The Class
This year is a critical moment for climate action. The mounting impacts of climate change, from floods and droughts to hurricanes and heat waves, are taking a major toll on human lives and economies globally — particularly in vulnerable developing nations with the fewest resources to protect themselves.
Current climate actions are not nearly enough to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees and avoid the worst of these impacts, and countries must step up their efforts to get on track. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report tells us that actions taken this decade will have impacts “for thousands of years.” The Paris Agreement’s first stocktake of collective efforts concluded last year and sent critical signals for energy, transport and nature, and provided direction for the next round of national climate commitments (NDCs) due in 2025.
This session will go over the Global Stocktake’s outcomes followed by a deep dive into the role of climate finance at COP29. Our goal through this classroom is to help increase participants understanding of the outcomes from COP28’s Global Stocktake and transformations required in finance to achieve our 2030 and 2050 targets at the pace and scale needed.
The Teachers
Nathan is a Research Associate with the International Climate Action Initiative where is a core member of WRI’s work on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change process and other international climate policy initiatives. In particular, Nathan's research, engagement, and work is focused on supporting the UNFCCC negotiations and implementation of the Paris Agreement’s rule-based regime, with attention to issues related to transparency, accountability, and capacity building.
Natalia is a Manager in WRI’s Sustainable Finance Center. Her work focuses on the role of climate finance towards climate action. In this role, she provides strategic support to projects focused on climate finance and related instruments to increase and access financial flows from public, private, and international sources. She also undertakes research on the status of climate finance and solutions for improving access to and deployment of such finance. Prior to joining WRI, Natalia led the environmental affairs at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) in Peru, where she oversaw the development and assessment of public policies and projects related to climate change and environment. Natalia’s experience also includes participation as a member of the Peruvian delegation for the UNFCCC negotiations and the implementation of MEF´s functions as the National Designated Authority to the Green Climate Fund. Natalia holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Law and Policy from Stanford University and a Bachelor´s degree in Law from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
Where & When?
Friday November 1 2024, at 4:00 PM CET (Check your timezone)
Online videoconferencing Zoom.