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Webinar #1

Karnataka, India, 6PM-8PM (IST) 20 March, 2021

Addressing the Paris Climate Agreement with a Carbon Currency


In this webinar Dr. Delton Chen talks about wet bulb temperature, the novel by Kim Stanley Robinson, and climate-related heat stress in Southern Asia. Dr. Chen also describes the carbon currency and the Global Carbon Reward policy for rebuilding the global economy to address the Paris Climate Agreement.


Speaker

Lluis Torrent
Expert in Climate Change | M&E Consultant | Environmental Comms & Engagement Specialist

Climate change commitments with reference to finance, energy, NDCs, SDGs and climate action.

Speaker

Joel van der Beek
Chief Economist at EconoVision | Director Europe at EconoLytics | Board Member at Economists for Peace and Security

Background to the Global Carbon Reward initiative and the “carbon currency”.

Speaker

Dr Delton Chen
Founder or the Global Carbon Reward | Climate Mitigation Consultant | Virtual Facilitator

Addressing the Paris Climate Agreement with a “carbon currency”, and wet-bulb temperature and heatwaves.

Speaker

Prof. Raphael Heffron
Professor in Global Energy Law & Sustainability | Jean Monnet Professor in the Just Transition | Senior Counsel

Exploring the role of policy and taxation in the transitioning to alternative energy systems and humanising the global energy transition.

Presenter
Dr. Delton Chen

Founder
Global Carbon Reward
Civil Engineer & Geohydrologist
Thought Leader in Climate Policy with CBDCs

Slide deck for the presentation.

Key references for the policy are found here.

Presenter
Joël van der Beek

Chief Economist, EconoVision, EconoLytics
Over 20 years experience in economics and finance research. Economists for Peace and Security.

Slide deck for the presentation.