Thursday, 12 December 2019. 17:00 – 19:00h. Venue: Spanish Pavillion, Blue Zone COP 25. IFEMA, Avda. del Partenón, 5. Madrid, Spain.

Blue Zone: Reaching net zero. Duration: 1:43:29.

*Note: Access to the Blue Zone requires accreditation for COP25.

Welcome: Emilio Lamo de Espinosa, Chairman, Elcano Royal Institute.

17:00 – 17:45. High-level dialogue: Delivering on Paris: from euphoria to changing the development model through climate laws

Moderator: Lara Lázaro, Senior Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute and lecturer at the CES Cardenal Cisneros (attached to Universidad Complutense de Madrid).

17:45 – 19:00. Ambitious climate laws: international experiences on developing, implementing and making them work

  • Alina Averchenkova, Distinguished Policy Fellow. Lead, Governance and Legislation. Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics.
  • Roberto Esmeral, Environment and Sustainable Development Vice Minister, Colombia.
  • Monica Araya, Founder & Director, Costa Rica Limpia and Nivela.
  • Joaquín Mollinedo, General Director, Acciona.
  • Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation (TBC).
  • Gonzalo Muñoz, Chile’s High-Level Climate Action Champion. (TBC).

Moderator: Lara Lázaro, Senior Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute and lecturer at the CES Cardenal Cisneros (attached to Universidad Complutense de Madrid).