
Truth and Ambition
Global Parliamentary Commission on the Paris Agreement
3-4 December 2023, Dubai, UAE
Sunday 3rd December
09:00 - 09:30
Session 1: Parliamentarians for the Paris Agreement
Introductory scene setting session
Opening remarks by Laurence Tubiana, CEO, ECF
Parliamentarians for Paris Agreement Initiative and the Global Stocktake
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Presentation by Sergio Missana, Secretary-General, Climate Parliament
The role of parliamentarians in combatting climate change
09:30 - 11:00
Session 2: Climate impacts
Discussion on the impacts of climate change and vulnerabilities of ecosystems, biodiversity and human communities
Keynote speech by TBC
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Q&A with MPs moderated by Yacob Mulugetta, Professor of Energy and Development Policy, University College London and lead author, IPCC reports (TBC)
11:30 - 13:00
Session 3: Nationally Determined Contributions
Discussion on the gap between the Paris Agreement targets and the national commitments, and the role of MPs on implementation of NDCs in their own countries
Presentation by Climate Action Tracker (TBC)
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Q&A with MPs moderated by Kandeh Yumkella, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and founding CEO and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (TBC)
14:30 - 16:00
Session 4: Global Stocktake
Report on the conclusions of the Global Stocktake and discussion on the way forward: the role of parliamentarians
Presentation by Lola Vallejo, co-Chair of the Mitigation Work Programme, UNFCCC (TBC)
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Q&A with MPs moderated by Siddharth Pathak, Director of Partnerships, 2050 Pathways Platform, European Climate Foundation (TBC)