Science and Technology's Role in Getting Us to Net-Zero Emissions

To reach net-zero-emissions by 2050, we’ll want to draw on the full creativity and capabilities of science and technology to develop, deliver, and deploy solutions—including zero-carbon energy and infrastructure that can address the energy needs of all countries.

Dr. Eric Lander, President Biden’s Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will host a panel of experts at COP26 to explore the strategic steps necessary to turn ambition into reality.

Panelists and participants, including Deputy Chair of Group of Chief Scientific Advisors Prof. Nebojša Nakićenović, will discuss the range of efforts needed, as well as how countries can cooperate to develop National Science and Technology Roadmaps to undergird national commitments to achieve a net-zero-emissions world.

Speakers

• Dr. Eric Lander, President’s Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Dr. Nebojša Nakićenović, Deputy Chair, Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission
• Dr. Varun Sivaram, Senior Advisor to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, U.S. State Department
• Dr. Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor of Canada
• Ms. Kelly Speakes-Backman, Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. DOE
• AMB. Mary Burce Warlick, Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency

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