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
REGISTRATION: Sign up here
Free event, coffee breaks & lunch included
AGENDA
We will soon announce all the speakers.
Facilitators: Emmanuel Salmon, Head of Strategy & International Relations, ICOS RI
& Barbara Dias Carneiro, PhD Researcher, Technical University of Munich
9.00-9.15 WELCOME
Introductory speech.
Speaker will be announced soon.
9.15-9.30 OPENING KEYNOTE
Success stories and good practices from European cities in accelerating climate action
Speaker will be announced soon.
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?
- Hugo Denier van der Gon, Principal Scientist Air Quality and Environment, TNO
Top scientists panelists answering questions - the panelists will be announced soon.
10.30-11.00 COFFEE BREAK with light brunch
11.00-12.00 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
What are the opinions and challenges of city officials and residents concerning climate policies?
- European Social Survey highlights
Agustin Blanco, PhD Investigator, University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, European Social Survey - Policymaker interviews highlights - Zurich, Munich and Paris
Barbara Dias-Carneiro, PhD researcher, Technical University of Munich
12.00-12.30 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
12.30-12.45 SHORT COFFEE BREAK
12.45-14.00 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.
Theme 1: Making emissions data transferable and usable
Prototype: e.g mock-up of scenario development tool
Theme 2: Communicating data to support policy development
Prototype: e.g paper prototype of data visualisation
Theme 3: Facilitating collaboration within and between cities
Prototype: e.g dashboard for sharing success/failure stories
Presentations & wrap-up (20 mins)
- Each facilitator presents an overview of the results from each table
- Finnish with open discussion
14.00- Lunch!
Please save the date in your calendar and register for the free event now - onsite or online - there is a limited number of seats. Free lunch will also be served. Please register here by Friday 18th of October: https://www.icos-cp.eu/projects/icos-cities/science-meets-city-2024