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On November 8, UN Goodwill Ambassador Vyacheslav Fetisov and Gazprombank, with the support of the Center for International and Comparative Legal Studies and BE2B, will organize round tables within the framework of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland ). Online streaming of the round tables in English with simultaneous translation into Russian will be available on the website.
Going “green” economy
On November 8, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Moscow time, a panel discussion entitled “ Energy transition '' will take place.
Many are talking about a new technological revolution. But, as the last few months have shown, you need to take this problem seriously, it is impossible to immediately go from 'brown'. economy into a “ green '' economy, it takes time, political will, financial means.
As part of the round table, experts will discuss the energy transition, hydrogen and nuclear, oil and gas industry, the problem of CO2 emissions and methane leaks.
Representatives of the UN, States, large business and the scientific community will speak.
Moderator of the event will become Charles Hendry & mdash; UK Secretary for Energy and Environment (retired)
Speakers: Leyla Aliyeva & mdash; Deputy Chairman of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Fuad Akhundov & mdash; CEO of Akkuyu (retired), Sergey Korotkov & mdash; Director of the UNIDO Center for International Industrial Cooperation in the Russian Federation, David Campbell & mdash; President of BP in Russia, Vyacheslav Fetisov & mdash; United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, Stuart Hasseldin & mdash; professor at the University of Edinburgh, carbon capture and storage specialist, Gareth Harrison & mdash; Head of the Department of Electricity, University of Edinburgh, Ruslan Edelgeriev & mdash; Presidential adviser, Special representative of the President for climate issues.
An online broadcast of the round table with simultaneous translation into Russian will be available on the website.
Responsible financing
On the same day, November 8, from 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Moscow time, a panel discussion on Responsible Financing will be held.
Solving the problem of climate change will require huge financial resources that no state has in the world. A joint effort by the public and private sectors is necessary to finance the energy transition and develop a sustainable economy, including its green economy. making up. The financial industry is interested in internationally agreed uniform rules for responsible financing.
Representatives from the UN, the world's and # 39; s largest financial institutions, regulators, auditors and the scientific community will speak at the roundtable.
Tom Blackwell will be the moderator of the meeting & mdash; president, partner, co-founder of Em-Comms.
Speakers of the event: Farnam Bigdoli & mdash; Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance EBVA, HSBC, Elena Borisenko & mdash; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprombank, Daniel Buzas & mdash; UNEP Finance Europe Initiative Coordinator, Michael Gentzi & mdash; Head of Sustainalytics, Theodore Kozhianu & mdash; Member of the Technical Expert Group on the EU Sustainable Finance Agenda, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Unions of the European Commission (FISMA), Vyacheslav Fetisov & mdash; United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.
An online broadcast of the round table with simultaneous translation into Russian will be available on the site.
Sustainable development of the Arctic
On November 8, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., a panel discussion will be held “Sustainable development of the Arctic region”.
< p>The Russian Federation currently chairs the Arctic Council. The European Union has published a long-term strategy for the development of the Arctic. What key areas of development are possible in this region, what are the priorities for the Arctic Council States, what can the Arctic bring to the whole world?
As part of the roundtable, representatives of states, large companies, NGOs and the scientific community will speak. Policy and regulatory development issues, the balance between economic and environmental development of the region, responsible finance and transport issues, mining, the problem of soot and climate change, the future of the local people will be considered.
Moderator: United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Vyacheslav Fetisov.
Speakers: Jan Dusik & mdash; great specialist in sustainable development, WWF Arctic Program, Nikolay Korchunov & mdash; Chairman of the Committee of Senior Arctic Officials, Goodwill Ambassador, Isla Myers-Smith & mdash; Deputy Chancellor, Global Change Research Group Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Michael Mann & mdash; the EU Goodwill Ambassador to the Arctic, Special Representative for the Arctic, Roger Munnings & mdash; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Russian-British Chamber of Commerce, Pete Ninoe & mdash; Professor of Glaciology at the University of Edinburgh, Shine Pryor & mdash; Senior Advisor, Clean Arctic Alliance, Eric Solheim & mdash; 6th Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Fran Ulmer & mdash; Principal Investigator, Arctic Initiative, Harvard Institute of Public Administration John F. Kennedy.
The results of all round tables will be sent to the UNFCCC Secretariat and the President of the Russian Federation.