Press conference to launch the Emissions Gap Report 2020

The Emissions Gap Report 2020, launched on Wednesday 9 December provides an update of global emissions pathways and progress towards achieving national mitigation pledges and the Paris Agreement goals as well as the resulting ‘emissions gap’. In addition, this year’s report also looks at the impacts of the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic to the extent possible, and discusses the implications of related recovery responses. The report also assesses the role of lifestyles and behavioral change, as well as shipping and aviation in bridging the emissions gap.

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CET) | 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM (EAT)

Featured at the launch conference will be a video message from António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Speakers

• Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

• Abdalah Mokssit, Secretary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

• Anne Olhoff, Head of Strategy, Climate Planning and Policy, UNEP DTU Partnership

• Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

• Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

• Archie Young, Lead Climate Negotiator for COP26

The press conference will be moderated by Keishamaza Rukikaire, Head of News and Media, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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