Connecting scientific knowledge to implement the Paris Agreement. The value of trust in international climate research cooperation

COP25 UN Side event
Madrid, 12 December, 2019 – h. 18:00‐20:00 CET
Italian Pavilion

A side event organized by JPI Climate and CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) in collaboration with ERA4CS and SINCERE. The event offers an opportunity for open dialogue with our European and international partners on the value of European climate research. Reliable data, scientifically valid scenarios, climate services that take into account the most advanced scientific knowledge are essential for the adoption of effective policies and that allow to adequately respond to international commitments such as the Paris Agreement on Climate. JPI Climate is a joint programming initiative to which 18 European countries adhere. Platform for the exchange and cooperation of scientific knowledge on Climate, JPI Climate operates in close relationship with the European Commission and is directly involved in various international cooperation projects.

Programme outline

Welcome – Sergio Costa, Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea

What is in the JPI Climate pipeline to implement the Paris Agreement against the background of the EU Green Deal?

An introduction to the JPI Climate partnership by Chair Frank McGovern and Member of Executive Committee Antonio Navarra including flashlights on key activities:

climate services: ERA4CS and AXIS programmes
international research cooperation strengthened via SINCERE
investments in climate science: with Belmont Forum and JPI Oceans
focus on societal transformation since 2013: SOLSTICE

How Europe is addressing the challenge to deliver state-of-the-art knowledge on climate adaptation and low-carbon pathways?

A dialogue to facilitate knowledge co-creation with policy, scientists, business and other stakeholders

Panellists include: