The Carbon Trust at COP29
COP29 is taking place in Baku 11 November – 22 November 2024 and the Carbon Trust will be actively participating in a range of events, as well as closely following the debates, reflecting on the actionable outcomes that it presents.
Meet our COP29 delegation
Our delegation of experts will be on the ground in Baku participating in various events across the two weeks. Find out more about them below.
13 November 2024
The Carbon Trust partnership with Climate Action’s Innovation Zone
The Climate Action Innovation Zone at COP29 aims to drive transformative climate action at speed and scale, by facilitating cross-sector collaboration, partnerships, capacity building and problem-solving across the innovation ecosystem of technology and solution providers, investors, governments, cities and change makers.
The Carbon Trust has partnered with Climate Action on the Innovation Zone for COP29. Within the Innovation Zone, the Sustainable Innovation Forum at COP29 will unite 1,000 global climate leaders from all sectors to build cross-sector partnerships, promote impactful business actions, mobilise green finance, and provide access to cutting-edge solutions for rapid global adoption.
On 13 November 17:10, Chris Stephens, Director of Asia and Africa at the Carbon Trust will be speaking on a panel exploring ‘Liftoff plans for the hard to abate sector’ alongside:
- Andrew Steer, CEO, Bezos Earth Fund
- Vanessa Chan, Chief Commercialisation Officer, U.S. Department of Energy
- Prof. Miranda Barker OBE, Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce Net Zero Taskforce
- Rana Ghoniem, Chief of the Energy Systems and Industrial Decarbonisation Unit, (UNIDO)
Innovation Zone participants do not require Blue Zone accreditation.
15 November 2024
Official UNFCCC Side event
The Carbon Trust, in collaboration with the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), will host a high-level panel session exploring ecosystems needed to foster a value-added, climate-resilient, and just transition in emerging markets. The session will unlock the potential of localised value chains to build sustainable, equitable & resilient economies and highlight the role of climate finance.
The Carbon Trust Director of Asia and Africa, Chris Stephens will be joined by Dr Kabir Yusuf, National Programme Coordinator, Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme, in the Federal Military of Agriculture and Food Security plus representatives of the Nigerian Government.
Friday 15 November 11:30 – 13:00 at side event room 8, Blue Zone.
Our COP29 insights
As COP29 approaches, our experts have reflected on the critical importance of significant progress needed in Baku on the road to COP30.
With climate finance top of the agenda at COP, Head of Sustainable Finance, Pietro Rocco and Analyst Camilla Zanetti explore how ‘transition finance’ will play a role in the conversations and debates.
The Carbon Trust’s Net Zero Intelligence Unit (NZIU) asks how COP29 can accelerate climate action.
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