TIME: Tuesday 19th of November 9 am - 14.30 pm CET
LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain, and online
ADDRESS: Hotel H10 Universitat, Ronda Universitat, 21, 08007, Barcelona
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PROGRAMME: Science meets City 2024 (PDF)
Free event, coffee breaks & lunch included
AGENDA
Facilitators: Emmanuel Salmon, Head of Strategy & International Cooperation, ICOS RI
& Barbara Dias Carneiro, PhD Researcher, Technical University of Munich
Throughout the event, the graphic recording artist Delphine Boghos will map out our discussions and content as illustrations on the go. PÔM par Delphine Boghos · Creating Visual Experiences & Cocreation delphine boghos
9.00-9.10 WELCOME
Introductory speech
Dr Werner Kutsch, ICOS Director General
9.10-9.30 OPENING KEYNOTE
Impactful climate strategy design in urban contexts
Tabaré Curras, Technical Lead, WWF Cities
How can city officials and civil society improve climate integrity in policymaking - with support from scientific evidence
9.30-10.30 Q&A Scientists solving city challenges part 1
Can we assess our city’s climate action progress using greenhouse gas measurements?
- Hybrid Mentimeter: Digging deep into city climate challenges & needs
- Hugo Denier van der Gon, Principal Scientist Air Quality and Environment, TNO
How can greenhouse gas observations help cities assess their climate action? How can emission monitoring improve the inventories? - Panel discussion: Assessing and accelerating climate action in cities - from science to policy. The panel will address city climate action challenges focusing on greenhouse gas emission monitoring in urban environments.
Panelists: Werner Kutsch (ICOS RI), Oksana Tarasova (WMO), Tabare Curras (WWF Cities), Hugo van der Gon (TNO), Gara Villalba (Autonomous University of Barcelona).
10.30-11.00 COFFEE BREAK with light brunch
11.00-11.45 Q&A Scientists solving city challenges part 2
Climate challenges of the city of Barcelona - how can science be of help for cities following up on climate actions?
- Elena Lacort, Head of the Office of Climate Change, Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- Gara Villalba, Professor of the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Marc Guevara Established researcher, Earth Sciences - Emissions, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
11.45-12.15 Q&A Scientists solving city challenges part 3
What are the opinions and challenges of city officials and residents concerning climate policies?
- European Social Survey highlights - recent results from climate surveys in Paris and Munich (1200 respondents in Munich and 800 in Paris)
Agustin Blanco, PhD Investigator, University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, European Social Survey - Climate Governance Insights: Climate change and extreme events
Prof Dr Miranda Schreurs, Technical University of Munich
12.15-12.30 Engagement activity part 1: Tools, services and prototypes for accelerating climate action in cities
Introduction: What tools and services are needed for accelerating climate action by monitoring greenhouse gas emissions?
Katie Berns, Post-doctoral Researcher, Aalto University & Tatu Marttila, Senior University Lecturer, Aalto University
12.30-13.00 COFFEE BREAK
13.00-14.30 Engagement activity part 2: World Café - tools, services and prototypes for accelerating climate action in cities
A World Café interactive session where the attendees get to evaluate and co-design tools and prototypes that can help accelerate and assess climate action through greenhouse gas monitoring.
Onsite tables
Table 1: Data informed decision-making: open discussion
Table 2: Making emissions data transferable and usable: monitoring & assessment dashboard
Table 3: Communicating data to support policy development: scenario development tool
Online tables
Table 1: Data informed decision-making: open discussion
Table 2: Facilitating collaboration within and between cities: knowledge sharing platform
Highlights from each group
Wrap-up of the event
14.30- Lunch!