The MScSUS at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center
02/12/2024
The researcher at the ESCI-UPF’s UNESCO Chair and professor Ilija Sazdovski summarises the visit at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center with the students of the MScSUS.
La 24ª Cumbre del Clima (COP24), que se celebrará en Katowice, Polonia, del 3 al 14 de diciembre de 2018, tiene como objetivo adoptar decisiones para garantizar la plena aplicación del Acuerdo de París, manteniendo el aumento de la temperatura media mundial por debajo de 2°C.
“The measures to halt global warming are generally considered to be some of the most important civilisational challenges and a prerequisite for the implementation of the principles and objectives of sustainable development,” according to the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
In that scenario, Poland, that will hold the Presidency of the Climate Convention for the third time, aims to be an ambassador of the sustainable approach to climate change. Professor Jan Szyszko, its Minister of the Environment, will take the position of the President for the second time. “We would like to ensure that COP24 is a historic meeting of the representatives of the world which will adopt decisions ensuring the full implementation of the Paris Agreement,” as stressed by the Presidency.
Poland’s objective is to maintain the voluntary choice of the method for limiting emissions, as well as the shaping of climate and energy policies depending on the conditions in terms of raw materials and geography. “United Nations states must act together in order to halt the dangerous climate change. However, these efforts must be tailored to the capabilities of the individual countries. They should ensure a balance in commitments between states in a different condition and at different stages of development,” according to organisers.
The Presidency intends to promote climate neutrality based on carbon sequestration by forests and soils, according to scientific research on the concept of forest carbon farms that enhances the capacity of forests to absorb CO2 by planting appropriate tree species. “Forests occupy almost one-third of Poland’s territory. Due to this, we can achieve climate neutrality balancing the emission level with the quantity of CO2 absorbed by forests,” as highlighted by the Presidency.
With the goal of joining efforts to full implementation of the Paris Agreement, representatives from the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change ESCI-UPF will be attending the COP24 as observers to closely follow Poland’s efforts on climate neutrality based on research.
02/12/2024
The researcher at the ESCI-UPF’s UNESCO Chair and professor Ilija Sazdovski summarises the visit at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center with the students of the MScSUS.
29/11/2024
Sahar Azarkamand, the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF researcher, shares the foremost agreements reached at the Conference of the Parties (COP) held in Azerbaijan last week.
04/11/2024
Last month, Dr Stephen Minas, professor at Peking University, gave an online conference on climate change for the students of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management that the UPF-BSM offers jointly with ESCI-UPF.
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