
- This event has passed.
In conversation with Jacob Werksman – the EU’s international climate policy
During this one-hour conversation, Jacob Werksman, Principal Advisor for International Aspects of EU Climate Policy at the European Commission (DG Clima) will shed light on the EU’s international climate policy priorities going into 2021.
After an introductory interview, Andrei Marcu and Michael Mehling will moderate a Q&A with participants.
2020 is the year that Parties to the Paris Agreement are to communicate or update their nationally determined contribution(NDC). The EU institutions have already stated their ambition to agree upon and submit an enhanced NDC by the end of the year, and President Xi Jinping announced in September that China will enhance its NDC, which many observers attribute in part to the EU’s active climate diplomacy. Moreover, other Asian countries like South Korea and Japan recently pledged a net-zero target by 2050.
Due to the ongoing health crisis, the UNFCCC process has also been severely delayed. COP26, which was supposed to take place in Glasgow this November, has been postponed by one year.
Join ERCST during this session to discover more about the EU’s international climate policy priorities and what to expect from the UNFCCC process going into 2021.
Workshop Material(s)
Draft agenda
Upcoming Events
Launch Event – Future of Emissions Trading in the EU: Agriculture ETS (Public Event)
October 14 @ 10:00 - 12:00Stakeholder Consultation – Bridging the CDR funding gap: design options and policy choices
October 14 @ 15:00 - 16:30Stakeholder consultation: Towards a comprehensive hydrogen infrastructure – assessing progress and addressing gaps
October 15 @ 15:00 - 17:00Stakeholder Roundtable – Future of the EU ETS: EU ETS – CBAM Strawman
October 21 @ 14:00 - 16:00Launch Event: EU CBAM Circumvention Risks & Resource Shuffling
October 22 @ 15:00 - 17:00
Past Events
Public Debate – Flexibility in the EU’s Road Transport Decarbonization Policy: Electrification and Sustainable Fuels
October 7 @ 15:00 - 17:00Debate – Review of the EU CO2 Emission Performance Standards for New Cars and Vans
September 30 @ 09:30 - 11:00Low-Carbon Hydrogen Delegated Act: a turning point for the hydrogen market ramp-up? (Public Event)
September 25 @ 15:00 - 17:00