The 2020 Virtual Forum was held on September 15th 2020, in lieu of the planned conference, which has been rescheduled to 2022. This forum provided a taste of the issues that will be discussed in more detail at the 2022 conference, and explored some of the current issues that have altered the energy landscape in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Virtual Forum On Fossil Fuel Supply and Climate Policy

Programme

Oxford, UK (UTC+1): 15 Sept 14.00-15.00
Los Angeles (UTC-7): 15 Sept 06.00-07.00
Bogotá (UTC-5): 15 Sept 08.00-09.00
Nairobi (UTC+3): 15 Sept 16:00-17:00
Beijing (UTC+8): 15 Sept 21:00-22:00
Sydney (UTC+10): 15 Sept 23:00-24:00

Welcome and introduction

Peter Erickson & Georgia Piggot, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

Plenary
Fossil fuel production, COVID recovery, and just transitions

Moderator: Anne-Sophie Cerisola, Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General

Panelists:

  • Fatima Denton, United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA)
  • Ivetta Gerasimchuk, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
  • Christophe McGlade, International Energy Agency (IEA)
  • Tatiana Mitrova, SKOLKOVO Energy Centre, Moscow School of Management
  • Moustapha Kamal Gueye, International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Oxford, UK (GMT+1): 15 Sept 15.00-16.00
Los Angeles (UTC-7): 15 Sept 07.00-08.00
Bogotá (UTC-5): 15 Sept 09.00-10.00
Nairobi (UTC+3): 15 Sept 17:00-18:00
Beijing (UTC+8): 15 Sept 22:00-23:00
Sydney (UTC+10): 16 Sept 00:00-01:00

Parallel Session 1
Prospects for international cooperation to manage a transition away from fossil fuel production

Moderator: Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia

Panelists:

  • Geir B. Asheim, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
  • Harro van Asselt, Centre for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law, University of Eastern Finland Law School
  • Tzeporah Berman, Stand.Earth and York University
  • Navroz Dubash, Centre for Policy Research

Parallel Session 2 (en Español)
Lasimplicaciones de la caída del precio del petróleo (y otros combustibles fósiles) para regiones productoras en ALC: una señal de advertencia para lo que viene?

Moderadora: Ana Carolina González, Ford Foundation

Panelistas:

  • Carlos Monge, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
  • Mauro Francisco Chávez Rodríguez, Wood MacKenzie Brazil
  • Leila Salazar-López, Amazon Watch
  • Catalina Toro Pérez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia