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Events offer journalists the opportunity to learn, share and connect with sources and colleagues. At Clean Energy Wire, we collect all online webinars, gatherings, meetings and conferences on energy transition, climate policy, journalistic insights and other interesting topics. You can find the list below - and do get in touch if any events are missing!

LAST UPDATE 22/04
[Updated with webinars from FSR, WHO, WBCSD, SEI, WRI, UNEP FI, Aurora Energy Research]

30/04, 10.00 and 16.30 CEST	Webinars - Achieving Net Zero Buildings Organiser: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) This session will provide valuable insights from the publication and feature discussions with esteemed guest speakers on buildings decarbonization. Speakers include: Morning Session Anne Kuenning, Assistant Vice President of Sustainability and Content at Nan Fung Group Sophie Chick, Vice President, Research & Advisory Services, Europe, ULI Hannah Audino, Built Environment Decarbonization Lead, ETC Afternoon session: Hugh Garnett, Senior Specialist Real Assets at Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change Mark Lessans, Sr Director, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs at Johnson Controls Frankie Downy, Head of Building Strategy and Implementation at C40 Cities Moderators Roland Hunziker, Director Built Environment at WBCSD Stephen Hill, Associate Director Buildings Sustainability at ARUP You can find more information here and register via this link.
30/04, 16.00 CEST	Webinar - New trends for electricity regulation until 2050, the cases of US & UK Organiser: Florence School of Regulation (FSR) At the end of the 20th century, electricity regulation evolved to accommodate the creation of wholesale and retail markets. Today, it faces new challenges as the energy transition accelerates. How does it react regarding the frame of regulation to the growing prospects of energy transition? Can insights from the US and UK provide guidance on the future direction of electricity regulation concerned with Climate Change? Is the new presidency of Donald Trump already revisiting the recent past or the main trends? Has the UK reached a new consensus equilibrium, or not? In the newly published Handbook on Electricity Regulation, Paul Joskow (MIT), Michael Pollitt (Cambridge), and Jean-Michel Glachant (FSR) review the evolving landscape of Electricity Regulation, addressing the challenges of climate change and the path to Net Zero. You can find more information here and register via this link.
06/05, 14.00 CET	Webinar - Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Supply Chains Organiser: World Health Organization (WHO) This Technical Meeting, co-hosted by WHO and Unitaid, will provide a platform to discuss priority actions and successful experiences to advance towards climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health supply chains. Discussions will explore strategies for strengthening supply chains, reducing environmental impact, and ensuring equitable access to essential health commodities in the face of climate change. You can find more information here and register via this link.
07/05, 09.30 and 15.00 CEST	Webinars - Deep dive: integrating health into NDCs Organiser: World Health Organisation (WHO) The climate crisis is a health crisis with widespread and growing impacts of climate change on health, health systems, and health-determining sectors. Given the health impacts of climate change, the many health co-benefits of climate mitigation and adaptation across sectors, and the need for climate resilient, low carbon health systems, health is now recognised as a priority in nationally determined contributions (NDCs). NDCs are one of the key national climate plans that 195 Parties (countries or territories) have agreed to produce, implement and update as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement and to report their progress to the UNFCCC. The long-term goal of these, and other climate plans, is to limit global warming to 1.5-2°C above pre-industrial levels and shape a future with net-zero emissions. This webinar is a focused training session exploring the opportunities and processes for incorporating health in NDCs based on the WHO guidance Quality criteria for integrating health into Nationally Determined Contributions (‎NDCs). The program includes presentations by a series of experts, the sharing of country experiences and a Q&A session. You can find more information here and register via this link.
07/05, 14.00 CEST	Webinar - The future of the EU electricity sector: between markets and public intervention Organiser: Florence School of Regulation (FSR) This debates aims at discussing the extent to which the latest reform of the electricity market design, introduced by legislation in 2024 and currently being implemented, with a greater role foreseen for long-term contracts (PPAs and CfDs) and for procurement mechanisms, impacts on the efficiency of such a market and what roles spot market will continue to perform. The design of the European electricity market is undergoing a reform process aimed at supporting the clean energy transition and delivering energy security, ensuring competitiveness and affordable energy for EU citizens and industries. As a greater role is foreseen, under the new legislation, for long-term contracting and procurement mechanisms, particularly for renewable generation capacity and flexibility sources, the Debate will revolve around the implications of such changes on the shaping of the future electricity sector towards net-zero in 2050. You can find more information here and register via this link.
08/05, 14.00 CEST	Webinar - Availability and Credibility of ESG Data Organiser: UN Environment Programme, Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) This session will showcase the work of the European Banking Authority (EBA) and European Central Bank (ECB) in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data space. The EBA will present the highlights from its recent report, "Data Availability and Feasibility of Common Methodology for ESG Exposures". EBA’s presentation will be followed by highlights from ECB's paper titled: "Different shades of green: EU corporate disclosure rules and their effectiveness in limiting 'Greenwashing' ". Through both these presentations, this session will highlight the importance of ESG data, its availability and credibility, and how it affects banks’ ability to correctly address sustainability-related risks. You can find more information and register via this link.
21/05,14.00CEST	Webinar - Nature-based solutions for climate-resilient cities: digital tools for decision-makers Organiser: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) As cities worldwide struggle with the growing impacts of climate change, nature-based solutions (NBS) could offer a powerful path to enhance urban resilience. During the webinar, participants can explore highly relevant digital platforms empowering cities to implement nature-based solutions to solve urban adaptation challenges on local level. You can find more information here and register via this link.