Forging Joint Climate Action: Accelerating Global Energy Transition

In this episode, we assess the status of the global energy transition needed to address climate change and its impacts on ecosystems and societies.

Joining the discussion are:

• H.E. Liu Zhenmin, Special Envoy for Climate Change of the People’s Republic of China
• Oran Young, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara
• Sanna Kopra, Research Professor at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
• Yang Jian, Vice President & Senior Research Fellow at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS)
• H.E. Adnan Amin, CEO of COP 28 and Director General Emeritus of IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency)

The conversation and Q&A with the audience are moderated by H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman of Arctic Circle and former President of Iceland.

This panel discussion originally took place at the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly.

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