Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
Welcome to the Climate LinkUP Live Launch Event! Our Expert Panel speakers from around the globe, will be discussing climate challenges and opportunities for navigating the green transition to reach global net-zero targets.
With sessions on both climate mitigation and adaptation, we’ve got talks cross-cutting climate sectors and global regions. From navigating the green energy transition, to strategically placing nature and biodiversity at the heart of global climate action to build environmental resilience, we’ve got a diverse line-up of talks from world-leading climate experts covering the themes most important to you.
- Online Event
- 08 June 2022
- Free of Charge
O lupe sa vao ese’ese, ae ua fuifui faatasi – We are from different parts of the forest but connected in one cause.
Climate LinkUP Polynesian Proverb.
Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
Our Expert Panel speakers
Energy sector
Professor AbuBakr Bahaj
Keynote Speaker Professor AbuBakr S Bahaj leads the 55-strong Energy & Climate Change Division and the Sustainable Energy Research Group (ECCD) at the University of Southampton, where he is a Personal Chair in Sustainable Energy. For more than 30 years, Professor Bahaj has pioneered sustainable energy research and established the energy theme within the University, and is the Chair of the upcoming global energy and climate conference on Evolving Cities ( 14-15 July in Southampton, UK ).
Rob Hardison
Rob Hardison is a consultant on the technical, environmental, market, and policy aspects of the energy transition. Rob has broad experience across technical areas, including utility-level grid integration of variable renewables, grid-connected rooftop PV, remote PV microgrids, clean thermal, biofuels, sustainable aviation fuels, biogas, hydrogen and fuel cells, market-based policy mechanisms, facility-level resilience assessments, and GHG emissions accounting.
Dr Martin Atkins
Martin Atkins is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Process Engineering at the School of Engineering and an associate director of the Ahuora Centre for Smart Energy Systems based at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Martin has expertise in energy systems engineering with a particular focus on developing and using Process Integration methodologies for optimising industrial energy systems and emissions reduction.
Vanda Faasoa-Chan Ting
Vanda is the Pacific NDC Hub Technical Adviser in Samoa, South Pacific and leads work on the Pacific NDC at The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). She has a Renewable Energy Masters from Murdoch University, Australia, coupled with extensive experience in climate mitigation assessment/ methodologies across the Pacific region, having worked at Samoa’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment as the Assistant Chief Executive Officer in Renewable energy.
Environment sector
Professor Adam Hart
Adam Hart is an award-winning scientist who was given the title of Science Communicator of the Year in 2010 by the Royal Society of Biology. Adam is Professor of Science Communication at the University of Gloucestershire, and a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. An author and frequent broadcaster, Adam has presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and World Service and is a frequent commentator on science and environmental matters.
Espen Ronneberg
Espen Ronneberg is a Senior Adviser, Climate Change Multilateral Agreements at the Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Programme at South Pacific Community (SPC). Espen brings a combination of proven expertise in climate change, sustainable development, as well as in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Pacific region, acquired through an extensive career focused on supporting Pacific Island Countries’ and Territories’ capacity and initiatives.
Professor Bruno Merz
Bruno Merz is Head of the Section Hydrology at GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences and Professor for Engineering Hydrology and Management of Georisks at the University of Potsdam. Bruno’s main research interests are flood risk assessment and climate adaptation, integrating hazard and vulnerability aspects. Bruno has coordinated several large-scale global research projects on natural hazards and water security.
Dr Pete Walton
Dr Pete Walton works at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford researching and supporting stakeholder engagement with climate change adaptation science, with a particular focus on the emerging science of extreme weather event attribution. Although largely focused on the global north, Pete’s research work has included India and East Africa.
Professor Rick Stafford
Professor Rick Stafford is Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Bournemouth. Rick is actively involved in environmental policy, and is the chair of the policy committee for the British Ecological Society, member of the nature-based solutions team for the 2021 Universities COP Network and an expert witness for the recent House of Lords inquiry into Nature-based Solutions.
Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
- Online Event
- 08 June 2022
- Free of Charge
Warm thanks to all speakers, participants and sponsors for joining our Global Launch Event
We hope our event has provided you with insight into our Climate LinkUP mission, with the opportunity to listen to our world renowned Climate LinkUP Expert Panel speakers discuss climate change adaptation and mitigation challenges and opportunities for the green transition.
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The current international climate emergency requires urgent action to restore nature and it’s vital contributions to society. Bold acceleration of climate action is imperative as a foundation for a sustainable and resilient green recovery.