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The movement of energy on an international and continental basis will be a key feature of the energy systems of the coming decades. Future energy systems will be characterised by the transport of energy from regions of high renewable resource to those of high energy demand. Already highly interconnected, the energy transition now requires even greater development and interconnection of these systems.<br /><br />This session will start with a keynote address from Marie Toussaint, French Greens/EFA Member of the European Parliament titled ‘Transitioning Europe to Climate Neutrality’. Following the presentation, a live panel debate will bring together experts from Europe, China and the US to discuss the different approaches to infrastructure planning and investment, market structures and innovation. We will also explore areas where we can learn from developments in other regions and identify areas for collaboration to improve processes to deliver infrastructure at the pace required for more ambitious climate targets, with supporting regulatory and market frameworks in place.<br /><br />Speakers<br />Marie Toussaint - French Greens/EFA Member of the European Parliament<br />Liping Jiang -Vice President of State Grid Energy Research Institute (SGERI)<br />Sonya Twohig - Secretary General, ENTSO-E<br />Rob Gramlich - Founder and President Grid Strategies LLC<br />John Fitzgerald - CEO of SuperNode<br /><br />Moderator<br />Professor Andrew Keane, Director of UCD Energy Institute
Session 8: Energy Systems to Facilitate Decarbonisation
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Session 8: Energy Systems to Facilitate Decarbonisation

Discussion between Pat Cox and Fiona Macklin, Race to Zero Campaign Co-Ordinator, to discuss the critical role of non-State actors ahead of COP26 in accelerating the transition to a #netzero economy and delivering on the promise of the Paris Agreement.<br /> <br />Pat Cox - Former President of the European Parliament<br />Fiona Macklin - Race to Zero Campaign Coordinator, UNFCCC Climate Champions
The Climate Imperative – Why an Ambitious Deal at COP26 is Vital - Pat Cox & Fiona Macklin
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The Climate Imperative – Why an Ambitious Deal at COP26 is Vital - Pat Cox & Fiona Macklin

Pat Cox in conversation with Mary Robinson who will issue a call to action for climate justice to be a central pillar of the outcomes of COP26.<br />Pat Cox - Former President of the European Parliament<br />Mary Robinson - Adjunct Professor for Climate Justice in Trinity College Dublin and Chair of the Elders
Securing global justice for those people vulnerable to the impacts of climate change
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Securing global justice for those people vulnerable to the impacts of climate change

Presentation of the Dublin Climate Dialogues Declaration to the COP26 Presidency<br />Conclusions and remarks from Pat Cox and Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence representing the Government of Ireland and Dr John Murton, UK COP26 Envoy, representative of the COP26 Presidency.
Presentation of the Dublin Climate Dialogues Declaration to the UK COP presidency
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Presentation of the Dublin Climate Dialogues Declaration to the UK COP presidency

Pat Cox wraps up the Dublin Climate Dialogues
Closing statement The Dublin Climate Dialogues - Pat Cox
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Closing statement The Dublin Climate Dialogues - Pat Cox

Michelle T. Davies in conversation with Baroness Verma discussing the percentage of women engaged in energy over the last 30 years to the current day. Is it easier for women to engage with something which is seen to be more aligned with climate than energy? And, in developing markets, what is happening where there are less choices and opportunities for women?
Our decarbonised future: is it still a man’s world or is it nothing without a woman or a girl?
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Our decarbonised future: is it still a man’s world or is it nothing without a woman or a girl?

In an opening conversation Mike Hayes and Dr. Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE will frame the subsequent discussion in which the speakers will explore the nature of the challenges and solutions with reference to the barriers to mobilising capital to fund clean energy and climate related projects in the developing world. This will include the role of the pension, insurance and life assurance industries in helping to mobilise green capital.
Mike Hayes & Dr. Rhian Marie Thomas - Solving the Green Capital Problem
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Mike Hayes & Dr. Rhian Marie Thomas - Solving the Green Capital Problem

Pat Cox in conversation with Adam Bruce reviewing the conclusions from day one and previewing the critical role of technology in enabling a global transition to #netzero.
Day 1 Recap & Day 2 Scene Setter Pat Cox in conversation with Adam Bruce
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Day 1 Recap & Day 2 Scene Setter Pat Cox in conversation with Adam Bruce

Prod. Patricia Maguire in conversation with Mary Quaney on the evolution of the renewable energy industry and their perspectives on the next phase of evolution.<br /><br />Mary Quaney - CEO, Mainstream Renewable Power<br />Professor Patricia Maguire - Director of the UCD Institute for Discovery
The evolution of the renewable energy industry
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The evolution of the renewable energy industry

The transition to net zero carbon energy will require a diverse range of energy resources and supporting technology options. This session will explore a selection of the critical energy resources and technologies required for adoption and integration. The first two speakers will explore the latest wind turbine technology, connection to the grid and the role of smart grids and demand side technologies, as well as looking at the areas of sourcing and recycling of materials. <br /><br />Storage and flexibility will be key enablers for the energy transition and we will hear about the significant investment requirements in this area. The session will close with Prof Andrew Keane in conversation with Henrik Stiesdal, a pioneer in renewable energy who will share insights on the wider industry, with a focus on some of the hard-to-reach sectors. <br /><br />Speakers<br />Kai Wu - Vice President, Xinjiang Goldwind Sci & Tech Co.<br />Gerard Reid - Co-founder and Partner, Alexa Capital<br />Henrik Stiesdal - Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Stiesdal<br />Pablo Altimiras - Senior VP, Lithium & Iodine Business, Sociedad Química y Minera of Chile<br /><br />Moderator<br />Professor Andrew Keane, Director of UCD Energy Institute
Session 7 - Technologies and Resources for Decarbonisation
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Session 7 - Technologies and Resources for Decarbonisation

Sir Jim, as Vice Chancellor of Strathclyde University, leads one of the most important research endeavours underpinning the transition to sustainability, and that is superconductivity. He also straddles the engineering profession in his role as President of the Royal Academy of Engineering. <br /><br />In the interview with Eddie O’Connor the major engineering imperatives needed to underpin the transition will be explored.
Engineering toward a Zero Carbon Future
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Engineering toward a Zero Carbon Future

The reality of physical and transition climate risk is increasingly apparent throughout the corporate world as these risks will have a global commercial impact. Awareness, identification, and measurement of climate risk is critically important for the following reasons to inform investors as to the true nature of the value of their investment companies through much more accurate financial reporting. <br /><br />For the investment community this has now become mission critical – future investment and divestment decisions will need to take climate risk into account or risk many years of financial instability. <br /><br />This session will consider how ready the corporate world is to deal with these issues today amidst pressure from regulators, investors, and other stakeholders. <br /><br />Speakers<br />Philip Lane - Member of the European Central Bank's Executive Board and Former Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland<br />Lord Deben - Chairman of the UK Committee on Climate Change<br />Bridget Beals - Head of Climate Risk and Decarbonisation, KPMG UK<br />Joost Bergsma - CEO and Managing Partner, Glennmont Partners<br />Antoine Denoix - CEO for Climate, Axa Group<br />Moderator<br />Michelle T Davies, Partner and International Head of Clean Energy and Sustainability, Eversheds Sutherland
Session 6 - Climate Risk is climate change an existential threat to world markets
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Session 6 - Climate Risk is climate change an existential threat to world markets

In the Paris Agreement climate finance was defined as “finance to fund activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or help in adapting to the impact of climate change”. The mobilisation of capital in both the developed and in the developing world remains a major concern in the run-up to COP26. Speakers Mike Hayes - Global Lead Renewables and Decarbonisation, KPMG Chris Chijiutomi - Head of Infrastructure Equity CDC Group Lucy Clarke - President Marsh Specialty and Global Placement, Marsh Jim Barry - Chief Investment Officer, BlackRock Moderator Kirsty Hamilton, OBE, COP26 Energy Transition team, Lead – Building Investment Confidence
Session 5 - Solving the Green Capital Problem
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Session 5 - Solving the Green Capital Problem

The opening session will focus in the first part a discussion between Pat Cox and Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist for the Nature Conservancy and Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University discussing the devastating effects of climate change and how it is impacting humankind and the natural world.
Scene setter: The Climate Imperative - Why an Ambitious Deal at COP26 is Vital
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Scene setter: The Climate Imperative - Why an Ambitious Deal at COP26 is Vital

Session 4: The cost-benefit analysis of an accelerated transition This session will present the case for speeding up the transition and the benefits that doing so will bring to all aspects of life on earth. Dr Eddie O’Connor and Marcos Byrne, of technology development company, SuperNode, will discuss the costs of investment today in large-scale adoption of renewable energy, transmission and low carbon infrastructure when forecast out to the end of the century? This will be followed by a presentation from Professor Biying Yu of the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) joined by Robert O’Connor SuperNode on the benefits of these changes as featured in the report conducted by BIT ‘Self-preservation strategy for approaching global warming targets in the post-Paris Agreement era.” Speakers Eddie O’Connor - Chairman, Mainstream Renewable Power and Founder, SuperNode Marcos Byrne - Market and Policy Analyst Professor Biying Yu - Professor in Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China. Deputy director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, BIT. Robert O’Connor - Chief Commercial Officer, SuperNode Moderator John FitzGerald, Adjunct Professor, Trinity College Dublin
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Session 4 - The cost benefit analysis of an accelerated transition v2

Session 3 – Overview: The implications of an accelerated transition to #netzero: This session will explore the implications of carbon pricing, the creation of a Carbon Club of Nations to accelerate transition, and the impact on global trade and investment in a #netzero era. Is a Carbon Club of Nations – a must-have or a distraction to delivering an ambitious outcome to COP26? As the world looks to build back better after the Covid pandemic, will carbon border adjustments and national or regional carbon pricing act as an accelerant or as an impediment to rebuilding global trade? What is the future of Global Trade in a carbon priced world? Speakers Pascal Lamy - President of the Paris Peace Forum and Brunswick Europe Chair, former Director-General, World Trade Organization Michael Liebreich - Chairman and CEO Liebreich Associates and Official Advisor to the UK’s Board of Trade Tom Burke - Chairman and Founding Director, E3G Stephen Vaughan - Vice Chair Energy & Power, Rothschild & Co Moderator John FitzGerald, Adjunct Professor, Trinity College Dublin
Session 3 - The implications of an accelerated transition to #netzero
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Session 3 - The implications of an accelerated transition to #netzero

This session will explore how an accelerated #netzero ambition can be led by countries wanting to go further, faster. Which countries are doing the right thing, where can we identify innovation that will enable the hard-to-reach sectors to be decarbonised, and what does success look like? In conversation with James Cameron, Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency will explore their ground-breaking ‘The World’s Roadmap to NetZero by 2050’ report. This roadmap will be released the day before the Dublin Climate Dialogues on 18 May. It will set out in detail what is needed from governments, companies, investors and citizens to fully decarbonise the energy sector and put emissions on a path in line with a temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius. Following the conversation, the Ministers will set-out how their countries have developed ambitious plans for a transition to a sustainable economy based on renewable energy, and how they will work with others to accelerate the COP process towards significantly lowered global emissions. Speakers Dr. Fatih Birol - Executive Director, International Energy Agency Eamon Ryan - Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ireland Juan Carlos Jobet - Minister for Energy and Mining, Chile Moderator James Cameron, Formerly Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Friend of COP26 and Co-founder of Climate Change Capital
Session 2 - How to enable an accelerated transition to #netzero
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Session 2 - How to enable an accelerated transition to #netzero

This session has global political leaders set out how their countries and alliances will accelerate the transition to #netzero and push for an ambitious outcome from COP26 to rebuild momentum following COP21 in Paris. Enrico Letta - Leader of Italian Democratic Party and former Prime Minister of Italy Keiichi Ono - Assistant Minister/Director-General and Ambassador for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan. Rabia Ferroukhi - International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Director of Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre Junfeng Li - Director General & Chairman of Academic Committee of National Center for Climate Change Strategy Honourable Mia Amor Mottley - Prime Minister of Barbados, Co-Chair of the Development Committee of the World Bank and the IMF Paschal Donohoe - Minister for Finance, Ireland, and President of the Eurogroup
Session 1- The Dublin Declaration Accelerating Climate Ambition
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Session 1- The Dublin Declaration Accelerating Climate Ambition

Opening Remarks - Andrew Deeks and Pat Cox
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Opening Remarks - Andrew Deeks and Pat Cox

Dublin Climate Dialogues Simon Coveney Ireland
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Dublin Climate Dialogues Simon Coveney Ireland

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