Interested in learning about which bottlenecks stand in the way of emission-reduction efforts across Asia and South Korea? Or curious to explore strategies for unlocking these bottlenecks and nurturing solutions to mitigate the climate crisis?
Read on to learn more about these topics and where to find us during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan!
WEEK 1 (November 11-17)
Monday, November 11
Public Finance and the Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for Export Credit Agencies
Time: 11:30 – 13:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: E3G, SFOC
Green Shipping Corridors and Eco-friendly Vessel Technologies
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 (AZT)
Korea Pavilion H12
Hosts: Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries – SFOC joining as panelist
Tuesday, November 12
Driving Change Through Storytelling - COP29 & Beyond
Time: 14:30 – 16:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) PavilionHosts: Biomass Action Network (BAN), CEED, Urgewald, SFOC
Key to Net-Zero: Petrochemical Industry in Asia
Time: 16:30 – 18:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: SFOC
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Asa6mNc6j4mgMZfM6
Wednesday, November 13
Methane in Focus: Strengthening Energy Methane Policies and Civil Society Action in Asia and Beyond
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Host: SFOC
Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/gKK9S29g
Promoting Transition Finance in Asia: Accelerating the shift from coal to a renewable future
Time: 11:30 – 13:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: SFOCDetails & Registration: https://lnkd.in/gMiFW2TQ
Green Steel Trade Policies: Moving Toward Industrial Decarbonization
Time: 14:30 – 16:30 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: SFOC
Building Green Shipping Corridors from and to Asia: From Idea to Reality
Time: 16:30 – 18:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: Pacific Environment, SFOC
Thursday, November 14
Collective Engagement to Address Climate Risk: The Roles and Responsibilities of Governments, Investors, Corporates in Climate Action
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: SFOC
Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/gX2AhWEt
CSO's Role in Upscaling Renewables: Focusing on Policy Advocacy and the Role of Central Governments
Time: 14:30 – 16:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: Renewable Energy Institute, SFOC
Accelerating Towards a Decarbonized Asia-Pacific: The Role of Australia-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation
Time: 16:30 – 18:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Host: SFOC
Friday, November 15
Forging the Future of Climate Action in Asia: From Dialogue to Collective Impact
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: Abundant Climate Action Institute, Sequoia Climate Foundation, SFOC
The Need for Innovative Financial Instruments, Policies, and Technologies for the Hard-to-Abate Sectors' Transition
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, H9 (IAAI), Digital Innovation Pavilion (Windward Fund Pavilion).
Hosts: Climate Bonds Initiative
SFOC joining as panelist
Global Methane Pledge
Time: 15:00 – 16:30 (AZT)
Location: UNFCCC Official Side Event Room 8Hosts: Clean Air Task Force (CATF), Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA), Greener Impact International (GII), SFOC
The Global Methane Pledge is catalyzing methane action across the energy, food, agriculture, and waste sectors. The Ministerial will review progress and showcase new actions on implementation, resource mobilization, and execution of projects to reduce methane in line with the goals of the pledge.
Strategies for Tripling Renewable Energy by 2030: Offshore Wind Deployment and Case Studies Across Market Stages
Time: 15:15 – 16:45 (AZT)
Location: Korea Pavilion H12
Host: SFOC
Enhancing Grid Flexibility to Triple Renewable Energy Growth
Time: 16:30 – 18:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: Global Renewables Alliance, SFOC
Saturday, November 16
A New Wind: Japan’s Opportunities for Change in its Energy Policy Framework and its Wider Impact on the Asia-Pacific Region
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: SFOC
Exploring Local Government’s Net-Zero Action Plan to Climate Crisis Mitigation
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 (AZT)
Location: Korea Pavilion H12
Hosts: Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Jeju Research Institute
SFOC joining as a panelist
Sunday, November 17 - No events
WEEK 2 (November 18-22)
Monday, November 18
NDCs for Net-Zero: Country Ambition and Strategies Assessment
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: University of Maryland, SFOC
Asia’s Coal Phase-Down: Key Takeaways and Shared Pathways
Time: 11:30 – 13:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: SFOC
Accelerating Methane Reduction: Subnational Challenges and Solutions
Time: 16:00 – 17:30 (AZT)
Location: Methane Action Hub Pavilion
Hosts: SFOC
Co-host: iGDP, Speaker: GAIA, Climate Group
Thriving in the Emerging Future of Climate Action in Asia
Time: 19:00 – 20:00 (AZT)
Location: TBD (Downtown Baku)
Hosts: AVPN, Abundant Climate Action Institute, Vanke Foundation, SEE Foundation, SFOC
Tuesday, November 19
Transition Finance Enhancing Regional Climate Collaboration and Charting a New Course in Transition Finance
Time: 9:30 – 11:00
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: Agora Energiewende, Green Finance 60 (GF60), Energy Foundation China (EFC), SFOC
Methane Matters: How to apply the climate impact brake
Time: 10:00 – 11:30
Location: Methane Action Hub Pavilion
Host: DUH
SFOC might be joining as panelist (TBD)
Methane and Climate Justice: lessons from Civil Society Organizations for Inclusive and Effective Climate Action
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Location: Methane Action Hub Pavilion
Host: CEMDA
SFOC joining as panelist (from 11:45)
ASEAN Youth Leadership and Just Transition: A Call for Action at COP
Time: 11:30 – 13:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: Thailand Youth Climate Council (TYCC), SFOC
Wednesday, November 20
Pathways for Methane Reduction in Asia: Leveraging Technology and Economic Opportunities in the Agriculture and Waste Sectors
Time : 14:30 – 16:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: SFOC
Navigating Sustainable Transitions in the Shipbuilding Industry
Time: 16:30 – 18:00 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) Pavilion
Hosts: SFOC
Thursday, November 21
Climate Solutions in Food System: Shifting towards sustainable diets and alternative protein
Time: 14:30 – 16:30 (AZT)
Location: Blue Zone, Area E, D6A, Asia Climate Solutions (Solutions for Our Climate) PavilionHosts: SFOC
For details on what else is on at COP29, check out the links below:
Korea pavilion: COP29 KOREA PAVILION
UNFCCC Side event: SEORS | Side events list
Official COP29 website: COP29 Azerbaijan - United Nations Climate Change Conference