8:30 Cryosphere Coordination Meeting
Daily coordination meetings and negotiations updates will be held every morning the Cryosphere Pavilion.
Contact: Stefan Ruchti (stefan@iccinet.org) or Pam Pearson (pam@iccinet.org)
10:00 Bridging Communication Gaps in Arctic Collaboration & Research
Speakers will explore the communication barriers and challenges across different disciplines, sectors, and cultural contexts in Arctic research and governance. This segment will encourage a deeper understanding of the communication barriers identified by the panelists and spark ideas for potential solutions. APECS aims to offer a comprehensive understanding of the key communication barriers in Arctic collaboration.
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
11:30 Future Sea Level Rise from Antarctica
SCAR and Italian National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
13:00 Climate Overshoot and the Cryosphere
Findings from the PROVIDE research project indicate that achieving Paris Agreement goals can limit the threat of irreversible tipping points in the Earth system. This event will consider the reversible and irreversible impacts of climate overshoot on permafrost, peatlands, glaciers, and sea ice. Many aspects of the Earth system are at risk of crossing potentially irreversible climate thresholds, or “tipping points”, highlighting the need for urgent mitigation measures. The PROVIDE Climate risk dashboard is an interactive tool that allows users to set critical thresholds and determine the mitigation measures needed to avoid them.
IIASA, University of Bristol
14:30 Shiva Muruganandham | COP29 Early Career Scientist Program
Antarctic ice loss brings non-linear impacts on regional and global scales, with more frequent flooding events hitting critical infrastructure, energy supplies, and transportation hubs. Shiva’s research focuses on the melting taking place underneath ice shelves, and how this translates into sea-level rises over coming centuries. He also work on regional coastal flooding maps along the East Coast of the US, combining coarse low-resolution global models with high-resolution 5-10 year current models and then expanding them to now show multiple decades for areas of US coastlines.
Georgia Institute of Technology, International Cryosphere and Climate Initiative
16:00 Case Study from India on 25 Years Renewable Energy Projects
The Brahma Kumaris, a worldwide spiritual organization headquartered in India, integrates clean technologies into their daily life to combat environmental degradation and create hope for the future. They aim to inspire humanity to rise to the challenge by promoting spirituality and ethics alongside renewable energies. Their R&D projects “India One”, a 1 MW solar thermal power plant and novel solar cooking systems, plus an innovative biogas plant highlight the fusion of awareness and technology. Training in solar applications is given free of charge to accelerate climate action.
Brahma Kumaris
18:00 State Obligations in the Context of Climate Change as they arise from the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
Climate change has entered international court rooms, including the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its much-anticipated, unanimous advisory opinion on 21 May 2024. This landmark ruling is not legally binding yet nevertheless significant for the development of international environmental law, and the obligation of States under the law of the sea and the international climate change. This side event will explain the legal developments and how they can be integrated with scientific research.
Durham University, UK
19:30 Meditation for the Cryosphere – A Moment of Stillness in a World of Climate Change
The event will take place multiple evenings this week. A full description can be found on the schedule under Monday Nov. 18.
Brahma Kumaris