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I4CE at COP21!

17 November 2015 - Foreword of the week

Events organized by I4CE:

All events at a glance:

Investment, Finance and Climate

Date: 1st December, 11.15am – 12.45pm
Location: Générations climat – Room 10 (open access)
Title: Towards a sustainable financial system: lessons from national case studies and global evolutions in practice
Partner: UNEP Inquiry

Date: 4 December, 10.15am – 1.30pm
Location: Zone bleue, hall 4 room 12 (UNFCCC accreditation required)
Title: LPAA private finance focus
Partners: UNSG, Caisse des Dépôts

Date: 4 December, 5.15pm – 6.45pm
Location: Générations climat – Room 5 (open access)
Title: The integration of climate change by public and private financial institutions: recent progress and the challenges ahead
Partner: Agence Française de Développement

Date: 10 December, 3pm- 5pm
Location: French Pavilion (UNFCCC accreditation required)
Title: Financing a Low-Carbon Economy: French Presidential Report on Climate Finance
Partner: French Presidential Commission on Innovative Climate Finance ‘Canfin – Grandjean’

Industry, Energy and Climate

Date: 1st December, 1pm – 2pm
Location: IETA Pavilion (UNFCCC accreditation required)
Title: Around the world in carbon markets: Emissions Trading Case Studies
Partners: IETA and Environmental Defense Fund

Date: 5 December, 1.15pm – 2.30 pm
Location: European Pavilion (UNFCCC accreditation required)
Title: Carbon Pricing Around the World: Leveraging 10 years of Experience in the EU
Partners: World Bank – Partnership for Market Readiness and Ecofys

Date: 10 December, 1pm – 3pm
Location: French Pavilion (UNFCCC accreditation required)
Title: Carbon prices: perspectives for the development of the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) by 2030
Partner: Enerdata

Territories and Climate

Date : 1st December, 3.15pm – 4.45pm
Location:
Générations climat – room 10 (open access)
Title:
Cities and Climate Change: adaptation to climate change strategies and dissemination of scientific knowledge to local decision makers
Partner: Meteo France and the Club ViTECC

Date : 5 December, 1pm – 6pm and 6 Decembre, 8.30am – 6am
Place : Laboratory station of the Global Landscapes Forum (Palais des Congrès)
Title: Demonstrating the power of new tools for measuring tropical forest change and carbon stocks
Organiser(s): FOREST Consortium (funded by Climate KIC), Wageningen University, CIFOR

Date: 10 December, 3.45pm – 6.45pm
Location: The Rio Conventions Pavilion dans l’Espace Génération Climat
Title: The contribution of research-action Clubs for agriculture and forestery sectors : economic expertise and innovation for climate – Voluntary carbon certification issues for agriculture and forestry sectors in Europe
Partner: Clubs CCA and CFB

Date: 11 December, 11am – 2pm
Location: Générations climat – room 7 (open access)
Title: Adaptation to climate change: levers, barriers and funding at the urban scale
Partners: Caisse des Dépôts, ADEME, Agence Française de Développement

Events where I4CE speaks:

Industry, Energy and Climate

Date: 3 December, 4pm – 5.30pm
Title: International Carbon Markets under a post 2020 agreement – opportunities for Africa?
Location: Africa Pavilion (Hall 3)
Organizer: African Development Bank (AfDB)

Date: 6 December, 11am –12pm
Location: Hotel Potocki, 27 Avenue de Friedland – 75382 Paris Cedex 08
Title: A roadmap for the energy transition: challenges & solutions
Organizers: World Climate Summit 2015 & Sustainia Awards

Date: 11December, 9.30am – 12.30pm
Title: Energy Efficiency Day – Energy Efficiency : a key strategy for climate goals
Location: Générations climat (open access)
Organizer: ATEE

Investment, Finance and Climate

Date: 28 November, 10.50 am – 12.20 pm
Location: COY11 – Villepinte – Espace Formation (registration required)
Title: Mobilising the financial system against climate change
Organiser : 2° Investing Initiative

Date:30 November, 1.15pm – 2.45pm
Title: JISC side event: The potential for crediting mitigation actions across countries with different types of INDCs
Location: Blue zone – Observer room 04 (UNFCCC accreditation required)
Organiser(s): UNFCCC

Date: 30 November, 2.30pm – 4pm
Location: Générations climat (open access)
Title: Scaling up investment in low-carbon technologies and materials RD&D
Organiser(s): Director of Energy 2050, University of Sheffield, UK

Date: 1st December, 12pm – 2pm
Location: German Pavilion (UNFCCC accreditation required)
Title: The Future of Financial Markets in Line with 2°C
Organiser(s): The German Environment Ministry (BMUB), New Climate Institute, Germanwatch, and 2° Investing Initiative

Date: 3rd December, starting 5.30pm
Location: PARK&SUITES LE BOURGET, 158-164, avenue du 8 mai 1945, 93150 BLANC MESNIL
Title: Third Parties in UN Market Mechanisms
Organiser(s): Designated Operational Entities and Independent Entities Association (D.I.A.)

Date: 7 December, 1pm – 3.30pm
Location: Générations climat (open access)
Title: On the road to a low carbon economy. Solutions for financing the transition: the European experience
Organiser(s): Caisse des dépôts et European Association of Long-Term Investors

Date: December 8, 2.45pm until 4.15
Location: European pavilion – Brussels room
Title: How to redirect capital towards a low-carbon and resilient growth
Organisers: GLOBE EU

Territories and Climate

Date : 1st Décember, 2.30pm-4pm
Title: Assessing transparency and ambition in the Land use sector
Location : European Pavilion – Luxembourg room (UNFCCC accreditation required)
Organisers : JRC and CEPI/ICFPA

Date: 2nd December, 11am- 7pm
Location : Générations climat (open access)
Title: French actors from agriculture and forestry sectors get mobilized against climate change
Organizers : French Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry

Date : 8 December, 10am-1pm
Location : Blue Zone (UNFCCC accreditation required)
TitleScientific brief of the LPAA Cities & subnationals
Partners : UCCRN

Date : 9 December, 3pm – 4.30pm
Title: Agriculture and Innovation under climate change
Lieu : Grand Palais (open access)
Organiser: Climate KIC

Date : 10th December, 11am-1pm
Location : French Pavilion (UNFCCC accreditation required)
Title: Carbon Offsetting Information Platform : Is carbon offsetting helping to achieve the European goal of “zero net carbon emissions” by 2100?
Organizers : GERES (French Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy and Solidarity) – French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy

To learn more
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    In a challenging economic and political context, especially for the agriculture sector, some incentive schemes can still help bring stakeholders together in climate transition and resilience initiatives. This is the case with carbon certification schemes, which both ensure the credibility of the climate impact of the actions implemented and provide remuneration for farmers and foresters for changes in practices. Some of these measures, such as replacing mineral fertilisers (mostly imported) with organic fertilisers, also help to meet the sector’s needs for resilience and strategic independence, which are crucial in the current context.

  • 01/21/2026 Blog post
    On Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming the devil is in…the demand

    The implementation of carbon farming practices on European farms and in European forests is a lever for achieving carbon neutrality, but also for farm resilience, the adaptation of forest stands to climate change and for contributing to our strategic independence. Certifying and financing low-carbon practices is the objective of the CRCF (Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming) regulation, which will come into effect in 2026. Now seems the right time to draw lessons from six years of experience with a similar standard in France: the “Label Bas-Carbone” (Low Carbon Label – LBC). The results show that striking a balance between scientific rigour and accessibility for stakeholders has led to the development of a substantial range of projects. However, the real challenge is to build sufficient and appropriate demand to finance the projects. There is no miracle solution, but complementary financing channels may emerge. 

  • 01/16/2026 Blog post
    CBAM and fertilisers: ring-fencing budgets to help farmers reduce their use of mineral fertilisers

    The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) came into force on 1 January 2026. It is a carbon tax applied at the borders of the European Union to imports of certain industrial products covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Nitrogen-based mineral fertilisers are included in this initial list of products. To avoid an increase in costs for the farmers concerned, the level of the tax has been reduced for fertilisers, and they may even be temporarily excluded from the scope of the CBAM. Yet, for the climate, but also for France’s strategic independence and food sovereignty, the CBAM will ultimately have to be fully applied to mineral fertilisers. To limit or even avoid an increase in farmers’ fertiliser expenditure, we need public policies – some of which are currently under threat. Ring-fencing budgets for these policies would be a way to support farmers’ incomes and the food sovereignty of both the European Union and France, while reducing the carbon footprint of our food system. 

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