Events

Mind the Gap! National climate pledges overstep on available land

February 21st, 2023

Nations, companies, and other institutions are responding to the accelerating climate crisis challenge by making net-zero pledges. But the magnitude of the transformation required has led these net-zero pledges to rely heavily on carbon offsets. Offsets attempt to make good an emission in one place or sector with some kind of carbon (or carbon equivalent) capture elsewhere. Land-based carbon sequestration has become an increasingly common component of net-zero pledges. 

Past Events

Missing the Mark? Biodiversity Targets Risk Failure without Agroecology

December 8th, 2022

This hybrid COP15 side-event, cohosted by IATP, brings forward evidence in support of agroecology as a fundamental basis for a global biodiversity strategy. Read the policy brief in English, en español and en français.  Location: COP15 Venue — Business and Industry Organizations Meeting Room (room 514A) and via Livestream Livestream: Livestream link coming soon. 

Driving Systemic Change: Policy and Finance for Real Zero Solutions

November 10th, 2022

Join us on November 10, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Eastern European Time at the 27th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt for a COP27 side event. The event will also be livestreamed. 

Net Zero Food Systems: Fact or fiction?

November 9th, 2022

In the face of mounting climate chaos and growing demands for action, many countries, cities and agri-food corporations have responded with pledges to reach "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions. While these promises may sound ambitious, they are often followed up with few details, rely on problematic carbon offsets and exaggerate mitigation potentials.