COP26 EU Side Event (virtual): “Long-Term Strategies: Priorities, Lessons and Opportunities for International Cooperation”

2 November, 12:30-13:30 CET

Long-term low emission development strategies (LTS), as called for in the Paris Agreement, are a key instrument to its implementation: they can guide short-term climate policy and climate finance towards climate stabilization, mobilize private capital and provide a basis for international cooperation on transformation pathways.

Many countries are preparing or have already communicated long-term strategies. While gaps in coverage and ambition remain, important lessons and substantial benefits have been identified. The COP26 should build on this momentum and experiences to perpetuate the development of long-term strategies that are consistent internationally and with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

In this event co-hosted by the Climate Recon 2050, we discuss priorities for the further development of long-term strategies, lessons from strategy formulation and implementation processes in the EU and ASEAN, and prospects for international cooperation. We draw on recent analyses by the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), the German Development Institute (DIE / GDI), the EU, including the EU-funded Enhanced Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (E-READI ) study on the development of LTS in ASEAN and the Climate Recon 2050 platform (CR2050) experiences.

The event will include a facilitated Q&A session with the audience.

This event is part of the official European Pavillon side event programme at the COP26. You can attend the event via this link. You need to register using the "Login" button on the top right corner of the event page.

Agenda and invited speakers

12:30 – 12:35 (GMT+1) Welcome and introduction to the event

Moderation: Matthias Duwe (Ecologic Institute, Climate Recon 2050)

12:35 – 13:00 Keynotes

“International Climate Cooperation: Beyond climate neutrality”
Anna-Katharina Hornidge (WBGU / German Development Institute)
“LTS in Visegrád countries”
Aleksander Śniegocki (WiseEuropa, Poland, on behalf of Climate Recon 2050)
“Building blocks of LTS development: Insights from ASEAN and prospects for international cooperation”
Julia Groß (adelphi, Germany, on behalf of E-READI)

13:00 – 13:10 Invited comments

Henriette Faergemann (EU Delegation to ASEAN)
Emma Rachmawaty (Director Climate Change Mitigation, KLHK)
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (South African Institute of International Affairs, SAIIA)

13:10 – 13:25 Discussion