-un-climate
This webinar sets out the diversity of M&E approaches of major climate funds and national frameworks to draw lessons for aligning country systems and fund-level results frameworks in order to assess adaptation success more effectively.
How countries can pursue gender-responsive: National Adaptation Plan (NAP) pr...NAP Global Network
Presentation by Julie Dekens, NAP Global Network's senior researcher, on November 24, 2021, as part of the session "Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action," during the 2021 ADB Asia and the Pacific Virtual Gender Forum.
National Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Joint National Action Plan f...NAP Global Network
Presented by Viliami Takau in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
Monitoring & Evaluation of National Adaptation: Key challenges and emerging s...NAP Global Network
Presented by Julie Dekens, IISD/NAP Global Network, in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
After speaking to over a hundred stakeholders, the WRI Finance Center is publishing Improving Access to the Green Climate Fund: How the Fund Can Better Support Developing Country Institutions. This paper explains what the direct access process was intended to do, as well as how it is currently going wrong.
The NSW Government is committed to maintaining a strong
economy, improving the quality of life for the people of NSW
and protecting the environment.
That’s why the NSW Government’s objective is to achieve net zero
emissions by 2050 by creating new jobs, cutting household costs and
attracting investment.
This Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020–2030 (Plan) sets out how the NSW
Government will deliver on these objectives over the next decade.
The Plan is focused on the next decade because rapid changes in
technology make identifying the lowest cost path to net zero difficult.
Plans for the second and third decades of the net zero path will be
developed in the lead-up to the 2030s and 2040s respectively.
The purpose of the Plan is to give NSW families and communities
confidence that the challenges posed by climate change can be
solved by improving – not eroding – their prosperity. It will also
send a clear message to local and international investors that New
South Wales is open for business when it comes to delivering on our
economic, social and environmental ambitions.
The Plan is financially supported by a Bilateral Memorandum of
Understanding on Energy and Emissions Reduction Policy between
the Commonwealth and NSW Governments (Bilateral).
The Plan is set out in four parts:
1. A global challenge with local opportunities – the trends and
opportunities arising from global climate change action
2. Progress and projections – progress within New South Wales
to date to reduce emissions and future projections
3. The net zero priorities – the NSW Government’s net zero
priorities
4. Keeping track – the Government’s approach to keeping track
of its progress.
Presentation of Ariane Decramer (VLEVA) on 'Funding opportunities for environmental challenges & climate change opportunities' during the conference 'Environmental challenges & Climate change opportunities' organised by Flanders Environment Agency (VMM)
UNFCCC Overview of Process to Formulate and Implement NAPs - National Adaptat...UNDP Climate
SLYCAN Trust hosted a webinar on December 18 to engage in a discussion on matters pertaining to National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and the processes under the UNFCCC that mandate the provision of technical and financial support for developing countries for the implementation of NAPs. The discussion also entailed decisions and outcomes of COP23, and how it impacts future processes on adaptation activities under various working groups of the UNFCCC process.
NAP-NDC Linkages: Examples from the NAP-GSP and NAP-Ag ProgrammeNAP Global Network
Presentation by Julie Teng, UNDP, at the Peer Learning Summit on "The role of the NAP process in NDC implementation" held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Oct 1-2, 2018. This Forum was co-hosted by Thailand's Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and the NAP Global Network.
In May 2021, the NAP Global Network conducted a review of the available NAP progress reports. The results indicate that these reports use different objectives, approaches to evaluating progress, and ways in which the results are presented and communicated. The process of developing a progress report seems to present as many challenges as it does opportunities to strengthen NAP processes.
Communicating Ethiopia's NAP Process to International AudiencesNAP Global Network
Presentation by Christian Ledwell (International Institute for Sustainable Development) at a workshop on NAP process communications held August 31, 2017.
NAP-Ag - Addressing agricultural resilience in long term climate planning ins...UNDP Climate
The landscape of climate planning instruments available to countries under the UNFCCC process includes National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long Term Strategies (LTS). These instruments have emerged at different milestones such as the Cancun Adaptation Framework and the Paris Agreement and have specific characteristics and objectives which can contribute to and reinforce each other if leveraged effectively. Despite their very distinctive nature, these national instruments can be harnessed to scale up climate change adaptation by fostering linkages depending upon country context.
Addressing climate resilience in sectors and across sectors is a vital part of climate planning. Adaptation in agriculture is a crucial component of building resilient economies and societies and is national priority for a significant number of countries. It is well established that agricultural sectors are amongst the most climate sensitive. Over 90 percent of developing countries’ NDCs refer to agriculture as a major priority.
The juxtaposition of the range of climate planning instruments on one hand, and the sensitivity of agriculture on the other requires that all instruments be linked, sequenced and aligned appropriately by countries to best fit their national circumstances.
The webinar will draw upon country-level experiences from NAP-Ag partner countries to highlight entry points for alignment and strategies to trigger this conversation.
Webinar highlights
Unpacking the characteristics of NAPs, NDCs and LTS.
Exploring steps being taken by ministries of agriculture, ministries of environment, water and finance to leverage these instruments to scale up climate adaptation in agriculture.
Identifying what linkages are already being fostered between NAPs, NDCs and LTS and the key considerations in advancing climate change adaptation in agriculture.
Monitoring & Evaluation of National Adaptation: Key challenges and emerging s...NAP Global Network
Presented by Julie Dekens, IISD/NAP Global Network, in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
After speaking to over a hundred stakeholders, the WRI Finance Center is publishing Improving Access to the Green Climate Fund: How the Fund Can Better Support Developing Country Institutions. This paper explains what the direct access process was intended to do, as well as how it is currently going wrong.
The NSW Government is committed to maintaining a strong
economy, improving the quality of life for the people of NSW
and protecting the environment.
That’s why the NSW Government’s objective is to achieve net zero
emissions by 2050 by creating new jobs, cutting household costs and
attracting investment.
This Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020–2030 (Plan) sets out how the NSW
Government will deliver on these objectives over the next decade.
The Plan is focused on the next decade because rapid changes in
technology make identifying the lowest cost path to net zero difficult.
Plans for the second and third decades of the net zero path will be
developed in the lead-up to the 2030s and 2040s respectively.
The purpose of the Plan is to give NSW families and communities
confidence that the challenges posed by climate change can be
solved by improving – not eroding – their prosperity. It will also
send a clear message to local and international investors that New
South Wales is open for business when it comes to delivering on our
economic, social and environmental ambitions.
The Plan is financially supported by a Bilateral Memorandum of
Understanding on Energy and Emissions Reduction Policy between
the Commonwealth and NSW Governments (Bilateral).
The Plan is set out in four parts:
1. A global challenge with local opportunities – the trends and
opportunities arising from global climate change action
2. Progress and projections – progress within New South Wales
to date to reduce emissions and future projections
3. The net zero priorities – the NSW Government’s net zero
priorities
4. Keeping track – the Government’s approach to keeping track
of its progress.
Presentation of Ariane Decramer (VLEVA) on 'Funding opportunities for environmental challenges & climate change opportunities' during the conference 'Environmental challenges & Climate change opportunities' organised by Flanders Environment Agency (VMM)
UNFCCC Overview of Process to Formulate and Implement NAPs - National Adaptat...UNDP Climate
SLYCAN Trust hosted a webinar on December 18 to engage in a discussion on matters pertaining to National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and the processes under the UNFCCC that mandate the provision of technical and financial support for developing countries for the implementation of NAPs. The discussion also entailed decisions and outcomes of COP23, and how it impacts future processes on adaptation activities under various working groups of the UNFCCC process.
NAP-NDC Linkages: Examples from the NAP-GSP and NAP-Ag ProgrammeNAP Global Network
Presentation by Julie Teng, UNDP, at the Peer Learning Summit on "The role of the NAP process in NDC implementation" held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Oct 1-2, 2018. This Forum was co-hosted by Thailand's Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and the NAP Global Network.
In May 2021, the NAP Global Network conducted a review of the available NAP progress reports. The results indicate that these reports use different objectives, approaches to evaluating progress, and ways in which the results are presented and communicated. The process of developing a progress report seems to present as many challenges as it does opportunities to strengthen NAP processes.
Communicating Ethiopia's NAP Process to International AudiencesNAP Global Network
Presentation by Christian Ledwell (International Institute for Sustainable Development) at a workshop on NAP process communications held August 31, 2017.
NAP-Ag - Addressing agricultural resilience in long term climate planning ins...UNDP Climate
The landscape of climate planning instruments available to countries under the UNFCCC process includes National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long Term Strategies (LTS). These instruments have emerged at different milestones such as the Cancun Adaptation Framework and the Paris Agreement and have specific characteristics and objectives which can contribute to and reinforce each other if leveraged effectively. Despite their very distinctive nature, these national instruments can be harnessed to scale up climate change adaptation by fostering linkages depending upon country context.
Addressing climate resilience in sectors and across sectors is a vital part of climate planning. Adaptation in agriculture is a crucial component of building resilient economies and societies and is national priority for a significant number of countries. It is well established that agricultural sectors are amongst the most climate sensitive. Over 90 percent of developing countries’ NDCs refer to agriculture as a major priority.
The juxtaposition of the range of climate planning instruments on one hand, and the sensitivity of agriculture on the other requires that all instruments be linked, sequenced and aligned appropriately by countries to best fit their national circumstances.
The webinar will draw upon country-level experiences from NAP-Ag partner countries to highlight entry points for alignment and strategies to trigger this conversation.
Webinar highlights
Unpacking the characteristics of NAPs, NDCs and LTS.
Exploring steps being taken by ministries of agriculture, ministries of environment, water and finance to leverage these instruments to scale up climate adaptation in agriculture.
Identifying what linkages are already being fostered between NAPs, NDCs and LTS and the key considerations in advancing climate change adaptation in agriculture.
Changing the tyre while we’re driving: evolving a model at the same time as i...IEA-ETSAP
Changing the tyre while we’re driving: evolving a model at the same time as it is being used for live policymaking.
Mr. Andrew Smith, MaREI, University College Cork
Webinar: Global Status of CCS: 2014 - Powering ahead in The AmericasGlobal CCS Institute
Dr Elizabeth Burton, the Global CCS Institute’s General Manager – The Americas, provided an overview of the status of CCS projects worldwide with a focus on developments in the Americas, including the launch of Boundary Dam, the world’s first large-scale power plant with CCS. The global and regional policy landscape, developments in CCS/CCUS technologies, and recommendations for decision makers to advance the development and deployment of CCS/CCUS were also discussed.
The webinar was based on the findings in the Institute’s Global Status of CCS: 2014 report. It was designed for individuals interested and involved in the development and deployment of CCS/CCUS in the Americas, including technology, policy and regulation, and capacity development.
CCXG Global Forum March 2018, Transparency of reporting in technology support...OECD Environment
CCXG Global Forum March 2018, Transparency of reporting in technology support received and needed, general ideas from the Costa Rican caseby Andrea Meza
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
This webinar showcased how efforts in India and sub-Saharan Africa are harnessing renewable energy, in particular solar power, to ensure health facilities have access to clean and reliable electricity. The session covered insights from the recently released report, “A Spoonful of Solar to Help the Medicine Go Down: Exploring Synergies Between Health Care and Energy,” as well as from WRI Africa’s Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) initiative.
DIST-ALERT detects disturbances to any kind of vegetation cover, including forests, grasses, shrubs and even crops, occurring anywhere on Earth in near real-time.
OPERA’s first-of-its-kind vegetation disturbance monitoring product (DIST-ALERT) detects disturbances to any kind of vegetation cover, including forests, grasses, shrubs and even crops, occurring anywhere on Earth in near real-time.
Protecting forests is critical, but meeting biodiversity, climate and sustainable development targets means preventing the loss of other valuable natural ecosystems as well.
In this webinar, local governments and other stakeholders will learn about advanced transmission solutions, including grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) and high-performance conductors. The webinar will cover the mechanics and purpose of these technologies and feature expertise from regulators and subject matter experts. We will also discuss transmission capacity expansion needs, incentives, and how local governments can become involved in transmission-related conversations.
Supercharged by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles. But access to EV charging remains a key challenge, especially within underserved communities. Cities, towns and counties are at the frontlines of this transition and are actively planning for and deploying charging infrastructure across their communities.
This webinar will share experiences and lessons learned from recent peer-learning cohorts run by WRI in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy to Communities program.
This webinar will help local government staff and other community stakeholders—such as community-based and environmental justice organizations—better understand FERC and the available pathways for these stakeholders to engage with the agency. Featured speakers will cover the history of FERC, how it functions, and its role in affecting the future of the electricity sector. The webinar will also discuss why community voices are valuable at FERC and how these voices can have the greatest impact.
The challenge for 2024 is to understand how we can move those in power to make the necessary shifts toward a net zero, climate-resilient future.
In WRI’s Stories to Watch 2024, WRI’s President & CEO, Ani Dasgupta, presents four key stories that help explain how we can make these shifts. Each story hinges on whether leaders use their power to make life better for people, nature, and the climate — and the factors that influence them.
Our four stories look at the political barriers to effective climate action, how to fix the world’s dysfunctional food system, the missing link in the clean energy revolution, and climate change’s ‘silent killer’.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2024/1/stories-watch-2024
Join World Resources Institute on December 13 for a webinar that explores grid reliability in the United States and how to help state decisionmakers, regulators, RTOs, and other key stakeholders understand what is needed in the immediate and long-term to build a more reliable grid.
This webinar unpacks findings from the Traceability and Transparency in Supply Chains report, explore priority action areas for closing key gaps, and showcase collaborative approaches to advancing traceability and transparency.
The webinar will introduce a new Roadmap resource for local governments to maximize IRA incentives for clean energy projects and bring economic, health and social benefits to their communities.
In a series of interviews and a literature review, WRI’s U.S. Energy team focused on efforts to achieve full, mature fleet electrification in the long term, which brings in various other considerations, such as grid and utility considerations.
This webinar will go over the key takeaways from this endeavor and will feature expert speakers who will share their experiences and insights around fleet electrification.
This WRI webinar discussed how cities can take advantage of the new economic landscape for clean energy spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This is a critical moment for local governments to understand the clean energy provisions in the IRA, how they can be leveraged to significantly advance the clean energy transition at the local level, and how cities can mobilize to advance their clean energy goals given these new opportunities.
This webinar explored considerations and actions cities can take to shape a more equitable energy future for their communities. It featured WRI experts and panelists from leading cities who are actively integrating elective pay and clean energy tax credits introduced in the IRA into their clean energy procurements and community programs.
This pitch deck provides local government staff with a modifiable template for proposing actions related to 24/7 CFE procurement to decision makers. The slides include instructions and links to resources to give additional context for potential actions.
This presentation outlines a new Land & Carbon Lab research consortium, Global Pasture Watch, which will contribute to better understanding land use conversion, food production, land productivity, and impacts for biodiversity and climate change at a global scale.
In this high-level webinar, IPCC authors, government representatives and leading carbon removal experts discuss how carbon removal is a critical tool in our toolbox to address the climate crisis.
For the third year in a row, the State of Climate Action provides a comprehensive assessment of the global gap in climate action across the highest-emitting sectors by highlighting where recent progress must accelerate over the next decade to limit warming to 1.5°C.
Learn how Forest Data Partnership’s approach will build alignment of stakeholders to reach consensus around key datasets in the ever-expanding landscape of forest monitoring data.
In this webinar, panelists explored the shared importance of vehicle electrification and shifts to active mobility, the role of various actors in catalyzing new solutions for aviation and maritime shipping, the status of tipping points in driving exponential progress, and how a systems approach can help us reimagine transport as we know it.
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
"Understanding the Carbon Cycle: Processes, Human Impacts, and Strategies for...MMariSelvam4
The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
Natural farming @ Dr. Siddhartha S. Jena.pptxsidjena70
A brief about organic farming/ Natural farming/ Zero budget natural farming/ Subash Palekar Natural farming which keeps us and environment safe and healthy. Next gen Agricultural practices of chemical free farming.
Artificial Reefs by Kuddle Life Foundation - May 2024punit537210
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One of the key areas we work in is Artificial Reefs. This presentation captures our journey so far and our learnings. We hope you get as excited about marine conservation and artificial reefs as we are.
Please visit our website: https://kuddlelife.org
Our Instagram channel:
@kuddlelifefoundation
Our Linkedin Page:
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Modeling and Data-Analysis in Developing Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategies
1. LONG-TERM CLIMATE STRATEGIES
UNDER THE PARIS AGREEMENT
2019 WEBINAR SERIES
MODELING AND DATA ANALYSIS IN
DEVELOPING LONG-TERM STRATEGIES
October 31, 2019 9:00 am EDT (13:00 GMT)
2. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
AGENDA
• Welcome (3 mins)
– Ichiro Sato, World Resources Institute (WRI)
• Brief Introduction to Long-term Strategies (LTS) (5 mins)
– Richard Baron, 2050 Pathways Platform
• Role of modeling and model-based analysis (15 mins)
– James Edmonds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) / University of Maryland
• Capacity building for modeling and analysis (15 mins)
– Marcela Jaramillo Gil, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
• Using models to explore implications of uncertainties (5 mins)
– Ichiro Sato, WRI
• Question & Answer (15 mins)
– Moderated by Richard Baron, 2050 Pathways Platform
• Closing (2 mins)
– Ichiro Sato
3. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
• Join audio:
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dial-in using the phone numbers
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• Please select “Q&A” at the bottom
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for the Q&A session
• Attendees remain in listen-only
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• Note: Today’s presentation is being
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ATTENDEE PARTICIPATION
If you experience technical problems during the webinar,
please email Mary Levine: Mary.Levine@wri.org
4. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
LONG-TERM LOW-EMISSION DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES
Richard Baron
2050 Pathways Platform
6. 6
Typology of long-term strategies (LT-LEDS)
- focus on mitigation -
Explore the long-term
Model-based scenarios
Test technology options
Initiate a domestic discussion
International LT pledge
State a LT emission goal
‘Back-cast’ sectoral emissions
pathway
Detail a policy roadmap
Set in broader socio-
economic context
Declaration of intent
Indicate overall ambition
Identify sectoral challenges and
opportunities
Opens a domestic discussion
Japan Germany UK
Costa Rica Benin Norway
US Canada Mexico
Czech R. Ukraine EU
Fiji France
Portugal RMI
Note: Countries in italics have not
submitted their LT-LEDS document yet
8. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
ROLE OF MODELING AND MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS
Jae Edmonds
PNNL / University of Maryland
9. DRAFT PRESENTATION—DO NOT QUOTE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
9
The Paris Agreement of 2015
• A goal: “Holding the increase in the global average temperature to
well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to
limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels”
10. DRAFT PRESENTATION—DO NOT QUOTE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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Getting to Zero—Five strategy elements
• Energy efficiency—reduce demand for energy as much as economical
• Decarbonize power generation
• Fossil fuel with CCS
• Renewable power
• Nuclear power
• Bioenergy
• Bioenergy with CCS
• Electrify Buildings and Industry
as much as economical
• Decarbonize transport
• Electrify
• Biofuels
• H2
• Halt deforestation/afforestation and continue improving crop yields
Source: http://www.energy.gov/science-innovation/energy-sources/renewable-energy/wind
11. DRAFT PRESENTATION—DO NOT QUOTE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
11
ALL sectors need to get close to zero or less
Source: IPCC, AR5, SPM
12. DRAFT PRESENTATION—DO NOT QUOTE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
12
Models AND scenarios are tools
GCAM
Models and Scenarios are tools
for thinking about the future and
exploring alternative pathways,
So that good outcomes can be
identified
And bad outcomes can be avoided
or at least anticipated
Models are similarly a tool for
exploring quantitative pathways
They keep the accounts straight
They provide insights that might
have otherwise gone overlooked
13. DRAFT PRESENTATION—DO NOT QUOTE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
13
Co-development of knowledge
Models alone cannot
provide a pathway to
deep decarbonization
• Any path to deep
decarbonization needs
to be co-developed
with those who will
need to implement that
path.
• Those who are going
to implement the path
need to own the path
14. DRAFT PRESENTATION—DO NOT QUOTE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
14
Everybody learns along the way
Models provide a
reality check for users.
Users provide a reality
check for modelers.
Meet, model, meet
again, model again,
repeat
Three pathways developed under the PATHWAYS TO
2050 study led by C2ES
15. DRAFT PRESENTATION—DO NOT QUOTE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
15
More models are better
• Many methods and
models are available,
but no model does
everything best.
• At a recent workshop on
multi-scale and
economics there were
calls for more and better
simple models, more
and better complex
models, more and
better sectoral models,
and more and better
regional models.
There is no “one model to rule them all.”
17. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR MODELING AND ANALYSIS
Marcela Jaramillo Gil
Inter-American Development Bank
20. To meet Paris it is necessary to achieve
zero net CO2 emissions between 2050 and 2070
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1971
1974
1977
1980
1983
1986
1989
1992
1995
1998
2001
2004
2007
2010
2013
ShareofCO2emissions(LAC)
Transport
Power and heat
Industry
Buildings
21. A world with zero net emissions is
technically possible, building on 5
pillars
21
A world with zero net emission is
an economic opportunity,
not necessarily a cost
23. 23
Challenge 1: Providing regulations, price signals, and financing that enable
business models for low-carbon solutions
24. 24
Challenge 2: Dealing with the political economy of emission reduction
policies (winners and losers)
24
25. -20%
-100%
Emissionreduction
Time
The objective for the strategy up
to 2025 is to build the foundation
for a deep decarbonization
(not just to achieve a given level
of reduction)
Challenge 3: Aligning short-term NDCs and policies with the need for long-
term decarbonization
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26. Long-term decarbonization strategies (LTS) recognize the long-term goal,
and help navigate the three challenges in the transition
1. LTSs establish a clear vision of a carbon-free future that
brings prosperity
• Improving public transportation will improve quality of life and
business environment (Costa Rica)
2. LTS allow anticipating costs and manage tradeoffs for a
just transition
• Aligning fiscal rules with decarbonization objectives
3. They are the basis for deciding medium-term objectives
and immediate action
• Costa Rica: 85% electric buses by 2050 -> 30% by 2030
-> update regulations and concessions in 2021
26
27. 27
Strengthen local capacity to
research long-term strategies
1
Supporting the design of LTS
to inform NDCs using robust
analytic tools and processes
2
Supporting LTS and NDC
implementation
3
Thinking Local Planning Beyond Acting Now
With NDC Invest we are supporting countries to advance
work on LTS
28. 28
Strengthen local capacity to
research long-term strategies
1
Supporting the design of LTS
to inform NDCs using robust
analytic tools and processes
2
Supporting LTS and NDC
implementation
3
Thinking Local Planning Beyond Acting Now
With NDC Invest we are supporting countries to advance
work on LTS
29. Mexico’s Climate Change Mid-Century Strategy
The key is to think of short-term targets within long-term
decarbonization pathways
29
30. Currently, academic analysis of emission reduction strategies largely rely on
external expertise: the example of Mexico’s strategy
Massachusetts, USA
Maryland, USA
Netherlands
Pennsylvania, USA
France
Netherlands
Veysey, Jason, Claudia Octaviano, Katherine Calvin, Sara Herreras Martinez, Alban Kitous, James McFarland, and Bob van der Zwaan. 2016. “Pathways to Mexico’s Climate
Change Mitigation Targets: A Multi-Model Analysis.” Energy Economics 56 (May): 587–99.
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31. DDP-LAC: objectives
To improve the capacity of the LAC region to rely on independent, domestic evaluations to assess
their NDCs, emission reduction plans, and climate policies.
1. Train academic teams and/or think tanks in the use of models they cannot currently use.
2. Generate emission reduction pathways for their respective countries to support a public debate the
implementation of the Paris Agreement.
3. Showcase these models to local policymakers, prove their value to inform policy decisions, and start a
dialogue, using the new modeling capacity to answer a research question of relevance to the national
context.
4. Develop a regional community of practice through regional workshops where teams can compare
their approaches and share lessons learned.
31
32. Improving academic capacity to inform LTS
Models are built directly in country teams and will stay there to be used free of charge and autonomously
by local teams
Teams
Country Local Institution International Institution Sector Focus Model Government focal point
Argentina Fundación Bariloche CIRED - France
Macroeconomic Energy
(Power and transport)
LEAP-IMACLIM
Dirección de CC Min
Ambiente &
Sec. de Escenarios, Min
Energía.
Colombia
Universidad de los
Andes & Rosario
PNNL - USA Energy, land and water GCAM
Dirección de Ambiente y
Desarrollo Sostenible
DNP
Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa
Rica
Royal Institute of
Technology
(KTH) - Sweden
Transport and electricity CRI-IAM-ALPHA Dirección de CC, MINAE.
Ecuador
Escuela Politécnica
Nacional
COPPE, Uni. Federal do
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Energy (Power and
transport) and Land Use
ELENA (MESSAGE-based)
Subsectretaria de CC,
MAE
Mexico Tempus Análitica
Evolved Energy Research
- USA
Transport Energy-PATHWAYS INECC and SEMARNAT
Perú
Universidad del
Pacífico
U of Tennessee - USA Land-use POLYSYS
Dirección de CC,
CEPLAN
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33. DDP-LAC Timeframes / Outputs
2018 2019
1st Regional
Meeting
Colombia – Feb
2nd Regional
Meeting
México – Oct
3rd Regional
Meeting
Costa Rica - March
4th Regional
Meeting
Ecuador - Sep
Work plans
finalized
Models &
definition of
scenarios
Advanced
Narratives & initial
results
Policy question &
DDP scenarios
Model work
& dashboards
completed
Ambition
paper
COP25
Academic
papers &
results of
inter-model
comparison
Early 2020
Training workshops, model development
Initial contact with government
Narratives and scenario development
Finalize model, finalize narratives & scenarios
Continue policy dialogue and clarify policy-relevant questions
Publish results of decarbonization pathways
33
34. DDPLAC is impacting public policy in LAC for LTS design and
implementation
34
Supporting the design of
LTS to inform NDCs using
robust analytic tools and
processes
1
Supporting the design
of LTS to inform NDCs
using robust analytic
tools and processes
2
Supporting LTS and NDC
implementation.
3
Thinking Local Planning Beyond Acting Now
35.
36. ✓ The plan responds to the need to achieve
zero net emissions between 2050 and
2070.
✓ Informs the design of the new NDC in the
country.
✓ It frames decarbonization as an opportunity
to reactivate the national economy.
✓ Define specific actions for the short term.
The Costa Rican Plan sets a target of net zero emissions by 2050
37. Define for each area of action
up to 2022:
Specific objectives, goals,
indicators, activities and key
actors.
The Plan identifies short, medium- and long-term actions in 10
areas of action
38. Robust cost-benefit analysis of
decarbonizing the transport sector
• Involve stakeholders to reflect their goals and ideas
• Simulate large number of possible futures and policies
to explore uncertainty
• Identify robust options using decision-making methods
under uncertainty
• Build local capacity in universities to extend autonomous
and independent policy analysis in Costa Rica
The analysis will be extended to all the other sector in the
decarbonization plan.
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“Costa Rica will have with the National Decarbonization Plan -
in the transport sector - benefits of $ 19.5 billion.” “In addition
to health benefits and increased productivity that represent a
total of $ 14,3 billion by 2050”.
39. + Otros ministerios
sectoriales.
Policy reforms focus
Electrification of
uses of Energy
Agriculture and
nature-based
solutions
Governance and
MRV for the
decarbonization
Acting now: helping policy reform in Costa Rica
41. Thanks for your attention!
Marcela Jaramillo
marcelaja@iadb.org
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42. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
USING MODELS TO EXPLORE IMPLICATIONS OF
UNCERTAINTIES
Ichiro Sato
WRI
43. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
• Uncertainty is a major challenge in developing long-term
strategies
USING MODELS TO EXPLORE IMPLICATIONS OF UNCERTAINTIES
Now 2050
GHG
emissions
?Uncertainties
Technological
innovations
Shocks/crisis
Political/social
dynamics
Economic
development
44. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
• Model-based analysis can be used to help identify material
uncertainties, and robust strategies to address them
USING MODELS TO EXPLORE IMPLICATIONS OF UNCERTAINTIES
GHG emissions
in 2050
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
Scenario N
..............
MODEL
Strategy A
45. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
USING MODELS TO EXPLORE IMPLICATIONS OF UNCERTAINTIES
To learn more, please visit
WRI Working Paper: UNCERTAINTY, SCENARIO ANALYSIS, AND
LONG-TERM STRATEGIES: STATE OF PLAY AND A WAY
FORWARD
https://www.wri.org/publication/uncertainty-scenario-analysis-long-
term-strategies
46. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
Richard Baron
2050 Pathways Platform
47. Modeling and data analysis in developing long-term strategies
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