Achieving the Paris Agreement
This symposium on regenerative practices is being organized by a partnership of organizations including the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), Open Team, the International National Trusts Organisation (INTO), the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy and Zero Carbon Britain. This event will feature keynote presentations by Bronson Griscom, Director of Forest Carbon Science for The Nature Conservancy and Joachim Schemel, Deputy Head of Division, Climate and Environmental Policy Sustainable Economy, German Federal Foreign Office 10.00am – 2.00pm – 11th November Click here to register and to find out more visit: www.ecovillage.org/cop23 www.folkecenterevents.net/ Keynote speakers: Bronson Griscom, Director of Forest Carbon Science for The Nature Conservancy & Lead Author, Natural Climate Solutions for achieving the Paris Climate Agreement. Joachim Schemel, Deputy Head of Division, Climate and Environmental Policy Sustainable Economy, German Federal Foreign Office Moderator: Kosha Joubert, Executive Director, Global Ecovillage Network Speakers: Leire Gorroño, Community Energy Expert, Nordic Folkecenter /Volker Thomsen, Senior Advisor, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy Keith Jones, the National Trust’s Environmental Adviser for Wales, International National Trusts Organisation Joanne Schanté, Co-founder and ScaleSchool Program Director, Open Team Paul Allen, Zero Carbon Britain research from the Centre for Alternative Technology Albert Bates, GEN Ambassador, Founder/Director, Ecovillage Training Center, Tennessee Dr. Ousmane Aly Pame, GEN Africa President, GEN Ambassador, Founder/Director Network for ERDES Ecovillage Emergence and Development in the Sahel, Senegal Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD, President, Global Coral Reef Alliance And Coordinator