Our Common Future Under Climate Change

International Scientific Conference 7-10 JULY 2015 Paris, France

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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME (as of 7 March 2015)

6 JULY 2015

13:00-18:30 Registration
19:00-21h00 Icebreaker

DAY 1: 7 JULY 2015

08:00 Registration
STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
09:00-10:30 OPENING PLENARY SESSION

Welcome Address
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 PLENARY SESSION 1
� Keynotes

11:00

  • K1.1: Our Common Future

11:20

  • K1.2: A Synthesis of IPCC Assessment Report 5 - Prof. Thomas Stocker

11:40

  • K1.3: The Future of Climate Change Science - Dr. Sandrine Bony
� Highlights

12:00

  • H1.1: The Arctic: A Ground Zero for Climate Change and Climate-change Impacts - Dr. Vladimir Kattsov

12:10

  • H1.2: Global Imprint of Climate Change on Life - Prof. Camille Parmesan

12:20

  • H1.3: History of Energy Use and Emissions - Prof. Michael Grubb �
� Panel Discussion

12:30

  • P1.1: Coping with Climate Disasters
    Dr. Maarten Van Aalst
    Dr. Virginie Duvat-Magnan
13:00-14:00 Lunch on site
14:00-15:30 LARGE PARALLEL SESSIONS


  • L1.1: Climatic Variability over the Last Millenia
    Co-Conveners: Dr. Val�rie Masson-Delmotte
  • L1.2: Climate Change and Land Processes
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Wolfgang Cramer, Prof. Sonia Seneviratne
  • L1.3: Climate Change and Marine-based Processes
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Dr. Elvira Poloczanska
  • L1.4: Climate Change and Health
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Alistair Woodward, Dr. Maria Neira
  • L1.5: Monitoring Climate Change
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Bruce Hewitson
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 HIGHLIGHT LARGE PARALLEL SESSIONS
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  • Education and Perceptions of Climate Change
16:00-17:30

PARALLEL SESSIONS


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17:30 End Day 1

DAY 2: 8 JULY 2015

08:00 Registration
LANDSCAPES OF OUR COMMON FUTURE
09:00-11:00 PLENARY SESSION 2

Keynotes

09:00

  • K2.1: Climate Change: A Challenge in Managing Risks - Prof. Karen O’Brien

09:20

  • K2.2: Conceptualizing our Future: Storylines and Scenarios of Future Climate Change - Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic

09:40

  • K2.3: A Weather-ready World
Highlights

10:00

  • H2.1: Quantitative Approaches to Future Impacts - Dr. Ricarda Winkelman

10:10

  • H2.2: Biodiversity Scenarios - Prof. Paul Leadley

10:20

  • H2.3: Carbon Feedbacks - Prof. Corinne Le Quere

10:30

  • H2.4: Cities of the Future - Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal
Panel Discussion

10:40

  • P2.1: Contours of a Resilient Global Future
    Dr. Johan Rockstr�m
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 LARGE PARALLEL SESSIONS

  • L2.1: Drivers of Change and Visions of Development
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Lu Yonglong, Prof. Ruth DeFries
  • L2.2: Dynamics of Climate Forcing
    Co-Conveners:
  • L2.3: Climatic Variability: Social and Human Dimensions of Vulnerability
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Carolina Vera, Dr. Cheikh M’Bow
  • L2.4: Early Warning and Tipping Points in the Earth system
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Tim Lenton, Prof. Mercedes Bustamante
  • L2.5: Food and Water Security
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Jean-Fran�ois Soussana, Prof. Taikan Oki
13:00-14:00 Lunch on site
14:00-15:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS


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15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 HIGHLIGHT LARGE PARALLEL SESSIONS
 
  • Indigenous Knowledge
16:00-17:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS


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17:30 End Day 2

DAY 3: 9 JULY 2015

08:00 Registration
RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES
09:00-11:00 PLENARY SESSION 3
Keynotes

09:00

  • K3.1: Climate Action: Greening Cities

09:20

  • K3.2: A Map of the Solutions Space: Mitigation - Prof. Ottmar Edenhofer

09:40

  • K3.3: A Map of the Solutions Space: Adaptation - Dr. Saleemul Huq

Panel Discussion

10:00

  • P3.1: Implementing Solutions and Overcoming Barriers
    Dr. Carlos Nobre (Chair)
    Dr. Faith Birol
    Prof. Zhu Dajian
    Prof. Ken Caldeira
    Prof. Frank Geels

11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 LARGE PARALLEL SESSIONS


  • L3.1: Socio-economics and Instruments for Transforming the Energy Sector
  • L3.2: Technologies for Transforming the Energy Sector
  • L3.3: Managing Transitions in Cities
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Diana �rge-Vorsatz, Prof. Xuemei Bai
  • L3.4: Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Biodiversity Conservation
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Bob Scholes
  • L3.5: Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation at the Landscape Scale
13:00-14:00 Lunch on site
14:00-15:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS

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15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 HIGHLIGHT LARGE PARALLEL SESSIONS
 
  • Geoengineering and Climate Engineering
16:00-17:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS

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18:00 End Day 3

DAY 4: 10 JULY 2015

08:00 Registration
COLLECTIVE ACTION AND TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS
09:00-11:00 PLENARY SESSION 4
� Keynotes

09:00

  • K4.1: Bridging the Carbon Gap in the Context of the Financial Crisis

09:20

  • K4.2: A New Climate for Society - Prof. Sheila Jasanoff�

09:40

  • K4.3: Aligning Climate Change Action and Sustainable Development Goals - Dr. Youba Sokona
� Panel Discussion

10:00

  • P4.1: Reflections on Collective Action and Transforming Solutions
    Ms. Rachel Kyte
    Prof. John Schellnhuber
11:00-11:30 �Coffee break
11:30-13:00 LARGE PARALLEL SESSIONS

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  • L4.1: Macroeconomic Policies, Finance and Trade
    Co-Conveners:
  • L4.2: Resilience and Transformative Solutions
    Co-Conveners: Dr. Leonard Nurse
  • L4.3: Regional Perspectives on Low Carbon Pathways
    Co-Conveners: Ms. Penny Urquhart
  • L4.4: Multilevel Governance of the Global Response to Climate Change
  • L4.5: Equity: A Condition to Triggering Action?
    Co-Conveners: Prof. Harald Winkler, Prof. Stephen Gardiner
13:00-14:00 Lunch on site
14:00-15:30 HIGHLIGHT LARGE PARALLEL SESSIONS
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  • Young International Scientists
14:00-15:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS

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15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-18:00 CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
� Closing Panel Discussion

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Closing Panel Discussion with Prof. Chris Field
Representatives from IPCC, the French Government, UNFCCC, and others (TBC)
18:00 End of the Conference