Climate Teams

Event recording: September 23, 2020

A Climate Team is a new cooperative mechanism composed of a small group of countries:

1. A host country, characterized by having significant opportunities to reduce net emissions in the short term, but insufficient resources to accelerate low emissions transformation, and;
2. Partner countries with resources but limited short-term opportunities to meet their mitigation commitments. A Climate Team assists and rewards the host country as it effectively implements climate policies.

During this session we will discuss the possibilities, challenges and risks of developing this initiative.

Featuring:

• Chandra Shekhar – Moderator, Adviser: Climate Change Group, World Bank
• Kelley Kizzier – Host, Associate Vice President, International Climate, EDF
• Francisco Pinto - Host, Technical Advisory, Climate Teams

Panelists:

• Axel Michaelowa, Managing Director, Perspectives Climate Group
• Diana Movius, Director of Global Forest Policy, Climate Advisers
• Rodrigo Pizarro, Independent Consultant
• Claudio Seebach, Executive Chairman, Chilean Association of Power Generators
• Suzi Kerr, Chief Economist, EDF