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Climate Action Stage

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The Climate Action Stage is an immersive amphitheatre at the heart of the Innovation Zone exploring how to move from promises to progress and deliver a net zero, nature-positive, equitable future. 

Interactive panel discussions hosted by our Programme Partners will bring together scientists, policymakers, advocates, academics, and business leaders across 5 days to share inspirational stories and practical examples around how to drive climate action at speed and scale. 

Open to all attendees of the Innovation zone, it is free to attend. 

 

Thank you to our Headline Partner International Media Investments and to our Programme Partners for delivering such an engaging agenda.                           IMI logos

Programme Partners

Opening Times

Monday 4th - Friday 8th Dec: 09:25 - 17:15

*Registration starts from 08:30
 

Daily Agenda 4th - 8th December

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10:15
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10:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins

    The effects of climate change are often experienced most acutely at the local level. Each community faces unique challenges based on its geographical location, climate, and socio-economic context. Innovation plays a crucial role in tailoring these adaptation strategies to specific local needs and is essential for effective resilience building. Join this session to hear how funders and grassroots ‘doers’ are working together to ensure climate finances are deployed effectively. This session is hosted by UNDP, under the Adaptation Innovation Marketplace (AIM)’s strategic platform, which promotes scaled-up adaptation at the local level through NGOs, civil society, women, and young innovators.

    • What key factors influence investors and donors’ decisions to support impactful resilience organisations?
    • How do sustainable models and value chains help bolster resilience, especially in disadvantaged areas?
    • What tools, practices, technologies, and business models are scalable? What finance models are available for innovation in adaptation?

    Hosted by Srilata Kammila, Head, Climate Change Adaptation – UNDP 

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11:15
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11:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    Fossil fuel use must decline more rapidly, more dramatically with reductions starting now. Carbon removal or capture, utilization and storage is not sufficient and cannot enable business as usual for ...

    Hosted by 

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12:15
  1. 15 mins
12:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    To achieve a multi-dimensional and sustainable energy transition requires navigating complex market dynamics, including affordability, security, and sustainability, as well as integrating a diverse mi ...

    Hosted by

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13:15
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15:15
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16:15
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16:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    With Black Rock saying 56% of global investors are going to put more investment in decarbonization and 1 in 2 clients saying it's #1 priority, working with every company in the world is key. The energ ...

    Hosted by 

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17:15
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18:00
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09:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    How can philanthropy go beyond funding interventions at the program level to matching the urgency, scale, and complexity of climate change? Models are starting to emerge. This panel brings philanthrop ...

    Hosted by 

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10:15
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11:15
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11:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    In the evolving educational and environmental spheres, young leaders are championing the integration of sustainability into learning. While traditional education systems may resist change and sustaina ...
12:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    Effective climate transition planning requires organisations, governments, and societies to develop strategies for how they will adapt to a low-carbon economy while mitigating the risks associated wit ...
13:15
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13:45
  1. Climate Action Stage
    30 mins
    The region is at a crossroads, with some countries being major energy exporters while others are energy importers. This diversity is influenced by various factors, including the region's rapidly expan ...

    Hosted by

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14:15
  1. 15 mins
14:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    30 mins
    When we look at the continuous barriers and challenges in implementing the Paris Agreement, and the implications for financial markets, new carbon markets financing mechanisms across primary and secon ...

    Hosted by

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15:15
  1. 15 mins
15:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    When you think of bitcoin mining, you probably imagine energy-guzzling computers and crypto cowboys. Join Executives from the Bitcoin mining industry as they share what their companies are doing to dr ...

    Hosted by 

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16:15
  1. 15 mins
16:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    Bold commitments have been made by organisations to drive sustainability action and show their progress through robust disclosures. The real challenge lies in implementing a data driven strategy to de ...

    Hosted by 

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17:15
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10:15
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11:15
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12:15
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12:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    Financial markets are innovating to meet the global need for industrial transformation. Investment vehicles such as green bond funds help broaden the investor base by drawing in institutional particip ...

    Hosted by 

    S&P Global logo

13:15
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14:15
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15:15
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16:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins

    New and traditional media outlets play a significant role in shaping narratives around climate change, each in their unique ways. Join this session to better understand how the media can be harnessed to increase climate awareness, foster informed conversations, and drive meaningful action.

    Hosted by

    Sky News Arabia logo

17:15
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18:00
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09:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    In an era in which technological advancements and sustainable practices are crucial, this panel explores the intersection of technology and Environmental, Social, and Governance principles. ESG-aligne ...

    Hosted by 

    The National (IMI) logo

10:15
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11:15
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12:15
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13:15
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15:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    Achieving the transition to net zero, and doing so fairly, is the great challenge of our era. How can private investment be mobilised in a way that is fair and inclusive and enables people and communi ...

    Hosted by

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16:15
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17:15
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18:00
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10:15
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11:15
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12:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    With smart funding and investment, energy access pioneers can bring clean power to millions of people across Africa. Join this Power Up campaign event to hear about frontline organisations delivering ...

    Hosted by

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13:15
  1. 30 mins
13:45
  1. Climate Action Stage
    30 mins
    Join AEON Collective, the University of Oxford and Clean Air Task Force for a fireside chat that probes the intricate relationship between energy needs, environmental imperatives, and modern civilisat ...

    Hosted by

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14:15
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14:30
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    Hosted by

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15:15
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15:30
  1. Climate Action Stage
    45 mins
    Join The Conduit and UAE-based payments platform Hubpay for a panel discussing the challenges and opportunities businesses face in navigating complex cross-border supply chains. Topics covered will in ...

    Hosted by 

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Featured Speakers

  • "I would like to extend a huge thank you to you and your team. We really appreciated your communication, and your ability to adapt with us on the fly (as these things often go!). Our panellists really enjoyed the event, and I had 2 audience members tell me it was the best side event they had been to all week!"
    FSC Investments & Partnerships
  • "It was a pleasure to work with the Climate Action team - I received a ton of positive comments and feedback on the success of the Cities Focus on the Climate Action Stage in the Innovation Zone - so glad that it went that well despite all the challenges we had to tackle."
    ICLEI World Secretariat