Climate Analytics at COP29

Location: Green Zone
Date: 13 November
Time: 12:00-13:00

The event will focus on the disproportionate impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations, such as low-income communities, indigenous groups, women, and youth.

The discussion will address how global and national climate actions can better integrate justice and equity principles to ensure that those most affected by climate change are prioritised. The event will also explore gender-sensitive approaches and youth-led climate justice solutions.

Speakers include Rueanna Haynes.

Location: Blue Zone, Room MR23
Date: 13 November
Time: 12:30-14:00

Nepal is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change, despite its minimal contributions to global greenhouse gas emissions. Nepal’s mountain regions face an acute climate crisis, with species on the brink of extinction and people increasingly forced to migrate. The cascading effects of climate change on mountain ecosystems are severe, and the impacts of extreme weather events extend far downstream, affecting marine ecosystems as well.

This event aims to raise global awareness of the loss and damage caused by climate change in mountainous regions. Nepal seeks to build connections between mountain and marine ecosystems, fostering a unified voice among mountain and coastal communities. Nepal strongly believes that a unified approach is essential to address loss and damage in the mountain ecosystems, in solidarity with coastal regions.

Speakers include Bill Hare.

Location: NDC Partnership Pavilion (Blue Zone, Zone E, Pavilion Number A9)
Date: 13 November
Time: 14:00-15:00

The UNDP commissioned Climate Analytics, whose Africa office is based in Lomé, to provide technical support to Togo's Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources to help develop the vision of Togo's long-term low-carbon and climate-resilient strategy. This support was submitted through the NDC partnership as part of the UNDP Climate Promise. We set up a participatory and inclusive process that brought together stakeholders from Togo's sectoral ministries, public enterprises, private sector stakeholders and civil society.

This panel event aims to share Togo's experience in the process. The event will be co-hosted with Guinea, which has not yet started its LT-LEDS process but is well into the process of reviewing its NDCs.

This event is organised by Togo, Guinea-Conakry, Climate Analytics and the United Nations Development Program. Benjamin Komna Djabare and colleagues from Climate Analytics Africa will co-moderate this event. 
Please note this event will be held in French.

Watch event recording here.

Location: Blue Zone, UNIDO Pavilion
Date: 14 November
Time: 09:30-10:00

The objectives of this meeting are:

1. Reaffirming Support: Reaffirm GEF, UNIDO, CA and IIED’s commitment to supporting LDCs in adaptation, resilience, and access to climate finance through its support to the LDC Group on Climate Change.
2. Partnerships: strengthen collaboration between LDC countries, GEF, UNIDO, CA and IIED to support climate adaptation action and resilience efforts.
3. Issuance of Joint Statement: UNIDO and the LDC Group will issue a joint statement on their shared commitment to supporting LDCs.

Speakers: The event will be honoured by the participation of the Managing Director of UNIDO, the LDC Chair on Climate Change, the GEF Lead Environmental Specialist, and other distinguished guests, including Rueanna Haynes.

Location: SIDE EVENT 3
Date: 14 November
Time: 16:45-18:15

The COP28 Global Stocktake affirmed the need to transition away from fossil fuels. This event will show through storytelling and expert discussion how to operationalise commitments to transition away from fossil fuel exploration and production in a just and orderly manner via third generation NDCs.

Speakers

• Rachel Kyte, Special Representative for Climate, United Kingdom
• Riad Meddeb, Director, Sustainable Energy Hub, UNDP
• Siân Bradley, Head, BOGA Secretariat
• Natalie Unterstell, President, Talanoa Institute
• Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, CEEW
• Dr Neil Grant, Senior Climate and Energy Analyst, Climate Analytics
• Prof Dr Niklas Höhne, Managing Director, NewClimate Institute
• Patricia Fuller, President and CEO, IISD

The event is cohosted with IISD, NewClimate Institute, and IHRB.

Location: Blue Zone, Area E, Pavilion D6a, Asia Climate Solutions
Date: 14 November
Time: 16:30-18:00

We are at a critical juncture where reliance on gas may create a potential lock-in into national power mixes throughout Asia. Japan and South Korea with their declining domestic demand, yet continuous and growing appetite for Australian gas and the gas trade have proven their roles in exacerbating this issue. Asia is be coming the world’s biggest market for LNG demand up to 2050 and we’re observing a shift in the roles of mature and emerging markets. As the Australian government has set its sights on becoming a “green super power”, there is untapped potential of this trilateral relationship to shift to green and clean trade over fossils.

With South Korea and Japan among the top fossil fuels financiers in the G20, a full financing shift in support of the renewables and batteries could have a massive impact not just regionally, but globally. Through this session we wish to take a deep dive into the current set-up of this trilateral relationship and the impact on the wider region after which we will explore the potential pathways ahead.

Opening remarks by Bill Hare.

Location: Energy Foundation China Pavilion (Four Seasons Hotel, 1 Neftchilar Avenue, Baku, 1095 Azerbaijan)
Date: 15 November
Time: 09:30-11:30

Join members of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), special advisors, and global energy and climate experts to explore solutions to bridge the implementation gap. This event will focus on accelerating the energy transition, balancing economic and security priorities, and addressing policy challenges to meet our climate goals.

Moderator: Zou Ji, CCICED Special Advisor; International Co-Lead of CCICED Climate Special Policy Study; CEO and President, Energy Foundation China

Speakers include Michiel Schaeffer, Lead Science Advisor and Co-Founder of Climate Analytics.

Location: Blue Zone, IGAD Pavilion No D9
Date: 15 November
Time: 10:00-11:30

This event will highlight how the IGAD region Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) can better respond to climate change especially in regards to water scarcity and food insecurity. It will also focus on the fact that 85% of financing for NDCs is reliant on international climate finance and that countries in the region need to proactively advocate for international adaptation finance and also innovate around this to support implementation of their NAPs and NDCs which will be updated in 2025.

It will also explore how tools, namely the CUWALID hydrological forecasting model can support adaptation and early action to address climate extremes. Additionally, the session will focus on how communities respond to climate extremes specifically drought and floods and how their actions can inform strategies, the climate information they require and policies on how to enhance their resilience and adaptive capacity.

Speakers and panelists

• Moderator: Dr Philip Omondi – IGAD-CPAC
• Dr Pacifica Ogola - Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change, Kenya
• Mariyana Fassil Aweitu - Mininstry of Planning and Development, Ethiopia
• Hafsa Omar Abdilahi - Ministry of Environment, Somalia
• Abebe Tadege – IGAD-CPAC
• Winnie Khaemba – Climate Analytics
• Swaleh Kitasi - Action Aid

Location: German Pavilion
Date: 15 November
Time: 10:15-11:30

This event addresses the unique energy challenges faced by remote regions and island states, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which often rely heavily on imported fossil fuels. Due to their geographic isolation and limited infrastructure, these areas experience high energy costs and vulnerability to energy market fluctuations and climate change impacts.

The event focuses on strategies for transitioning to renewable energy sources and building secure, resilient energy systems. Key topics will include the integration of decentralised solutions, energy storage, smart grids, and policies to promote energy independence. Experts from government, private sector, and development partners will discuss innovative approaches for achieving sustainable, self-sufficient energy infrastructure and resilience against climate impacts.

Moderator

• Katie Gallus

Technical inputs

• Gurbuz Gonul, Director, Country Engagement and Partnerships (CEP), IRENA
• Alexander Huppertz, Head of Steering and Mobilisation, GET.invest

Panellists

• Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, BMZ
• Lisa Cummins, Minister of Energy and Business, Barbados
• Bill Hare, CEO, Climate Analytics
• Olamide Niyi-Afuye, CEO, African Mini-Grid Developers Association
• Barani Aung, Managing Director, Techno-Hill Engineering Co

Event organised by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Event recording here.

Location: Blue Zone, Pavilion D17
Date: 15 November
Time: 11:00-12:00

AirClim commissioned a report on the role of Northern forests in climate change mitigation. We found that Northern forests play a key role that is often not seen and not valued. In particular, the boreal forests of the Arctic hold vast amounts of carbon in their soils, and protecting these forests is a key element of any global climate mitigation strategy.

This event will involve a panel debate on the report's findings and conclusions with representatives from governments, NGOs, scientists and indigenous peoples.

Speakers:

• Bill Hare, CEO Climate Analytics
• Stephen Guilbault, Environment Minister, Canada
• Wobke Hoekstra, EU climate Commissioner
• Indigenous representatives from the Saami Council, Assembly of First Nations

More information.

Watch event recording here (starts 1:06:46).

Location: Pakistan Pavilion, E-17
Date: 15 November
Time: 14:00-15:00

Organised by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, this event will discuss the role of climate science as legal evidence and the role of scientific experts in the legal system. It will also discuss how climate obligations can be enforced, and how climate attribution science can guide financial decisions on loss and damage.

Speakers:

• Honorable Justice Ayesha A. Malik, Supreme Court Justice and Member of the ADR Committee
• Dr Maira Hayat, Assistant Professor of Environment and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
• Dr Adil Najam, Global President of World Wildlife Fund, Dean and Professor, International Relations, Earth & Environment, Boston University
• Dr Fahad Saeed, Senior Climate Scientist, Climate Analytics
• Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Member COP29 International Advisory Committee

Location: Singapore Pavilion
Date: 15 November
Time: 16:45-17:45

As part of Energy and Decarbonisation Day at COP29, our experts will present the Global Mitigation Potential Atlas, a web tool that let’s visitors explore potential cost and emissions savings won through international collaboration. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion on opportunities for international collaboration on climate mitigation.

Keynote

• Jim Skea, IPCC Chair

Speakers:

• Dr Michiel Schaeffer, Lead Science Advisor, Climate Analytics
• Dr Aniq Ahsan, Modelling Expert, A*STAR
• James Grabert, Director, Mitigation Division, UNFCCC Secretariat
• Amanda McKee, Director for Knowledge and Learning, NDC Partnership
• Dirk Forrister, CEO, IETA
• Benedict Chia, Director-General, Climate Change, National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), Singapore

This event is hosted by Singapore and the IPCC.

Watch event recording here.

Location: Blue Zone, Area E, Pavilion D6a, Asia Climate Solutions
Date: 16 November
Time: 10:00-11:00

Japan’s current energy mix is heavily dominated by fossil fuels as they account for about 70% of the country’s total electricity generation. Japan is also the third biggest financier for fossil fuels among the G20 countries and has a wide variety of policies in place to sustain this financing trend. However, recently appointed Prime Minister Ishiba has already set a course change in motion by commissioning a 40-year plan for regional investment in renewable energy as well as a draft decarbonisation strategy.

This session will expand on how Japan’s policy frameworks are currently set up for further fossil fuel expansion and what a shift towards decarbonisation in these frameworks could look like. It will discuss Japan’s potential as a climate leader and how this could impact the wider Asia region.

This event is hosted by Solutions For Our Climate. Speakers include Thomas Houlie.

Location: German Pavilion
Date: 16 November
Time: 19:00-21:00

Join leading experts for a series of talks on:

• Sector- and system-specific benchmarks to align NDCs with 1.5°C
• Methodologies, indicators, and metrics for assessing adaptation progress
• Development of a fair finance goal
• Inclusive approaches to enabling effective climate action

Following the presentations, breakout groups will explore these topics in more detail. The evening will conclude with informal networking over finger food and drinks.

This event is hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Speakers include Neil Grant.

Location: CARICOM Pavillion
Date: 18 November 
Time: 16:00-17:00

After more than 30 years, the critical issue of addressing climate change-induced Loss and Damage in small island developing states is receiving the attention it warrants. We will host an interactive dialogue between the audience and a panel of Caribbean experts on strategically enhancing the regional response to Loss and Damage and creating Caribbean-led solutions to debt sustainability.

This will be a congenial, fireside chat-style dialogue. Panelists will have the opportunity to give their expert insights and have an open discussion with the moderator and will respond to questions and reflections from the audience.

Speakers include Sasha Jattansigh. 

Watch even recording here.

Location: ICCI Cryosphere pavilion
Date: 19 November
Time: 13:00-14:00

Findings from the PROVIDE research project indicate that achieving Paris Agreement goals can limit the threat of irreversible tipping points in the Earth system. This event will consider the reversible and irreversible impacts of climate overshoot on permafrost, peatlands, glaciers, and sea ice.

Moderator:

• Pam Pearson, ICCI

Speakers:

• Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Climate Analytics and IIASA
• Fabien Maussion, University of Bristol
• Biqing Zhu, CEA

This event is hosted by the PROVIDE consortium. Watch event recording.

Location: Side Event 6
Date: 19 November
Time: 15:00-16:30

This side event will explore the connections between finance, mitigation and climate justice, emphasizing the need for an integrated approach in a fractured negotiation landscape.

Climate justice demands a holistic perspective: a fair, rapid and equitable phaseout must be underpinned by robust financial support - and massive financial flows to the most affected and vulnerable countries. The just transition cannot happen if it is not adequately resourced.

At the same time, ambitious NDCs hold profound benefits for countries in the Global North: cleaner air, better jobs, healthier communities. Affordable energy would naturally follow the systemic changes required for the urgently needed emissions cuts. This is not a case of one priority over another, even less so one against the other: civil society demands a systemic approach that recognizes the interconnected challenges and opportunities.

Speakers include:

• Namrata Chowdhary, 350.org
• Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner, RMI
• Laurie Van Der Burg, Oil Change International
• Bill Hare, Climate Analytics
• Yeb Saño, Greenpeace South East Asia

Event organised by Greenpeace, OCI, 350, Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Human Rights Foundation of Aotearoa New Zealand (HRF).

Location: Side Event 8
Date: 19 November
Time: 18:30-20:00

We look forward to discussing the latest information on the development of scenarios of future climate change, impacts and socio-economic pathways and policy-relevant information in the context of international climate change policy making and inform the urgent near term action we need.

The event will be based around new insights from experts working at the forefront of the science-policy interface and will seek an active discussion with the audience.

Speakers: 

• Anna Pirani, CMCC
• Diana Ürge-Vorsatz
• Joyce Kimutai – Imperial College, UCT, KMD
• Aditi Mukherji – CGIAR
• Fahad Saeed – Climate Analytics
• Detlef van Vuuren – PBL
• Massimo Tavoni – CMCC
• Carlo Buontempo – C3S
• Keigo Akimoto – RITE/Tokyo Institute of Technology

Event organised by Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Ca’ Foscari University, Venice (UNIVE), Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)

Location: Blue Zone, Zone E Pavilion, Asia Climate Solutions
Date: 20 November
Time: 09:30-11:00

This event aims to provide a cross-continental view of LNG expansion impacts from land to sea, including its ecological and community impacts and challenges in the maritime sector. It will share actionable case studies and technological or regulatory solutions that can help regions transition away from LNG.

This is a three-part event with two panels and a roundtable discussion with speakers from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Bill Hare will speak in the second panel about our recently updated analysis on LNG carrier’s oversupply, with an emphasis on South Korea and Asia, renewable energy shipyards.

Speakers

• Bill Hare, Climate Analytics
• Elissama Menezes (Say No to LNG)
• Ricardo Baitelo (IEMA)
• Gerry Arances (CEED)
• Avril de Torres, Deputy Executive Director (CEED)
• Omar Elmawi, Don’t Gas Africa

This event is hosted by Solutions For Our Climate.

Location: Blue Zone, Zone E Pavilion, Asia Climate Solutions
Date: 20 November
Time: 16:30-18:30 (followed by finger food and drinks reception)

The shipbuilding industry stands at a critical crossroads, facing unprecedented challenges due to environmental regulations and its historical dependence on fossil fuels. As commercial vessels risk becoming stranded assets, the industry must pioneer innovative solutions and forge new partnerships across the value chain. The emergence of alternative fuel technologies presents both challenges and opportunities for the maritime sector’s transformation.

This event brings together key stakeholders from major shipbuilding nations and clean energy solution providers, and maritime technology innovators to discuss transformation strategies, showcase successful transitions, and explore emerging opportunities in sustainable shipbuilding.

This event is hosted by Solutions For Our Climate. Speakers include Thomas Houlie.

Location: ICCI Cryosphere pavilion
Date: 20 November
Time: 18:00-19:00

In addition to drastic emissions reductions, some level of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is required to achieve net zero greenhouse emissions and potentially long-term temperature decline. Emerging research highlights the need for such a warming reversal to limit cryosphere risks for centuries to come. However, CDR strategies come with varying degrees of side-effects affecting multiple sectors. This panel discussion will highlight the various CDR methods and explore their potential and drawbacks. It will also establish the need for a preventive CDR capacity.

Moderator:

• Pam Pearson, ICCI

Speakers:

• Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Climate Analytics and IIASA
• Uta Klönne, Climate Analytics
• Joeri Rogelj, Imperial College London

This event is organised by PROVIDE with input from the RESCUE consortium. 

Watch the event recording.

Location: Blue Zone, 6th Capacity-building Hub 
Date: 21 November
Time: 17:30-18:30

This session offers a marketplace to explore available financial tools and methodologies in climate finance. Fran Fuller and Benjamin Komna Djabare will showcase how our implementation team uses our science tools, including the Climate Impact Explorer and the Climate Risk Dashboard, to support climate vulnerable countries in developing proposals to access climate finance.

More info here.

Location: NDC Partnership Pavilion
Date: 22 November
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm

Accessing finance for effective implementation of NDCs and LT-LEDS is crucial for achieving the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement, building resilience, and fostering sustainable development. However, ensuring the bankability and effective execution of these strategies remains a persistent challenge for developing countries leading to a growing implementation gap.

This event, organised by Climate Analytics, will share key insights and lessons from the last round of NDC submissions, focusing on how to design and implement bankable NDCs 3.0. With developing countries facing persistent challenges in ensuring the financial viability of NDCs and LT-LEDS, the event will explore practical strategies for closing implementation gaps. Drawing on Climate Analytics’ analysis of LT-LEDS in Africa and support provided to SIDS and LDCs since the submission of iNDCs, the session will present findings on common barriers, and actionable steps for successful implementation, including the role of Climate Finance Units.

Speakers include: Frances Fuller and Benjamin Komna Djabare.