Event

Introducing Participants:

• Self-introduction of all participants

10:10 am – 12:00 pm Global landscape and Regional breakouts

In this session, participants will discuss how decarbonization strategies are unfolding in different political, economic, and resource contexts. Participants will assess regional policy priorities, challenges, and opportunities, with attention to the impacts of shifting geopolitics, trade tensions, and technology access.

Moderator: Yao Lixia, ESI, NUS

Lead presenters:

• Llewelyn Hughes, Australian National University

• Ng Zu Xiang, ESI, NUS

This session focuses on sector-specific pathways to decarbonization, exploring the power, transport, and industrial sectors as critical pillars of the low-carbon transition. Through case studies and discussion, participants will assess how policies, technologies, and market dynamics interact within each sector, and how these approaches are being shaped by supply chain pressures, trade frictions, and evolving political contexts.

Moderator: Roger Fouquet, ESI, NUS

Lead presenters:

• Antony Froggatt, Transport & Environment (T&E)

• Wu Kang, Global Energy Research & Educational Training Ltd.

• Cecillia Zheng, S&P Global

Coffee Break 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

This session explores the complex interplay between energy security and decarbonization in a period marked by geopolitical uncertainty, financial constraints, and evolving legal frameworks. While energy security emphasizes reliable and affordable supply, decarbonization requires major investments, regulatory reforms, and structural transitions toward low-carbon systems. How can governments and markets reconcile these objectives under legal obligations such as climate treaties, net-zero commitments, and national security laws? What financial mechanisms and risk-sharing arrangements can mobilize the scale of capital required without undermining security of supply? Participants will debate the trade-offs, synergies, and institutional pathways to align energy stability, climate ambition, and the rule of law.

Moderator: Kim Jeong Won, ESI, NUS

Lead presenters:

• Jane Nakano, Center for Strategic and International Studies

• Fang Meng, City University of Hong Kong

• Simon Dikau, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE

Day 2 – 14 November 2025

Registration 9:00 am – 9:30 am

This session will assess the implications of a second Trump administration for global climate action, focusing on potential rollbacks to the Inflation Reduction Act, and changes to international climate finance commitments. It will explore how a recalibrated U.S. stance could influence transatlantic cooperation, U.S.–China climate engagement, and the broader multilateral climate architecture. Participants will consider strategies for other economies and non-state actors to sustain decarbonization momentum in the face of U.S. policy reversal, political uncertainty, and emerging trade frictions.

Moderator: Sita Rahmani, ESI, NUS

Lead presenters:

• Zhang Baohui, Lingnan University

• Seo Minyoung, Korea Energy Economics Institute

Coffee Break 10:30 am – 11:00 am