Submitted by Sergey Kolesnikov on Fri, 19/11/2021 - 11:52
Webinar: November 30, 2021
The 26th conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 26) concluded on November 13th with the announcement of a Glasgow Climate Pact at a critical moment for action on climate change. Indeed, the IPCC recently confirmed in its Sixth Assessment Report the need to significantly accelerate action to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees and to meet the other goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
In this context, we invite you to join a webinar that will unpack key outcomes of COP 26, including progress and shortcomings with regard to mitigation ambition, climate finance, market mechanisms and Indigenous peoples’ rights. Speakers will discuss legal and political implications of the Glasgow Climate Pact for Canada from the perspectives of the federal government, civil society, and academia.
Canada has a legal and policy framework to respond to the climate emergency, including a revised NDC target of 40-45% reduction in emissions by 2030 and a net-zero target for 2050 that was recently adopted in the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act. What does COP 26 mean for their successful achievement?
Event Partners
- Canadian Council on International Law
- Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, University of Cambridge
- Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University
- Transnational Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Windsor Law School
Program
Welcome from the Canadian Council on International Law
- Mr. Gib van Ert, President
Moderator
- Dean Jutta Brunnée, University of Toronto
Brief overview of the Paris Agreement
- Prof. Meinhard Doelle, Dalhousie University
Key takeaways for the Government of Canada
- Representative from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Canada
Key takeaways for civil society
- Mr. Eddy Pérez, Climate Action Network Canada / Réseau action climat Canada
- Representative from Indigenous Climate Action
Academic Commentary on Key Outcomes
- Prof. Meinhard Doelle, Dalhousie University
- Prof. Patricia Galvão-Ferreira, Windsor University
- Dr. Christopher Campbell-Duruflé, Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, University of Cambridge
We invite you to register for the webinar and join it on 30 November, 2021.
