Press Release
Representatives from more than 200 nations are gathering in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt this week and next for the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP-27) of the United States Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Robert Stavins, A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy & Economic Development and director of the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements (HPCA), will lead a small delegation of Harvard attendees, which includes Daniel Jacob, Vasco McCoy Family Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, who studies methane and climate change policy.
Stavins and Jacob will participate in numerous activities and panel discussions at the COP, and will meet with negotiators, journalists, fellow academics, and students with an interest in climate policy issues.
In the latest post on his blog, “An Economic View of the Environment,” Professor Stavins writes that, “The negotiators gathering for the…COP…will try to tackle a significant number of important issues, with questions relating to increased ambition and financial transfers among those at the top of the agenda.” Stavins posits that debates around the so-called “loss-and-damage” issue will also play out in Sharm El Sheikh, referring to the call by developing countries for the largest global emitters to pay for current and future climate change damages in the most vulnerable countries.
Listed below — in chronological order — are the events at COP-27 hosted by the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements and others in which Professors Stavins and Jacob will be participating.
1. Discussion of the China National Climate Change Assessment Report
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 9:00 – 10:30 am
China Pavilion, Area E
Hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy at Tsinghua University.
Robert Stavins is a panelist.
2. Frontiers in Carbon Pricing
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Pavilion of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
Hosted by the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements
Panel: Daniele Agostini, Head of Energy and Climate Policies, Enel Group
Lisa DeMarco, Senior Partner and CEO, Resilient LLP
Andrei Marcu, Founder and Executive Director, European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST)
Robert Stavins (moderator)
3. The 8th Global Climate Change Think Tank Forum
Wednesday, November16, 2022, 4:00 – 6:45 pm
China Pavilion, Area E
Hosted by the China National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation
Robert Stavins presents on “Carbon-Pricing Policy: Carbon Taxes vs. Cap-and Trade”
4. Using Satellite Observations of Atmospheric Methane to Advance Global Climate Change Policy
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Side Event Room: Thutmose
Hosted by the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements and the Enel Foundation
Panel: Daniele Agostini, Head of Energy and Climate Policies, Enel Group
Brendan Devlin, Adviser for Strategy and Foresight, DG Energy, European Commission
Lena Höglund-Isaksson, Senior Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Daniel Jacob, Vasco McCoy Family Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Harvard University Claudia Octaviano, General Coordinator for Climate Change and Low Carbon Development, National Institute for Ecology and Climate Change, Mexico
Robert Stavins (moderator)
5. Measuring up to the Methane Challenge
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Pavilion of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
Hosted by IPIECA
Daniel Jacob is a panelist.
Professor Stavins also hosts the “Environmental Insights” podcast, the most recent episode of which features an interview with Ray Kopp, Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future. In the episode, Kopp and Stavins discuss the issues they expect to take center stage at COP-27 and the future of climate policy.
Follow HPCA’s activities at the COP on our Tumblr page: https://www.tumblr.com/hpcaatcop27