Media advisory: What does the COP28 agreement entail?
Marking a historic milestone, COP28 concluded with an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. This decision, however, comes with potential loopholes that might hinder the pace of the transition, even as the conference made notable strides in launching the Loss and Damage Fund and setting a global climate change adaptation goal.
Climate change negotiations in Dubai. Photo: Lynsi Burton, SEI.
As the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) ends, we look ahead to COP29. What unresolved questions remain, and what issues demand attention?
You are invited to join our online COP28 post-match analysis on 19 December. An esteemed panel will share insights into the COP28 negotiations, agreements and their implications for the global climate change challenge.
Speakers
- Mattias Frumerie, Sweden’s Climate Ambassador and Head of Delegation to UNFCCC at the Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
- Åsa Persson, Research Director and Deputy Director at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
- Ricardo Marshall, Director, Roofs to Reefs Programme (R2RP), Prime Minister’s Office, Barbados (TBC)
- Emma Modéer Wiking, Global Head of International Sustainable Business, Business Sweden
- Maria Jernnäs, Post-doctoral Researcher at the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, Linköping University
Maria Jernnäs, Post-doctoral Researcher at Linköping University and part of the Mistra Geopolitics research programme, shared her insights on Swedish television directly from Dubai, based on the UNFCCCs NDC Synthesis report.
“The countries' ambitions have increased since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, but their current commitments only correspond to a 3% reduction in emissions by 2030 compared to 2019. The IPCC estimates that we need a 43% reduction to reach the Paris Agreement's temperature target.”
The event will be chaired by Björn-Ola Linnér, Professor at Linköping University and Co-Director for Mistra Geopolitics.
Date, time and registration
19 December, 13.00-14.30 CET (online webinar in English)
Organizers
The event is organized by Stockholm Environment Institute and the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research at Linköping University in collaboration with the Mistra Geopolitics research programme.
For interviews or information, please contact:
Maria Cole, Communications Lead for Mistra Geopolitics at SEI
maria.cole@sei.org, +46 70 224 2022
Ylva Rylander, Press Officer for Mistra Geopolitics at SEI
ylva.rylander@sei.org, +46 73 150 3384
Mistra Geopolitics examines the dynamics of geopolitics, human security and environmental change. The research programme brings together an interdisciplinary team of six Swedish consortium partners: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Linköping University, Uppsala University, Stockholm University and Lund University, with two high-profile international research institutes, E3G and adelphi.
The programme is hosted by SEI and funded by Mistra, the Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research. Mistra Geopolitics interact with stakeholder partners including Swedish government agencies, companies and industry associations.
