Green Economics Institute’s Official Delegation, Side Event and Exhibition Stand

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The very important Global Carbon Budget Session November 2026

This fascinating session from Exeter University with Corrine Le Querre and other climate scientists give the global progress on emissions

in land, atmosphere and sea and progress towards 1.5 degrees or warming, 1.7 degrees of warming and 2 degrees of warming globally.

The good news is that between 2019 and 2025 – we now know that 59 countries globally reduced their emissions whilst continuing to record GDP growth.! This is mainly due to to solar and wind and renewables and to a lesser extent to EVs rapid uptake and a high petrol price due to the Iran war.

This year we are apparently on just below 1.4 degrees due to fast uptake of renewables globally, reduction in coal and oil, the Iran war, the energy and cost of living crisis and reduction in and 64- 79% per cent of avoided levels of overall coal and oil ( not enough to reduce carbon emissions ) but still useful and the more rapid move to renewables, around the globe. China has reduced, Europe has reduced and India is increasing but has deployed renewables but is growing so fast that it hasnt caught up yet to equalise and reduce Co2 emissions. This is the second year running with a reduced CO2 increase globally compared to preindustrial levels. Deforestation is mainly in Brazil DRC and Indonesia with over 50% of global deforestation between them, however most importantly these are nearly all for products going to the Global North. A third of emissions end up in atmospheric CO2. Due to El Nino in 2023 there was a reduction in CO2 emmitted, Amazonian fires were up. In 2026 it was wetter overall and so land sinks rebounded. The El Nino is at the later part of 2026 and so is not showing in the figures but could mean the figures are up in 2027, and also if there is a pre Iran war reduction in oil prices the figures could go up again.

We have 4 years left of the carbon budget to keep in the 10 year average of 1.5 degrees, and 10 years to keep to 2 degrees and the remaining budget would be for 1.7 degrees 500 billion tonnes of CO2, and for 2 degrees of warming, we would havev 1000 billion tonnes of CO2 – if we reduce to zero emmissions now to stop further climate change.

https://unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP31_114866/agenda

COP31 UNFCCC Climate Conference Anatalya Turkey November 2026

Our official GEI UNFCCC side event with our partners and speakers

Official United Nations UNFCCC COP31 Anatalya Turkey Side Event

Room Green

11.30-13.00 Local Time -Tuesday 17^th November 2026

Official United Nations UNFCCC COP31 Anatalya Turkey Side Event

Room Green

11.30-13.00 Local Time -Tuesday 17^th November 2026

Tuesday,
17 Nov 2026

11:30—13:00
Side Event Room Green

Green Economics Institute (GEI)
Ms. Miriam Kennet Speakers (more being confirmed) Rt Hon Liljana Popovsak N Macedonia, Prof Ehtisham Abassi India African Belt and Road Development Initiative (ABRDI) https://www.abrdi.org/ Isaac Akinwale Nigeria Morocco
Ms. Smahan Khouribache Polítca y Legislación Ambiental A.C. (POLEA) https://polea.org.mx/
Mr. Cesar Ulises Horacio España Petatán Mexico And Andreas Avila Akerberg Mexico Universal Versatile Society (UV Society)
Ms. Xinyue (Cataleya) HAN https://www.uvsociety.org/

In a sizzling hot world- wither climate ambition- what does it mean today- and how do we achieve it
Sizzling whilst the clock is ticking. We urgently need climate ambition -and we urgently need ambitious climate science, action, law and policy. What can we do to achieve it now? Saving Paris Agreement and climate science- linking COP & IPCC reports to needs of youth & future generations. Speakers: Green Economics Institute 1. Rt Hon Liljana Popovska, N Macedonia, PHD Political Science, Former MP. 2.Isadora Mill, Pluralist Economics, Environmental Law, University of Cambridge. Prof Ehtisham Abassi, India, ( virtual) Miriam Kennet, (virtual) ABRDI: 3. Isaac Akinwale Nigeria Mr. David Olaniyi Polea: 4. Andreas Avila Akerberg Mexican NGO: 5. Silvia Jama Mexican Government Forestry Commission 6. Mr. Cesar Ulises Horacio España Petatán Mexico International Relations Specialist 7. Illana Villanueva Carrion Mexico Biologist Universal Versatile Society (UV Society) 8. Vikrant Srivastava — Co-Chair, Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security, UVS; Lead for Earth 9. Sebastian Pedraza — Global Coordinator, YPARD Morocco
Ms. Smahan Khouribache

As this event is part of the official programme, a formal pass is needed to participate.

For all enquiries please email: greeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com or info@greeneconomicsinstitute.org.uk

Invitations and registration will be provided shortly.

The Green Economics Institute

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Tickets: (also requiring UNFCCC passes) will be at www.geiconferences.org

Our official United Nations GEI Exhibition Stand at COP31

Green Economics Institute (GEI)
Ms. Miriam Kennet
greeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com
Exhibit Bring Back Green Foundation
Mr. Akhilesh Anil Kumar Global Law Thinkers Society (GLTS)
Ms. Raoman Smita Non-Timber Forest Products-Exchange Programme Incorporated (NTFP-EP)
Ms. Mynabel Pomarin Universal Versatile Society (UV Society)
Ms. Xinyue (Cataleya) HAN Yale Student Environmental Coalition (YSEC)
Ms. Amy Choi

In a sizzling hot world, the clock is ticking fast, wither climate ambition?- What does it mean today- and how do we achieve it We urgently need climate ambition -and we urgently need ambitious climate science, action and policy. What can we do to save the Paris Agreement and make it work?

Exhibit booth 50 (Week 1 and Week 2)