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Government provided incentives for transitioning to a low-carbon economy- trade implications
When: Saturday, December 1 - 9.00-11.30 a.m.
Where: Retral Al Rayyan Hotel, Dafna, Diplomatic District, Doha, Qatar
Who: Alexander Ochs, Climate and Energy Director, Worldwatch Institute
Organizers:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (RSVP
required)
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Developing Building Blocks of a Global Mitigation Architecture
When: Saturday, December 1- 14:00 - 18:30
Where: Hotel InterContinental Doha (room "Al-Diwan") on Al Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar
Who: Alexander Ochs, Climate and Energy Director, Worldwatch Institute
Organizer: International Climate Initiative of the German Ministry of the Environment (RSVP required)
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What: Sustainable Energy for Island Economies - A High Impact Opportunity
When: Wednesday, December 5 - 11:30 - 13:00
Where: Side Event Room 8, Qatar National Convention Center, Doha, Qatar
Who: Alexander Ochs, Climate and Energy Director, Worldwatch Institute
Organizers: Vision
20/30, in partnership with Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL), United
Nations Development Programme, the World Bank, the Worldwatch Institute,
and others.
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The Conference of Parties
At the 1992 United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development, informally known as the Earth
Summit, 154 countries signed the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC). By ratifying this treaty, these signatories
demonstrated their commitment to stabilizing greenhouse gas
concentrations in the atmosphere. As of May 2011, the treaty had an
additional 194 parties.
Since 1995, the parties to
the convention have met annually in Conferences of the Parties (COP) to
evaluate their progress in combating climate change. This year's event,
COP18, will bring government representatives, international
organizations, and civil society leaders to Doha, Qatar. Here, attendees
will work to advance the mandates of the original Convention, the 1997
Kyoto Protocol, the 2011 Durban Platform, and further develop various
COP action plans implemented in previous years.
Worldwatch Climate and
Energy Director Alexander Ochs and members of his team will participate
in several events at the conference. They will offer insights from their
experiences advising governments around the world in their transitions
to sustainable economies. Their upcoming work will take them to
countries throughout Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, China,
Europe, India and North America where they will help key policymakers
identify feasible low-emissions development strategies.
On Saturday, December 1,
the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development will host a
Roundtable Discussion addressing government policies which provide
incentives for a shift towards a low-carbon economy, and the possible
trade- and trade policy implications thereof. Panelists will discuss
whether the current rules provide the flexibility countries need so as
to design effective policies for climate change action.
Worldwatch's Alexander Ochs will draw upon the recent REN21 Renewables
Global Status Report 2012 and share insights from policy assessment work
that Worldwatch has conducted with the International Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA) as well as individual countries when working with them on
their energy strategies.
Also on Saturday, December 1,
the International Climate Initiative (ICI) will host a networking and
knowledge sharing workshop bringing together representatives of projects
financed by ICI that supports climate mitigation around the world.
Participants will share experiences among the ICI project community,
discuss ideas, approaches and open questions, reflect on challenges and
technical developments as well as identify good practices and
recommendations. Ochs will share lessons learned from Worldwatch's
Sustainable Energy Roadmap projects in the Caribbean.
On Wednesday, December 5,
the Climate Institute, along with other partner organizations including
the UN Foundation, the Sustainable Energy for All initiative, the World
Bank, and the Worldwatch Institute, will host a panel to showcase some
of the leadership initiatives by island nations, and programs by the
international and regional organizations in support of these island
economies. Ochs will share insights from Worldwatch's Sustainable Energy
Roadmap work in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica, as well as
for Caribbean Community and Common Market.
Ochs will also be taking part in meetings hosted by the
International Climate Initiative where he is a member of the
International Advisory Committee, the Low Emissions Development Global
Partnership (LEDS-GP) where chairs the Energy Platform, as well as the
Climate Knowledge Development Network and the International Council for
Sustainable Energy.
Visit the Worldwatch website for more information about its Climate and Energy Program.
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