8th LCS-RNet Annual Meeting in Wuppertal, Germany
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| Introductory Session : Welcome / Introduction to the meeting | ||
| Uwe Schneidewind (President and Chief Research Executive, WI, Germany) | ||
| Martin Weiß (Representatives of BMUB as gvtl. focal point, Germany) | ||
| Akio Takemoto (Director, Climate Change Adaptation Office, Ministry of the Environment, Japan) |  |
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| Shuzo Nishioka (IGES / Secretary General, LCS-RNet, Japan) | ||
| Stefan Lechtenböhmer (WI, Conference Co-Chair and Steering Group member, Germany) | |
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| Plenary Session 1: How to trigger the non-linear transformation towards full decarbonisation (by 2050) as targeted by G7 (Elmau) and COP21 (Paris)? Chair: Jim Watson (UKERC, UK) |
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| KS_1 | What disruptions are we facing in the areas of environment, energy, geopolicy and what could be strategies to counter them? Karen Smith Stegen (Jacobs Univ. Bremen, Germany) |
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| KS_2 | Energy Futures 2040: A positive vision or calculated optimism? Jens Burgtorf (GIZ, Germany) |
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| Parallel session 1.1 : How to deal with non-linear and disruptive developments (long-term scenarios, modeling, innovation, structural change) Chair: Toshihiko Masui (NIES, Japan) |
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| PS1.1_1 | Recent development in scenario analysis Detlef van Vuuren (PBL, Univ. Utrecht, Netherlands) |
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| PS1.1_2 | Governance levels, scientific paradigms and policy instruments for Deep Decarbonization Pathways Patrick Criqui (University of Grenoble Alpes and CNRS, France) |
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| PS1.1_3 | Low-Carbon Scenarios after Paris: Ambition, Transition and Communication -a policy perspective Martin Weiß (BMUB, Germany) |
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| Parallel session 1.2 What are the potential contributions of non-state actors (including cities and finance industries) and how to better involve them? Chair: Giulia Gallucio (CMCC/FEEM, Italy) |
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| PS1.2_1 | Visions for post carbon cities Margaretha Breil (CMCC/FEEM, Italy) |
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| PS1.2_2 | Industries and companies as non-state actors? The case of the Paris Agreement Noriko Fujiwara (CEPS, Belgium) |
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| PS1.2_3 | GJETC – German – Japanese Energy Transition Council as good practice for international cooperation on energy transformation Maike Venjakob (WI) and Stefan Thomas (WI), Germany |
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| PS1.2_4 | Small-scale energy projects in the global South – Can they contribute to decarbonisation? Julia Terrapon-Pfaff (WI, Germany) |
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| Plenary 1.3 What are the implications of disruptive/non-linear developments for policy makers and firms and how can we come to a concept of managing? Chair: Shuichi Ashina (NIES, Japan) |
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| PS1.3-1 | Germany’s Energiewende as a model for change? Problems, disruptions and policies Peter Hennicke (WI, Germany) |
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| PS1.3-2 | Energiewende: a challenge for energy companies but also a chance? Stephan Ramesohl (E.ON Research, Germany) |
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| PS1.3-3 | Japan’s historical transitions Shuichi Ashina (NIES,Japan) |
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| Plenary Session 2: How could a “new deal” for green growth be designed and achieved? Jean Charles Hourcade (CIRED, France) |
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| PL.2 | A new deal for Green Growth? Hedging against the risks of “secular stagnation” Jean Charles Hourcade (CIRED, France) |
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| Parallel Session 2.1 Carbon pricing and redesign of financial instruments as a lever for change Chair: Christophe Cassen (CIRED, France) |
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| PS2.1_1 | Climate systemic risk And how climate finance can help avoid it Etienne Espagne (CEPII, France) |
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| PS2.1_2 | Moving the trillions: decarbonization and carbon reduction are the “new gold” Alfredo Sirkis (Centro Brazil no Clima, Brazil) |
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| PS2.1_3 | Using carbon pricing revenues to finance sustainable development goals Michael Jakob (MCC, Germany) |
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| Parallel Session 2.2 Climate financing (lessons learned from financial instruments already implemented) Chair: Tomonori Sudo (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Univ., Japan) |
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| PS2.2_1 | Climate finance: An OECD perspective Simon Buckle (OECD Environment Directorate) |
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| PS2.2_2 | Financing urban climate action: Is the issue really creditworthiness? Peter B. Meyer (Univ. of Louisville / The E.P. Systems Group, Inc., US) |
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| PS2.2_3 | Decarbonising Europe’s energy intensive industries The final frontier Thomas Wyns (VUB, Belgium) |
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| PS2.2_4 | Lessons from climate finance Christine Wörlen (AREPO, Germany) |
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| Plenary 2.3: Panel Discussion: How could a “new deal” for green growth be designed and achieved? Chair: Sergio La Motta (ENEA, Italy) |
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| PL2.3 | Panelists: Jean Charles Hourcade (CIRED,France) Thomas Wyns (VUB, Belgium) Alfredo Sirkis (Centro Brasil no Clima, Brasil) |
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| Day 2 | ||
Plenary Session 3: How to explore and exploit the synergies between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and low carbon societies? Chair: Antonio Navarra (CMCC, Italy) |
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| KS_1 | How to explore and exploit the synergies between SDGs and low carbon societies?Methodological lessons from the DDPP and research perspectives Henri Waisman (IDDRI, France) |
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| KS_2 | Energy and air pollution Timur Gül (IEA) |
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| Parallel Session 3.1: Technology concepts and ambitions of carbon-neutral or 100% renewable societies Chair: Stefan Lechtenböhmer (WI, Germany) |
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| PS3.1_1 | Modelling 1.5°C scenarios: Scientific challenges and consequences for policy making Mikiko Kainuma (IGES/NIES, Japan) |
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| PS3.1_2 | For our environment: decarbonization through cross sectoral supply with renewable energies Goals 40 – 100 – 100plus – GHG N- RTD policy Harry Lehmann (UBA, Germany) |
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| Parallel Session 3.2: Cities as places for transition and hot spots of future sustainable developments (including productive interaction with rural regions) Chair: Ralf Schuele (WI, Germany) |
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| PS3.2_1 | The triple dividend of urban resilience transitionSustainable development, mitigation, and adaptation Nicola Tollin (RESURBE) |
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| PS3.2_2 | Innovation City Ruhr as an example for a transformative approach Johannes Venjakob (WI, Germany) |
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| PS3.2_3 | Approach to low-carbon and climate-resilient cities in the Philippines Damasa B. Magcale-Macandog (UPLB, Philippines) |
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| Parallel Session 3.3: Low carbon energy intensive industries Chair: Joyashree Roy (Jadavpur Univ., India) & Manfred Fischedick (WI, Germany) |
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| PS3.3_1 | Rethinking basic materials – the GIST research programme and more Lars J. Nilsson (Lund University, Sweden) |
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| PS3.3_2 | Deep decarbonization in Industries ‐what does it mean for India? Joyashree Roy (Javadpur Univ., India) |
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| PS3.3_3 | Enabling CO2 reuse value chains Arturo Castillo Castillo (ICL, UK) |
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| PS3.3_4 | Decarbonisation and the Port of Rotterdam: Challenges & opportunities Caroline Kroes (Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands) |
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| Parallel Session 3.4: Sustainable production and consumption as core fields of transition Chair: Julia Nordmann (WI, Germany) |
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| PS3.4_1 | Sustainable production and consumption in low carbon communities – an Asian perspective Yasuhiko Hotta (IGES, Japan) |
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| PS3.4_2 | An outlook at an Italian experience in the implementation of circular economy at industrial level Opportunities and concerns Laura Cutaia (ENEA, Italy) |
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| PS3.4_3 | Life cycle thinking for sustainable consumption and production Shabbir Gheewala (JGSEE, Thailand) |
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| PS3.4_4 | Transition towards sustainable production and consumption: Contributions of LivingLab research Carolin Baedeker (WI, Germany) |
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| Plenary Session 4: The role of science in the context of the SDGs and climate policy after Paris — together with IST 2016-Conference Chair: Sergio La Motta (ENEA, Italy) & Maja Göpel (WI, Germany) |
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| PL4_V | Video Message Jim Skea (Co-Chair WGIII IPCC) |
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| PL4_1 | A new scientific paradigm for SDGs? Antonio Navarra (CMCC, Italy) |
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| PL4_2 | The role of science in SDGsThe technology mechanisms Sergio La Motta (ENEA, Italy) |
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| PL4_3 | The role/potential of transdisciplinary processes after the Paris 2016 agreement Roland Scholz (ETH Zürich, Switzerland) |
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| PL4_4 | SDG´s, Sustainability Strategy and Research in Germany Volkmar Dietz (Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany) |
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| PL4_5 | Roundtable (Interviewer Maja Göpel, WI): Hironori Hamanaka (IGES, Japan), Roland Scholz (ETH Zürich, Switzerland), Uwe Schneidewind (WI, Germany), Antonio Navarra (CMCC, Italy) |
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| Introduction and invitation to next year’s Annual Meeting to be hosted by UKERC and Closing of the conference | ||
| Stefan Lechtenböhmer (WI, Germany) and Ioanna Ketsopoulou (UKERC, UK) | ||