After the IPCC release of the Assessment Report in August, and with the upcoming COP26 in November, the United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNA NZ) National branch will host a short webinar panel in the evening of Thursday 23rd September.

The Working Group I gave their contribution to the 6th IPCC Assessment Report (coming out in 2022) on August 9th. The group examines the physical science underpinning past, present, and future climate change. A key takeaway from the report is that human influence is a key driver of the climate crisis, and that the window for mitigating and adapting is closing rapidly.

As the world leaders are preparing to meet in Glasgow to discuss the ongoing environmental crisis and the Working Group I report, UNA NZ are hosting a panel of experts from various sectors via Zoom, who will discuss the key takeaways from the report, and how the report should be utilised for an effective COP26 in November.

Join us at 5.30pm Thursday 23rd September for this apt and educational event!

Zoom link will be sent out to all attendees as we approach the event day.

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE

Hon Julie Anne Genter, list MP for the Green Party, will be the moderator of the panel. Julie Anne is the current Deputy Chairperson of the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee, and is the Green Party spokesperson for several portfolios, including COVID-19 Response, as well as Building and Construction.

Dr Olaf Morgenstern is a Climate and Atmosphere Principal Scientist at NIWA. Olaf is a Lead Author of the 6th Assessment Report of the IPCC, and is a member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative.

Pip Best is an Ernst & Young (EY) Oceania Partner and the New Zealand Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader. Previously, she has worked in capital markets and sustainability roles, as well as developing sustainable financial products in Asia Pacific.

Professor Priya Kurian is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Waikato. Her areas of research, public engagement and teaching spans multiple disciplines, including environmental politics, gender politics, critical public policy and development studies.