Monitoring Urban Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Helping cities mitigate and adapt to climate change through real - time monitoring of GHGs 10 November 2020 10 November, 16:00 - 19: 45 GMT ( 0 8 :00 - 11 : 45 PST, 11 :00 - 14 : 45 pm EST) | 11 November, 0 4 :00 - 07: 45 (NZST) Time Session / Presenter Information 16:00 - 16:05 GMT Opening Remarks - Allister Ferguson , Adviser to the Principal and Professor of Photonics , University of Strathclyde 0 8 : 05 PST / 16:0 5 GMT I. Policy Plenary ( 55 min utes total) 16:0 5 – 16 : 2 0 GMT Welcome & Preview to COP26 - Sir Jim McDonald , Principal & Vice - Chancellor , University of Strathclyde 16 :2 0 – 17:00 GMT • Paul Wheelhouse , Min i ster for Energy, Connectivity and Islands, Scottish Government • Mary Nichols, Chair, C alifornia Air Resources Board, State of California • Susan Aitken , City of Glasgow Council Leader • Greg Clark , Connected Places Catapult Chair & University of Strathclyde Visiting Professor • Keith Anderson , Scottish Power CEO • David Miller , C40 Director of International Diplomacy 0 9 :00 PST / 17 : 0 0 PM GMT II. Global Environmental Measurement & Monitoring Overview (10 minutes) Tom Baer , Stanford University / Chair, GEMM Initiative Steering Committee Guy Brasseur , Max Planck Institute for Meterology Draft – 2 7 th October 2020 17 :10 – 17 : 25 PM GMT Break 0 9:25 PST / 17 :25 GMT III. New Technologies and Methodologies for Monitoring GHG Emissions and Pollutants in Cities (60 minutes total) Moderator: Tom Baer , Stanford University / Chair, GEMM Initiative Steering Committee • Using atmospheric observations to estimate GHG emissions - Alistair Manning , Scientific Manager, Met Office • Designing a low - cost dense sensor network that meets cities’ needs - Ron Cohen , Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry , University of California, Berkeley • Plan for City of Glasgow sensor network - Craig Michie, Professor and Deputy Head of Department for Electronic and Electrical Engineering , University of Strathclyde • Collaborative networks for information exchange and data sharing – Lucy R. Hutyra , Associate Professor of Earth & Environment , Boston University 18: 25 – 18: 40 GMT Break 10:40 PST / 18 :40 GMT IV. Policy and Technology Roundtable: (60 min utes total) Moderator: Allister Ferguson , Adviser to the Principal and Professor of Photonics , University of Strathclyde Panelists: • Duncan Booker, COP26 Stakeholder Manager , Glasgow City Council • Louise Bedsworth , Executive Director of the Strategic Growth Council , State of California • Graeme Roy, Head of Economics and Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute , Unive rsity of Strathclyde • Ken Alex, Director, Project Climate , School of Law, Universi ty of California, Berkeley • Ron Cohen , Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry , University of California, Berkeley • Alistair Manning , Scientific Manager, Met Office Q&A: 3 0 min utes 11:40 PST / 19 :40PM GMT V. Conclusion (5 minutes) Tom Baer , Stanford University / Chair, GEMM Initiative Steering Committee