89% of the world’s population live in a country with a national net zero target but these targets need to be implemented effectively in policy and regulation if the goals of the Paris Agreement are to be achieved. Too often, this is still not happening.

One important gap in climate policy is that it often focuses on domestic emission reductions but does not prevent states from contributing substantially to emissions outside of their borders, for instance by remaining a major fossil fuel exporter. This event will interrogate the consequences of climate policies that fail to look beyond national borders, and discuss best practice from around the world for curbing emissions at home as well as abroad.

Professor Wetzer will introduce the work of the recently established Oxford Martin Programme on Net Zero Regulation and Policy, and explain what the Programme aims to achieve.

Panel:

Professor Thom Wetzer, Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Net Zero Regulation & Policy (Chair)
Professor David Karoly, Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on Net Zero Regulation & Policy
Dr Injy Johnstone, Research Fellow in Net Zero Aligned Offsetting, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
Kate Cook, Barrister, Matrix Chambers

REGISTRATION

To register to join the event live in-person in Oxford: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/operationalising-climate-policy

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