Why does sustainable management of natural resources matter for climate change? During this side event, the International Resource Panel (IRP) will explain synergies between decarbonization and the decoupling of natural resource use from economic growth. It will also present key policy-relevant messages on how to select the clean, safe and sustainable low-carbon energy technologies.
Agenda, 18:15-19:45
18:15-18:20:
Opening by Hans Jørgen Koch, Executive Director, Nordic Energy Research
Moderator: Ligia Noronha, Director, UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)
18:20-19:00
What is the sustainable mix of low-carbon energy technologies to meet 2°C target?
Presentation of the Green Energy Choices: The benefits, risks, and trade-offs of low-carbon technologies for electricity production.
Edgar Hertwich, lead author of the report, expert member of the International Resource Panel and Professor at Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
Q&A session
19:00-19:40
How can sustainable management of natural resources contribute to combating climate change?
Presentation of The International Resource Panel: 10 Key Messages on Climate Change.
Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel; Former European Commissioner for the Environment.
Q&A session
19:40-:19:45
Closing remarks by Ligia Noronha
See the full invitation for the event here.
Please note: To attend the side event, you must be in possession of a conference badge for COP 21
Background documents
- Green Energy Choices: The benefits, risks, and tradeoffs of low-carbon technologies for electricity production
- 10 Key Messages on Climate Change
- Fact Sheet (English): Green Energy Choices: The benefits, risks, and tradeoffs of low-carbon technologies for electricity production
- Fiche Descriptive (Français): Choisir nos Energies: Vertes Avantages, Risques et Arbitrages Associes aux Technologies Bas-carbone de Production d’Electricité
See an inforgraphic on How energy choices influence the human future.
For more information, please contact:
Moira O’Brien-Malone, Head, Communications, UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Paris.
Tel +33 1 44 37 76 12 or mobile +33 6 82 26 93 73
Email [email protected]
Zura Nukusheva-Béguin, Secretariat of the International Resource Panel, T
el +33 1 44 37 14 60 or mobile +33 6 37 46 88 02
Email [email protected]