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11:30 - 13:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

ARE GOVERNMENTS, AIRLINES AND MARKETS READY FOR CORSIA?
This session will examine the state of play in the CORSIA discussion and the readiness in both the aviation sector and carbon markets. The discussion will start with an overview of the latest developments at ICAO and will then explore implications for both airlines and players in the carbon markets, with particular attention to the interactions with the Paris Agreement. The panel discussion will be followed by an interactive Q&A with the audience.

MODERATOR:
EVA WEIGHTMAN, Relationship Manager, IETA

SPEAKERS:
JANE HUPE, Deputy Director, Environment, Air Transport Bureau, International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) Secretariat
YUE HUANG, Manager, Aviation Environment, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
KATERINA KOLACIOVA, Sales Manager CEE, Vertis Environmental Finance
PEDRO PIRIS-CABEZAS,Senior Economist, Climate, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

PRESENTATION:

13:00 - 14:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 6 OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT
This side event is an opportunity for stakeholders to be briefed by and enter in discussion with some of the most knowledgeable negotiators to understand the progress and challenges towards the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which addresses the issue of ‘cooperative approaches’. A significant part of it aims to create the framework to ensure that international markets can be a tool to meet National Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the PA. As for other parts of the PA, negotiators received a mandate after COP21 in Paris to create a rulebook by the end of COP24 to ensure these elements become operational.

MODERATOR:
ANDREI MARCU, Director, Senior Fellow, ERCST & ICTSD

SPEAKERS:
MARTIN HESSION, International Carbon Markets Policy & Negotiations, European Commision
KAY HARRISON, Lead Negotiator International Carbon Markets, Ministry for the environment, New Zealand
MANDY RAMBHAROS, Climate Change and Sustainability Manager, Eskom
ANSHARI RAHMAN, Assistant Director / International Policy, National Climate Change Secretariat
MBAYE DIAGNE, Directeur Général, Afrique-Énergie-Environnement

18:00 - 19:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

IMPROVED FORUM ON RESPONSE MEASURES
During this side event, stakeholders will be briefed by and will enter in discussion with some of the most knowledgeable negotiators on Article 4.15 of the PA, which covers the forum on response measures under the PA whose functions, work programme, and modalities and procedures are being developed. Presently, the improved forum continues its work programme under joint SBI and SBSTA leadership. Both are extremely important issues, with an SBI/SBSTA recommendation to the CMA to be considered in Katowice by the end of COP24. At the same time the review of the improved forum is to take place.

MODERATOR:
ANDREI MARCU, Director, Senior Fellow, ERCST & ICTSD

SPEAKERS:
PETER GODIVINDASAMY, Director International Trade Cluster, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Singapore
KATRHYN BACHER, Climate Policy Officer, U.S. Department of State
AMA ESSEL, Community Health Physician Specialist, Consultant for LFA, Global Fund
HAMID AL HARTI, Sustainability senior manager, Saudi Arabian Delegate, SABIC & UNFCCC

PRESENTATIONS:

Response Measures: Perspectives of a small island city state
Saudi Arabia: Addressing Response Measure

10:00 - 13:00
EU Pavilion

THE POTENTIAL OF CARBON PRICING IN THE TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON
ECONOMY
Carbon pricing policies significantly reduce mitigation cost and unlock economic opportunities of transition. Since the first carbon pricing instrument was launched in 1990, 50 initiatives now operate worldwide. A diverse set of speakers will present achievements and recommendations for carbon pricing instruments under the Paris Agreement, including the potential of these instruments to support resource mobilization in developing countries.

Part 1: Presentation of the state of the art of carbon pricing initiatives worldwide
The panel will be composed of representatives from ICAP Secretariat, the European Comission, California Air Resources Board, World Bank Group, Sweden and Mexico.

Part 2: Focus on fostering effective engagement on carbon pricing for government agencies and civil society, through both effective communication and adapted revenue use
The panel will be composed of representatives from Climate Focus, World Bank Group, I4CE, Ecofys.

Part 3: Presentation of perspectives for internal carbon pricing to align investments and procurements with the Paris Agreement
The panel will be composed of representatives from CDP, Ecofys, and Businesses.

Part 4: Presentation of perspectives around future carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
The panel will be composed of representatives from IETA, Carbon Market Watch, and SEI.

11:00 - 12:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

CAPTURE PROJECT STUDY: CCS IN NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS
AND MID-CENTURY STRATEGIES
The Paris Agreement requires nations to submit nationally determined contributions (NDCs). There was also a decision at COP21 which provides for nations to voluntarily submit a long term strategy by 2019 about actions beyond 2050. The CO2 Capture Project, in partnership with ERM, released a report earlier in 2018 that studied the role of CO2 capture and geological storage in NDCs and the midcentury strategies of nations. This session will highlight the results of the study. Technology and policy experts from other research organizations will also contribute their perspectives about CCS in national policies and in the longer term strategies to transition to a low carbon future.

MODERATOR:
ARTHUR LEE, Chevron Fellow, Chevron Energy Technology Company

SPEAKERS:
VICKY HUDSON, Climate Change Consultant ERM
JIM HERBERTSON, Technical Director, IPIECA
CERI VINCENT, Geophysical basin analyst, British Geological Survey
KATHERINE ROMANAK, Research Scientist, University of Texas, Austin
TIM DIXON, Manager, IEA GHG Programme
MIKE MONEA, CEO, International CCS Knowledge Center

PRESENTATIONS:

Perspectives from IEAGHG CCS in NDCs and in Long-term Strategies
The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Perspective
Carbon Capture & Storage: Scaling up and Pricing down
CO2GeoNet
Making CCS fly
CO2 Capture Project (CCP4): Role of CCS in the Energy Transition

12:30 - 14:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF MARKET MECHANISMS: WHAT IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE MARKET DEVELOPMENT?
This side event will discuss measures and means required by carbon market players to foster further development and use of programmatic approaches in market mechanisms for supporting the transition from Kyoto to Paris market environments. These could relate to issues including conducive policy frameworks, and suitable financing arrangements. The debate shall also derive preconditions and minimum requirements for conducting pilot initiatives to inform negotiations and promote enhanced ambition of countries’ mitigation efforts currently laid out in the NDCs. Lessons learnt from past initiatives shall support the discussion.

MODERATOR:
MALIN AHLBERG, Deputy Head of European Climate and Energy Policy, New Market Mechanisms, BMU, Germany

SPEAKERS:
AXEL MICHAELOWA, Managing Director, Perspectives Climate Group
VENKATA PUTTI, Program Manager, World Bank Group
HANNA-MARI AHONEN, Desk Officer, International Climate Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
MISCHA CLASSEN, Director Carbon Procurement, KliK Foundation
FABRICE LE SACHÉ, Founder, Executive Chairman, AERA Consulting

PRESENTATIONS:

Guidebook for Art. 6 pilot activities
Lessons from the Foundation for programmatic approaches

13:30 - 15:00
UK Pavilion

AVOIDING DOUBLE COUNTING UNDER THE PARIS AGREEMENT
The event will focus on double-counting under the Paris Agreement, between NDCs and with schemes that contribute to the Paris goals, such as the ‘CORSIA’ scheme for international aviation. The panel will discuss:

• The need for strong provisions to prevent double counting;
• The reasons why double-counting matters for business certainty, the environment and the
• integrity of the global environmental architecture.
• The steps that need to be taken in Article 6 negotiations, and beyond.

MODERATOR:
DIRK FORRISTER, President & CEO, IETA

SPEAKERS:
HUGH SALWAY, Head of Global Carbon Markets at Department, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom
KAY HARRISON, Lead Negotiator, Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand
TO BE ANNOUNCED, IATA Secretariat
JONATHAN SHOPLEY, Managing Director, Natural Capital Partners
ANNIE PETSONK, International Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

13:30 - 14:00
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

COFFEE BREAK

14:00 - 15:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

THE IEA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO
Jointly organised by IEA and CDP, this event will showcase the IEA’s newly updated Sustainable Development Scenario, highlighting the scenario’s relevance for businesses seeking to understand the energy and climate implications of their current and future operations through scenario analysis. The event will bring together the all-of-energy analytical authority of the IEA with the private-sector insights of CDP, to provide examples of how the IEA’s benchmark Paris-compliant scenario can be applied by
private sector enterprises.

REPRESENTATIONS AND MODERATION:
ANDREW PRAG, Head of Environment and Climate Change unit, IEA
NIKKI BARTLETT, Director of Climate Change, CDP

PRESENTATIONS:
SDGs and Scenario Analysis
The IEA SDS Scenario in the context of the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C
The IEA Sustainable Development Scenario

15:30 - 17:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

THE FINTECC PROGRAMME OF THE EBRD: PROMOTING CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND GREEN INNOVATION
The event will feature the latest instruments and mechanisms that are available within the Finance and Technology Transfer Centre for Climate Change of the EBRD. Attendees will be able to learn about the Global Technology Selector developed by the EBRD and the Green Innovations Vouchers schemes implemented in Serbia and Ukraine.

The panel will include green innovation experts, innovative companies operating in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) regions, technologies experts, in conversation with the EBRD and IETA.

Promoting climate technology transfer and green innovation
Technology Selector

17:00 - 18:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

DISCUSSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET

Session on invitation only. For more information, please contact Antoine Diemert, diemert@ieta.org.

10:00 - 11:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

4TH ICROA WORKSHOP ON INCREASED VOLUNTARY ACTION UNDER THE
PARIS AGREEMENT
This workshop will take a closer look at options to operationalize voluntary action under the Paris Agreement and discuss the notion of a transition period for the voluntary market, as Article 6 provisions will gradually translate into policies and regulations. The session will begin with a statement on the current the state of play, providing an overview of the technical implications of future pathways. Leading organizations will then present their latest work on how voluntary action can contribute to raising ambition, followed by a moderated discussion among all participants.

MODERATOR:
JONATHAN SHOPLEY, Managing Director, Natural Capital Partners

SPEAKERS:
JOCHEN GASSNER, CEO, First Climate Markets
OWEN HEWLETT, Chief Technical Officer, Gold Standard
DAVID ANTONIOLI, CEO, Verra
WOLFGANG OBERGASSEL, Project Coordinator, Wuppertal Institut
RUBEN LUBOWSKI, Chief Natural Resource Economist, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

PRESENTATIONS:
4th ICROA workshop on increased voluntary action under the Paris Agreement
How Can the Voluntary Market Contribute to Ambition Raising?

11:30 - 13:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

DELIVERING THE LONG-TERM EU CLIMATE STRATEGY. WHAT ROLE FOR THE EU ETS?
The European Commission have recently published their long-term climate strategy. This sets out a number of emission reduction pathways including reaching net zero emissions by 2050 with negative emissions thereafter, and a pathway that is consistent with a 1.5°C scenario. This session will explore how these highly ambitious climate targets can be delivered, and how the EU ETS can play a central role in the strategy.

MODERATOR:
SIMON HENRY, EU Policy Director, IETA

SPEAKERS:
MARK LEWIS, Managing Director, Global Head of Research, Carbon Tracker Initiative
CHARLOTTE WOLFF-BYE, Vice President, Sustainability, Equinor
ANDERS NORDENG, Senior Analyst Emission Markets, Refinitiv
MARTIN HESSION, International Carbon Markets Policy & Negotiations, European Commission
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Energy Transitions Commission

PRESENTATION:
Carbon Clampdown: Closing the Gap to a Paris-compliant EU-ETS
Mission Possible: Reaching Net-Zero Carbon Emissions From Harder-to-Abate Sectors by Mid-Century
European Emission Pathways

13:00 - 14:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

OPERATIONALIZATION OF ARTICLE 6 OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT AND THE JOINT CREDITING MECHANISM (JCM)
This event will explore the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM). The session covers the design of the mechanism and relevance to Article 6 provisions. Further, the session introduces JCM developments including methodologies, projects and JCM credit issuance with implications to the Article 6 mechanism. A panel discussion will follow, with the aim to discuss the way forward for the JCM and the implications to Article 6 mechanism.

MODERATOR:
JEFF SWARTZ, Director, Climate Policy & Carbon Markets. South Pole Group

SPEAKERS:
KAZUHISA KOAKUTSU, Director, International Negotiations & International Strategy on Climate Change, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)
TATSUSHI HEMMI, Chief Analyst, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting (MURC)
YUJI MIZUNO, Programme Director, Climate and Energy, IGES
STEFANO DE CLARA, Director, International Policy, IETA

14:30 - 15:45
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

PROGRESS IN THE ARTICLE 6 NEGOTIATIONS
Five days into COP24, this side event will take stock of progress in the negotiations on Article 6, with the aim to discuss the remaining sticking points and highlight priorities for governments, private sector and civil society.

MODERATOR:
DIRK FORRISTER, President & CEO, IETA

SPEAKERS:
DAVID HONE, Chief Climate Change Advisor, Shell
KELLEY KIZZIER, Article 6 Co-Chair
MANDY RAMBHAROS, Climate Change and Sustainability Manager, Eskom
AMY STEEN, Legal Officer, UNFCCC Secretariat
MAGGIE COMSTOCK, Senior Director, Climate Policy, Conservation International

15:45 - 16:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE PROCESSES AND DATA FOR THE COMMON GOOD IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
What kind of collective engineering strategies do you need to unleash collective intelligence and gather data in your community? How do you transform data into information that can further be used to develop services for governments or non-stakeholder organizations? This session will explore “Data 4 Good” and Information Patrimony for the SDGs. How co construction leads to collective intelligence processes that provide insights for your projects and which business models can be applied.
This interactive presentation and discussion will be carried out by Marie Laure Burgener, Founder & CEO, GreenGoWeb.

16:30 - 18:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

ARTICLE 6 OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT – PILOTING FOR ENHANCED READINESS
This session will present ADB’s launching of the Article 6 Support Facility. It will address the role of pilots for facilitating climate finance towards enhancing ambition, as well as the challenges for upscaling market-based mechanisms and what can pilots contribute. It will also include a presentation on the role of Article 6 in the context of Philippines NDC.

MODERATOR:
VIRENDER KUMAR DUGGAL, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Asian Development Bank

SPEAKERS:
WOOCHONG UM, Director General, Asian Development Bank
KARSTEN SACH, Director General, Federal Ministry for the Environment Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
SARA SUNDBERG, Head International Climate Initiatives, Swedish Energy Agency
ALBERT ALTAREJOS MAGALANG, Head, Climate Change Office, Philippines

PRESENTATIONS:
Article 6 Support Facility
The Role of Article 6 in the Context of the Philippines’ NDC

18:00 - 20:00
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

IETA & CMIA CLIMATE CHAMPION AWARD & RECEPTION
For the fourth year in a row, CMIA and IETA are partnering to celebrate carbon pricing leadership at the COP. Join CMIA and IETA as they announce their Carbon Pricing Champion for this week at the COP, and raise a glass to the winner(s)!

We would like to thank our Reception sponsors Allcot & Climate Resources Exchange (CRX)

8:30 - 9:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

DISCUSSION ON CORPORATE CLIMATE ACTION IN AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS
Session on invitation only. For more information, please contact Ashley Allen, Ashley.Allen@effem.com

09:00 - 09:30
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

9:30 - 11:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

EMERGING GUIDELINES FOR CORPORATE CLIMATE ACTION IN SUPPLY
CHAINS
With nearly 500 companies committing to set science based targets, there are emerging tools for accounting for supply chain emissions, related to land use change and agricultural practices. To influence these supply chain emissions, companies must support interventions outside of their direct operations, where direct control is a significant challenge. This session will look at some of the carbon accounting guidelines and methodologies emerging. The goal is to advance addressing gaps and
barriers and establishing a more standardized way for companies to manage supply chain emissions.

MODERATOR:
ASHLEY ALLEN, Climate and Land Senior Manager, Mars Incorporated

SPEAKERS:
KEVIN RABINOVITCH, Global Vice President for Sustainability, Mars Incorporated
JON DETTLING, Global Director, Services + Innovation, Quantis
NAOMI SWICKARD, Chief Market Development Officer, Verra
MARION VERLES, CEO, Gold Standard

11:00 - 11:30
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

MARS SNACKS & REFRESHMENTS

11:00 - 12:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

A GUIDE TO LINKING EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEMS
Join the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) and the Government of Québec for a discussion on how jurisdictions with emissions trading systems (ETS) can cooperate with one another in the spirit of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. What are the ways in which ETS may be linked together? Speakers from Québec, California, the EU and ICAP provide insights into international ETS linking ventures and present the new ETS Guide to Linking from ICAP.

MODERATOR:
MICHAEL MEHLING, Deputy Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

SPEAKERS:
MARIE-CHANTAL CHASSÉ, Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Government of Québec
MARY NICHOLS, Chair of the Air Resources Board, California
BEN GRUMBLES, Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment
KAY HARRISON, Lead Negotiator, International Carbon Markets, Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand
CONSTANZE HAUG, Head of Secretariat, International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)

PRESENTATION:
Key Findings of the Report

12:30 - 15:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

LUNCH PRESENTATION & WORKSHOP: REDUCING COW EMISSIONS - A GIGATON OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
If cattle were a nation they would be the 3rd largest emitter after China and the USA. Reducing carbon emissions from cows is a challenge as well as a massive economic opportunity. Mootral® a Swiss company, develops innovative solutions for companies and governments to reduce carbon emissions from the agricultural sector. Its first technology is Mootral Ruminant, a natural feed supplement that significantly reduces methane emissions from cattle at scale, by more than a Gigaton per year. Come
find out how Mootral’s innovative technology and unique carbon credit program (CowCredits) work together as a catalyst to enable everyone to contribute to the Paris Agreement targets immediately.

12:30 -13:45
Part 1: High-Level Presentation on Cattle Emissions and Mootral® Innovative Solutions

13:45 -15:00
Part 2: Technical Workshop on Carbon Project Development and Methodology

PRESENTERS:
MICHAEL MATHRES, Vice President, Head of Sustainability, Mootral
ELISAVET ZOUPANIDOU, Manager Business Insights, Mootral

PRESENTATIONS:
Reducing Cow Emissions - a Gigaton Opportunity for All

15:00 - 15:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

PRESS BRIEFING

Week 1 Stocktaking

FACILITATOR:
ALESSANDRO VITTELI, Head of Communications, IETA

15:30 - 17:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

THE FUTURE OF CARBON MARKETS IN MAJOR ASIAN ECONOMIES
Major Asian economies contribute roughly half of total global emissions; a share that is likely to increase as large South and Southeast Asian countries continue to develop. Carbon markets can be fundamental tools for enabling such development without rapid emissions growth, but they must be prioritized politically and deployed effectively. Given growing environmental and economic connectivity in Asia, countries at varied stages of development would also benefit from mitigation cooperation to yield offset credits and from exploring targeted market links across borders. This session will explore these issues while presenting the current state-of-affairs on carbon market
trends in the Asia Pacific.

MODERATOR:
JACKSON EWING, Senior Advisor, Asia Society Policy Institute & Senior Fellow, Duke University Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
YUJI MIZUNO, Director of Climate and Energy Area, IGES
DUAN MAOSHENG, Professor, Tsinghua University & Director, China Carbon Market Center (CCMC)
STEFANO DE CLARA, Director, International Policy, IETA
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Korea

17:00 - 18:30
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

JAPAN FOUNDATION CENTER FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP & ASIA SOCIETY
POLICY INSTITUTE COCKTAIL RECEPTION

17:00 - 18:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY: HOW INNOVATION IN CANADA’S ENERGY SECTOR
CAN FUEL A LOW-CARBON WORLD
As the world looks to limit global warming to 1.5°C, growing jobs and the economy while also laying the groundwork for a low-carbon future is on the agenda of most forward-thinking countries. This panel brings together Canadian experts to explore the opportunity the Paris Agreement creates for the energy sector, discuss the role of innovation in driving down GHG emissions while continuing to foster strong economic growth, and how investments are accelerating the development of new technology solutions.

MODERATOR:
GINNY FLOOD, Vice President Government Relations, Suncor

SPEAKERS:
BETH HARDY, Vice President Strategy and Stakeholder Affairs, International CCS Knowledge Centre
ARLENE STROM, Vice President Sustainability and Communications, Suncor
DALE FRIESEN, Vice President, Indigenous and Government Relations & Sustainability, ATCO

PRESENTATIONS:
The Future of Energy: How Innovation in Canada Can Fuel a Low-Carbon World (Suncor)
Enerkem biorefineries: setting a new global standard in biofuels, chemicals and waste management
ATCO
International CCS Knowledge Centre

18:30 - 20:00
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

CANADIAN CORPORATE LEADERSHIP NETWORKING RECEPTION

9:30 - 11:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

POLICY PACKAGES FOR CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION
Clean energy transitions are necessary to deliver Paris Agreement objectives and require a complex mixture of policies. This event will highlight how different countries are addressing the challenges and opportunities of implementing policy packages in the “real-world” context. Among the key issues, it will look at integration and interaction of climate and energy policies such as the role of moderate carbon pricing within the broader policy mix as well as achieving multiple policy objectives in addition
to decarbonisation.

PRESENTATIONS AND MODERATION:
MECHTHILD WORSDORFER, Director of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks, IEA
PETER JANOSKA, Energy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Team, IEA
CYRIL CASSISA, Energy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Team, IEA

PRESENTATIONS:
Policy packages for energy transitions
Driving electricity decarbonisation in India
Accelerating the clean energy transitions and mobilizing investment

10:30 - 11:00
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

EBRD WELCOME COFFEE

11:00 - 12:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

FINANCING AN INCLUSIVE GREEN ECONOMY TRANSITION
Many Governments and companies are contributing to the Paris Agreement by advancing their green economy transition agendas. This transition has the strong potential to bring economic prosperity and pave the way for a sustainable future. However, it could entail short term adverse impacts on certain jobs and assets, often labelled as “stranded assets” and “stranded labour”. This session will discuss the extent of the challenge and possible routes to overcome it, focusing on the role that financial institutions can play. It will combine corporate and political views, and comment on the degree of awareness/action plans of institutional and multilateral investors. Some pilot initiatives will be shown.

MODERATOR:
PILITA CLARK, Associate Director and Business Columnist, Financial Times

KEYNOTE:
NICHOLAS STERN, I.G. Patel Professor of Economics and Government & Chair, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science

SPEAKERS:
MATTIA ROMANI, Managing Director of Economics, Policy and Governance Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
NICK ROBINS, Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance , London School of Economics (LES)
DANIELE AGOSTINI, Head of Low Carbon and Energy Strategies, ENEL
ALISON TATE, Director of Economics and Social Policy, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
KAZIMIERZ KAROLCZAK, President, Silesia Metroplis

PRESENTATION:
Financing an inclusive green economy transition

12:30 - 13:30
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

EBRD NETWORKING LUNCH

12:30 - 14:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

LUNCH PRESENTATION: WHAT ARE THE KEY TECHNOLOGIES AND DRIVERS
NEEDED TO DECARBONISE HARD TO ABATE SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN
ORDER TO REACH THE GOALS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT?
This session will present the latest thinking on the key technologies and drivers needed to decarbonise hard to abate sectors of the economy such as heavy industry and aviation. It will bring together the latest scenario thinking from Shell’s Sky scenario; key conclusions from the new Energy Transition Commission’s Mission Possible report and insights from businesses developing on what can be done in these sectors to meet the Paris goal. Lunch will be provided.

MODERATOR:
DAVID WEI, Director Climate, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)

PANELISTS:
HARRY BREKELMANS, Director of Projects and Technology, Royal Dutch Shell Plc.
PATRICIA FULLER, Climate Ambassador, Government of Canada
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Energy Transition Commission Commissioner
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Aviation or Steel Industries

PRESENTATION:
Decarbonizing ‘hard to abate sectors’ to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement

14:00 - 14:30
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

SHELL NETWORKING COFFEE

14:00 - 16:30
Courtyard Marriott

IETA COUNCIL MEETING
For IETA Council Members Only.

14:00 - 15:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

NOT “OR” BUT “AND” – THE ROLE OF CCS IN ACHIEVING THE 1.5 °C OBJECTIVE
Most scenarios in the IPCC SR15 show that achieving stabilization at 1.5°C is not achievable without the significant deployment of CCUS technologies, particularly in emission intensive industries such as cement, steel and chemicals. The panel will discuss how policies will need to be framed by Governments to enable this - both for immediate mitigation and as laying the infrastructure to enable DAC in the future.

MODERATOR:
BRAD PAGE, CEO, Global CCS Institute

SPEAKERS:
ABYD KARMALI, Managing Director, Climate Finance, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
DAVID HAWKINS, Director, Climate & Clean Energy Program, NRDC
GRAHAM WINKELMAN, Practice Lead Climate Change, BHP
TO BE ANNOUNCED, IPCC
NICHOLAS STERN, IG Patel Professor of Economics & Government & Chair, London School of Economics & Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
STIG SVENNINGSEN, Deputy Director General, The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

EXPLORING PATHWAYS TO LOW-EMISSIONS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
Throughout the transition to a low-emissions future, oil and gas will continue to be an essential part of the broad energy mix needed to support global sustainable development. IPIECA will inform on low-emissions pathways and how the industry is managing its emissions to meet societal expectations. IPIECA and expert panellists will explore regional and technology aspects of reducing emissions from transport considering that the solutions implemented will have to fulfil both near-term consumer
acceptance and longer-term societal decarbonisation objectives.

MODERATORS:
DAVID HONE, Chief Climate Change Adviser, Shell

SPEAKERS:
FIONA HICK, Vice President, Health, Safety, Environment and Quality, Woodside Energy
JIM HERBERTSON, Technical Director Climate and Energy, IPIECA
ALESSANDRO BARTELLONI, Policy Director, FuelsEurope
MICHAEL GILL, Executive Director, ATAG
ANN-CATHRIN VAAGE, Equinor
VAIBHAV CHATUVERDI, Research Fellow & Council on Energy, Environment and Water
TOMASZ SEPIEN, CEO, GAZ-SYSTEM
MICHAEL KELLY, Deputy Managing Director, World LPG Association

16:30 - 17:00
Courtyard Marriott

IETA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WELCOME COFFEE
For IETA Members Only

17:00 - 18:30
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

IPIECA NETWORKING RECEPTION

17:00 - 18:30
Courtyard Marriott

IETA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
For IETA Members Only

18:30 - 19:30
Courtyard Marriott

IETA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RECEPTION
For IETA Members Only

18:30 - 20:30
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

GOVERNMENT OF QUÉBEC COP24 COCKTAIL RECEPTION

9:30 - 11:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHINESE NATIONAL ETS
It’s the first year after the official launch of the Chinese National ETS, what are the status quo and actual achievements, what are the real challenges and barriers in the process and way forward? How international experiences have been contributing to this process in curbing problems, where could be further improved? Speakers and panelists from key stakeholders of ETS will be invited to share their insights, knowledge and suggestions based on their actual engagements with ETSs in
China and the world.

MODERATOR:
MIN LI, China Representative, IETA

SPEAKERS:
ZHANG XILIANG, Professor, Tsinghua University
ZHANG LIXIN, Manager, CQC
GAO ZHENGQI, Vice President, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
LIV RATHE, Director, Norsk Hydro
CYRIL CASSISA, Senior Carbon Market Analyst, Environment and Climate Change, IEA

PRESENTATIONS:
China’s ETS in the context of Paris agreement implementation
Introduction of CNPC Climate Change Mitigation Activities
IETA China Session International Experiences in Contribution to Chinese National ETS

11:00 - 12:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

GOVERNANCE OF SOLAR GEOENGINEERING DEPLOYMENT
“Solar geoengineering” (SG) refers to technologies that help reduce radiative forcing and cool the planet. Governing SG deployment poses some unique challenges, in part driven by the incentive structure associated with SG, its risks and uncertainties, and its interaction with mitigation. Panelists will discuss these challenges and the potential role of SG in addressing climate change – relative to mitigation and adaptation.

MODERATOR:
ROBERT STAVINS, A. J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development & Director, Harvard Kennedy School & Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

SPEAKERS:
DANIEL BODANSKY, Regents’ Professor, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law & Arizona State University
DAVID KEITH, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics & Faculty Director, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences & Harvard’s Solar Geoengineering Research Program
JANOS PASZTOR, Executive Director, Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative
SUSAN BINIAZ, Former Lead Legal Officer, U.S. Climate Change Negotiating Team

12:30 - 14:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

EXPLORING THE ADOPTION OF CARBON PRICING INSTRUMENTS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES: THE CI-ACA INITIATIVE
The panel will bring together countries at different level of implementation of the Collaborative Instruments for Ambitious Climate Action (Ci-ACA) workstream. This session will address recent increasing interest in the adoption of carbon pricing instrument as a mean to achieve NDCs – with global perspectives from implementers, highlighting experiences in implementing the process, with focus on stakeholders engagement strategies.

MODERATOR:
TO BE ANNOUNCED, UNFCCC

SPEAKERS:
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
IRFAN TARIK, Director General, Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan
MADALEINE DIOUF, Director, Ministry of Climate Change, Senegal
FEDERICO GRULLON, Mitigation Expert, Climate Change Council, Dominican Republic
ROHAYA SHAROM, National Environment Agency, Singapore (ASEAN)

PRESENTATIONS:
Results of CI-ACA Project - Dominican Republic
ASEAN Project Under the UNFCCC Collaborative Instruments for Ambitious Climate Action (CIACA) Initiative

14:00-15:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

WHY STRONG SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS ARE GOOD FOR
MARKETS
This event will discuss the economic benefits of robust sustainable development provisions in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the text recommendations formulated by the 2018 series of Sustainable Development Dialogues, and what can realistically be achieved in Katowice.

MODERATOR:
MARION VERLES, CEO, Gold Standard

SPEAKERS:
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Article 6 Negotiators
KAREN HOLM-OLSEN, Management Engineering, UNEP-DTU
FRANZISKA HEIDENREICH, Co-Head Climate Protection Projects, Myclimate foundation

PRESENTATIONS:
Sustainable Development Dialogue on Implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC process

15:30 - 17:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

AMBITION RAISING THROUGH VOLUNTARY COOPERATION UNDER
ARTICLE 6 – OPPORTUNITIES AND SAFEGUARDS
Voluntary cooperation between Parties has the potential to build strong coalitions to foster rapid sectoral decarbonation through support of otherwise inaccessible technologies. This session will start with the theoretical background of opportunities and barriers for transformational change through international market-based cooperation, followed by experiences made during early conceptualisation of pilot activities. We will discuss how sectors and interventions are selected to meet ambition requirements. The event will aim to increase the understanding of opportunities and challenges of using Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

MODERATOR:
AKI KACHI, Climate Policy Analyst. NewClimate

SPEAKERS:
CARSTEN WARNECKE, Founding Partner, NewClimate
THOMAS DAY, Founding Partner, NewClimate
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Private Sector Stakeholders
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Civil Society
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Policy Makers

PRESENTATIONS:
Article 6 pilots and ambition raising – Opportunities and safeguards

16:45 - 18:15
Room Pieniny

IETA COP24 OFFICIAL SIDE EVENT: HARNESSING CARBON MARKETS UNDER
ARTICLE 6 TO INCREASE AMBITION: LESSONS FROM RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
This event presents new research on how carbon market cooperation can help countries achieve the mitigation and finance goals of the PA. Experts will discuss how to operationalize Article 6 and the rules needed to harness the power of markets to increase innovation and investment, and decrease emissions, including avoiding double counting.

MODERATOR:
DIRK FORRISTER, President & CEO, IETA

SPEAKERS:
JAE EDMONDS, Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), University of Maryland & PNNL
STEVE ROSE, Senior Research Economist and Technical Executive, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
NATHANIEL KEOHANE, Senior Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Government Representative

21:00 - MIDNIGHT
Downtown Katowice

IETA COP24 NIGHTCAP PARTY
On invitation, for IETA Members only.

08:30 - 10:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

COMPANY CLIMATE RISK – DEVELOPING A TECHNICAL FOUNDATION FOR
COMPANIES, INVESTORS, AND OTHERS
Stakeholders are increasingly requesting that companies analyze the risks of policy efforts to manage climate change, and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has created disclosure recommendations. For informed dialogue and decisions, a scientific basis is needed for the challenging analysis required. This event will discuss scientific knowledge and insights critical to evaluating company climate risk and explore methodological challenges and opportunities to inform
the path forward.

SPEAKERS:
STEVEN ROSE, Senior Research Economist, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
DANIELE AGOSTINI, Head of Energy and Low Carbon Policies, Enel
ANI KAVOOKJIAN, Sustainable Business & Finance, Bloomberg L.P., Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures Secretariat
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Finance, Industry, NGO

PRESENTATIONS:

Company Climate Risk: Developing a technical foundation for companies, investors, & others

10:00 - 11:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

CARBON PRICING IN THE AMERICAS DECLARATION
In December 2017, government leaders of Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, California and Washington, Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec, announced their participation in the Paris Declaration on Carbon Pricing in the Americas. These leaders committed to implement carbon pricing as a central policy tool for climate action. This session will provide an overview of the Declaration, priority policy issues, carbon pricing initiatives in member jurisdictions, and opportunities
to strengthen collaboration among existing and new members.

MODERATOR:
KATIE SULLIVAN, Managing Director, IETA

SPEAKERS:
MARY NICHOLS, Chair, California Air Resources Board, State of California
NATHANIEL KEOHANE, Senior Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
JUAN PEDRO SEARLE, Chief, Climate Change Unit , Ministry of Energy, Chile
ENRIQUE LENDO, Head of International Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), Mexico
ANGELA CHURIE, Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC), World Bank Group

PRESENTATIONS:

Mexico’s future carbon market pilot in a nutshell….and a bit of Colombia
Carbon Pricing in the Americas: Pan-Hemispheric Cooperation & Regional Outlooks

11:30 - 13:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

CPA MEETING WITH MEMBERS AND PARTNERS
Session on invitation only. For more information, please contact Katie Sullivan, sullivan@ieta.org.

13:00 - 14:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

ACTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GOVERNMENTS TO ATTRACT PRIVATE
SECTOR INVESTMENT IN NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
This session will outline opportunities and role that governments can play in mobilising private sector investment at scale to halt deforestation and land use change activities needed to support climate change interventions. We will explore how various scale REDD+ activities can be supported through governments and how private sector engagement can be harmonised to fit with NDC’s. We will look at how domestic government policies have driven private sector investments, and what we can
expect to see in the future.

MODERATOR:
LESLIE DURSCHINGER, CEO, Terra Global & Chair, IETA REDD+ Working Group

SPEAKERS:
NAOMI SWICKARD, Chief Market Development Officer, Verra
JOHN VERDEICK, Director of International Policy, The Nature Conservancy
PETER GRAHAM, Managing Director, Climate Advisers

14:30 - 16:00
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

INNOVATION IN EMISSIONS MITIGATION – THE ROAD AHEAD FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
This session will discuss on the one hand, low-carbon technologies such as CCUS, hydrogen and renewable gases, and on the other hand, the latest methodologies and innovative practices to reduce methane emissions. Speakers will share concrete examples and discuss the different uses of Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS). Finally, this session will showcase how the natural gas industry is committed to further reducing methane emissions from gas production and distribution through the introduction of innovative solutions and approaches.

MODERATOR:
FRANÇOIS-RÉGIS MOUTON, Chairman Steering Committee, Director EU Affairs, GasNaturally, IOGP

SPEAKERS:
TO BE ANNOUNCED, European Commission
FRANCISCO DE LA FLOR, International Organisations Director, Enagas
CHARLOTTE WOLFF-BYE, Vice President, Equinor
NILS ANDERS RØKKE, Executive Vice President Sustainability, SINTEF
MELANIE KENDERDINE, Principal, Energy Future Initiative

PRESENTATIONS:
Innovation in Emissions Mitigation – the Road Ahead for a Sustainable Future
The Future is Hydrogen?
Innovation in emissions mitigation the road ahead for a sustainable future

16:15 - 17:30
IETA BusinessHub
Side Event Room

EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE – THE VOICE OF MILLENNIALS
All over the world, young entrepreneurs and scientists are rising to the climate change challenge by developing new ideas on the best ways to combine low-carbon technologies, energy efficiency, storage technologies, and renewables energies. There are also young and progressive policy makers and regulators who try to respond to the societal challenges linked to climate change through novel political approaches. This session will showcase the experience of young entrepreneurs, policy makers, and scientists in the race against climate change.

MODERATOR:
KAMILA PIOTROWSKA, EU Affairs Manager, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, GasNaturally

SPEAKERS:
DOMINIK HATIAR, EU Affairs Researcher, Equinor
JACEK BRZOZOWSKI, Business Development Director, PGNiG
CAROLINE MERNER, Youth Delegate, BCCIC
TO BE ANNOUNCED, IEA/IRENA
TO BE ANNOUNCED, Journalist

PRESENTATIONS:

A Ticket to Greater Environmental Prosperity

17:00 - 17:30
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

IETA & CMIA CLIMATE CHAMPION AWARD CELEBRATION
For the fourth year in a row, CMIA and IETA are partnering to celebrate carbon pricing leadership at the COP. Join CMIA and IETA as they announce their Carbon Pricing Champion for this week at the COP, and raise a glass to the winner(s)!

We would like to thank our Reception sponsors Allcot & Climate Resources Exchange (CRX)

17:30 - 19:30
IETA BusinessHub,
Lounge

GASNATURALLY COCKTAIL RECEPTION