This Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change, jointly organised by the OECD and the IEA, aimed to promote dialogue, and enhance understanding among a wide range of countries on key issues relevant to the international climate change negotiations and implementation of the Paris Agreement. This Global Forum focused on the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement, the mitigation work programme, and issues related to finance for loss and damage. There were also discussions on issues related to authorisation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and on recent OECD and IEA work on hydrogen. This Global Forum took place under the Chatham House Rule, meaning that remarks made during the discussions were not attributed to individuals.
Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change - March 2023
- Date
- 21-22 March 2023
- Time
- 09:00-17:30
- Location
- Paris, France
About
Agenda
Breakout Group C1 - Towards a successful outcome of the first global stocktake (GST1)
This session explored what a successful GST1 would look like and what is needed to reach this outcome in the lead up to COP28 and beyond.
Facilitator: Kaveh Guilanpour (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions)
Speakers
- Sirini Jeudy-Hugo (OECD/CCXG)
- Adriano Santhiago de Oliveira (Brazil)
- Rueanna Haynes (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Aaron Kirby (Australia)
Respondent: Ambassador Mohamed Nasr (Egypt)
Breakout Group C2 - Organisation and design options for the consideration of outputs phase of GST1
This session explored how to design the consideration of outputs component of GST1 to achieve a successful outcome.
Facilitator: Manjeet Dhakal (Advisor to the LDC Chair)
Speakers
- Leon Charles (Independent consultant)
- Brittany Croll (USA)
- Anushree Tripathi (Advocate, Supreme Court of India)
Breakout Group C3 - Structuring impactful technical and political outputs for a successful GST1
This session explored how to structure the technical and political outputs of GST1 to be most useful for informing national actions and enhancing international co-operation.
Facilitator: Thomas Vergna (Netherlands)
Speakers
- Sebastian Oberthür (Brussels School of Governance and University of Eastern Finland)
- Paula Sanmiguel (Colombia)
- Helen Mountford (ClimateWorks)
- Vicente Paolo Yu (Independant consultant)
Respondents
- Patrick Spicer (Canada)
- Emmanuelle Pinault (UN High-Level Climate Champions team)
Breakout Group D1 - Authorisation under Article 6
This session discussed implications of different possible changes of authorisations by Parties.
Facilitator: Simon Fellermeyer (Switzerland)
Speakers
- Jacqueline Ruesga (New Zealand)
- El Hadji Mbaye Diagne (Senegal)
- Martin Hession (European Commission)
- Maria Al-Jishi (Saudi Arabia)
- Marina Carrilho Soares (Brazil)
OECD and IEA information session: recent work on hydrogen
Facilitator: Hyunsoo Yun (CCXG Chair)
Speakers
Looking ahead to COP28: Wrap up and closing remarks
Speakers
- Hana AlHashimi (UAE, incoming COP28 Presidency)
- Hyunsoo Yun (CCXG Chair)
