COP28: What happened and where do we go from here? | Video

Date:: 19 December 2023, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker:: Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, Alison Campbell, Dr Alina Averchenkova, Dr Timo Leiter, Jodi-Ann Wang, Bob Ward
Venue:: Online (via Zoom)

Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023. Credit: COP28/Anthony Fleyhan/Flickr)

The first Global Stocktake of progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement has been completed at the COP28 United Nations climate change summit in Dubai. The outcome of the summit has included for the first time a call on countries to contribute to a transition away from fossil fuels in the energy system, in line with the goal of net zero global emissions by 2050. Other important progress was made on key issues, including adaptation, loss and damage, finance and the just transition. This event featured insights and perspectives from experts who participated in the summit.

Panellists were:

Professor Lord Nicholas Stern (Chair, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment)

Alison Campbell, UK lead climate negotiator, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Dr Alina Averchenkova (Distinguished Policy Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment)

Dr Timo Leiter (Researcher, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment)

Jodi-Ann Wang (Policy Analyst, Sustainable Finance, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment)

Bob Ward (Policy and Communications Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment)