Dear Friends,
The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt has begun. The two-week conference will convene most of the world’s nations to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The founder and director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz is at COP27 to report on public support for national and international climate action in the US and other countries. Please see below for details (all times local in Sharm El Sheikh, which is 7 hours ahead of EST).
Global Public Opinion on Climate Change
Host: Global Alliance of Universities on Climate
Location: China Pavilion and virtually on Zoom:
Webinar ID: 848 8681 8515
Passcode: 856217
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm Tuesday, November 8
Description: The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the China Center for Climate Change Communication will present results from surveys of public opinion about climate change in China, India, the United States, and in 110 countries, territories, and areas worldwide. The studies find that the public in China, the US and India – the three largest annual national emitters – and in the majority of countries worldwide support climate action by their own governments. In addition to Dr. Leiserowitz, presentations will be made by Dr. Binbin Wang, Principal Investigator of the China Center for Climate Change Communication, and Dr. Jagadish Thaker of the University of Auckland.
Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue – Cooperative Pathways to Net-Zero
Host: Global Alliance of Universities on Climate
Location: China Pavilion.
Time: 11:55 am - 12:25 pm Wednesday, November 9
Description: In addition to Dr. Leiserowitz, this panel will feature Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London; Gwenaelle Avice-Huet, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Schneider Electric; Suzana Kahn Ribeiro, Deputy Director of COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Danae Kyriakopoulou, Senior Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE; Yenziwe Mbuyisa, GAUC’s Global Youth Ambassador; and Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE.
Empowering Communities to Take Climate Action Through Online Tools
Host: Meta
Location: We Mean Business Pavilion
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 9
Description: A panel discussion on how online tools can be leveraged to help communities take climate action and address some of the challenges of climate action and behavior change. In addition to Dr. Leiserowitz, the panel will include Brett Jenks, President and CEO of RARE; Ravi Prabhu, Director General World Agroforestry (ICRAF); Vincent Gonguet, Director of Product Management for Climate at Meta; and Emily Wood, Lead Researcher for Climate at Meta.
Climate Conversations
Host: US State Department
Location: US Center Pavilion
Time: 1:00 to 1:30 pm Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11
Description: Dr. Leiserowitz will participate in two panel discussions on climate action in the United States.
Please come say hi if you’re in Sharm El Sheikh, and as always thank you for your interest and support of our work.
Cheers,
The YPCCC Team
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