Sunday, December 3 from 10:00-11:30 AM
Supporting Renewable Energy in Fragile Settings
Location: Women’s Pavilion, Green Zone
On December 3, COP’s first ‘Relief, Recovery, and Peace’ Day, this event will discuss leveraging energy transitions of humanitarian and peacekeeping missions to deliver a positive legacy.
This discussion will aim to remove the barriers to energy access by providing a collaborative agenda for energy and climate-resilient development, providing opportunities for host communities to benefit from the renewable energy transition of UN peacekeeping operations and humanitarian missions. The event will seek to engage partners to deliver concrete actions of Sustainable Development Goal 7 in peacekeeping and displacement contexts.
To learn more about this event or RSVP, please contact Hamdah Shamsi and Anastasia Kefalidou.
Monday, December 4 from 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Sinking Cities—Coastal Subsidence and Land Loss in a Rising Sea
Location: Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone
This event brings together cross-disciplinary experts to discuss the compounding challenges of sea-level rise and land loss and the need for holistic solutions.
To learn more about this event, please contact Natalie Fiertz at [email protected].
Tuesday, December 5 from 10:30 am – 11:30 AM
Repowering vs Recycling: The case for repurposing solar panels and batteries for access applications
Location: Zero-Carbon Future Pavilion
The stratospheric rise in solar PV deployment over the last decade has opened up the opportunity to reuse mature panels in established markets in areas with access deficits, including in the context of post-conflict and refugee applications. This is already being put into effect by a growing number of small-scale entrepreneurs, but the size of the current opportunity, and the fact that solar retirements are expected to reach 400 GW per year by 2050, means that there is much more that can be done. This event will bring together researchers, developers and investors to discuss the potential of the second-use market for clean energy technology, and explore the regulatory, economic and logistical issues that will need to be addressed to unleash its benefits.
For more information about this event, please contact Dave Mozersky at [email protected] or Andrew Hyde at [email protected].
Wednesday, December 6 from 12:00 – 1:15 PM
Coastal Resilience Accelerator: Catalyzing Quick Climate Action in Cities
Location: Commonwealth Pavilion (Location code: MA09G4), Blue Zone
This event will include a panel of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) government leaders discussing the findings and recommendations from our initial CORVI rapid assessments. They will also discuss barriers to action, the impacts of the shortfall in adaptation financing, and how to bridge the gap between resilience planning and funder requirements.
To learn more about this event, please contact Natalie Fiertz at [email protected].
Thursday, December 7 from 12:30 – 9 PM
Masdar City Retreat
Location: Masdar City
Co-hosted by the Climate Governance Commission
For more information about this event, contact Nudhara Yusuf at [email protected].
Friday, December 8 from 4 – 5:45 PM
Featuring the 2023 Report of the Climate Governance Commission
Location: Ecuador Pavilion
Hosted by Climate Governance Commission Co-Chair Maria Fernanda Espinosa and the Ecuadorian Minister of Environment (TBC)
For more information about this event, contact Nudhara Yusuf at [email protected].
