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ECA Talk: Getting to Net-Zero in Europe and Central Asia – Fighting Climate Change with Data

Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is among the highest carbon emitters per capita in the world. Transitioning to cleaner energy is crucial for the region to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, achieve energy security, and bolster economic growth. This ECA Talk will present the “World Emissions Clock” and the underlying data model, which includes greenhouse gas projections for 180 countries, including all ECA countries, 5 sectors, and 24 subsectors in 3 scenarios until 2050.

Presentation by Wolfgang Fengler, the CEO of the World Data Lab

The countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are among the highest carbon emitters per capita in the world. Transitioning to cleaner energy is crucial for the region to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, achieve energy security, and bolster economic growth.

This ECA Talk will present the “World Emissions Clock” and the underlying data model, which includes greenhouse gas projections for 180 countries, including all ECA countries, 5 sectors, and 24 subsectors in 3 scenarios until 2050. This dataset allows for benchmarking each country’s sector against peers and best-practices. It also provides the basis for a new Emissions Classification Framework that helps to differentiate between low, medium, and high emitters and analyze pathways of becoming “rich and clean.” 

TIME: 8:00 - 9:30 AM EST

CHAIR: Ivailo Izvorski, Chief Economist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank

CONTACT: Ekaterina Ushakova

eushakova@worldbank.org

Wolfgang Fengler

Wolfgang Fengler

CEO at the World Data Lab

Wolfgang Fengler is the CEO of the World Data Lab.  Previously, he served as the World Bank’s Lead Economist in Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and World Bank’s Lead Economist in the Nairobi office. A native German, Wolfgang has been a staff member of the World Bank for 23 years, during which he lived in four continents: First in North America working at the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington DC, then in Asia as a Senior Economist in the Indonesia office, followed by Africa, and finally in Europe as part of the World Bank’s hub in Vienna.

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Stéphane Hallegatte

Stéphane Hallegatte

Senior Climate Change Adviser at the World Bank

Stéphane Hallegatte is a Senior Climate Change Adviser at the World Bank. He joined the World Bank in 2012 after 10 years of academic research in environmental economics and climate science for Météo-France, the Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Développement, and Stanford University. His research interests include the economics of natural disasters and risk management, climate change adaptation, urban policy and economics, climate change mitigation, and green growth.

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Date: January 24, 2024

Time: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM ET

Location: Virtual