Dear John,
Join Ceres at COP28 UAE November 30 through December 12, 2023, in Expo City, Dubai.
COP28 UAE will bring together influential leaders from government, business, finance, and the broader sustainability community to highlight the bold actions needed to make further progress against the goals of the Paris Agreement. On December 5, Ceres will join the Founding Partners of the Investor Agenda for an official COP28 side event to urge investors and governments to raise their ambition and scale the necessary actions to deliver on these goals.
See below for an up-to-date listing of our planned events at COP28 at UAE. All our events are also listed on our Ceres at COP28 UAE event page.
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CERES EVENTS AT COP28 UAE | |
Accelerating and Scaling Up Investor Climate Action to Achieve the Paris Agreement’s Goals (The Investor Agenda)
December 5, 2023 | 15:00-16:30 GST
SE Room 2 Blue Zone, Dubai, UAE
To achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals, investors are setting net zero targets, laying out Investor Climate Action Plans (ICAPs), and engaging with companies and governments. This event focuses on the policies and frameworks needed for investors to drive a just transition to a net zero economy.
Bertrand Millot, Senior Director, CDPQ & Ceres Board Member, joins the speaker lineup for this official COP28 side event. |
Business Leadership on Climate Innovation in the Food and Agriculture Sector (Ceres and We Mean Business)
December 5, 2023 | 15:30-16:30 GST
Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue Zone, Dubai, UAE
As more companies publicly commit to reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with a 1.5°C scenario, a key question remains: how will companies achieve these ambitious targets? In the food sector, the linchpin to this transition is addressing scope 3 emissions from companies’ supply chains. Globally, roughly 39% to 59% of emissions from the food sector come from agricultural activities, including methane emissions from livestock and rice production, nitrous oxide from fertilizer use on crop fields, and fossil fuel use for on-farm equipment.
Though these emissions are often considered hard-to-abate, many innovators are coming up with solutions to reduce agricultural emissions at the source. Join this session to learn how global food companies are helping accelerate innovation in the agricultural sector and the levers available to companies to incentivize the development and adoption of novel technologies. Anyone with a pass to Blue Zone can attend.
Meryl Richards, Ph.D., Program Director, Food and Forests, Ceres, leads this panel. |
Regional Approaches to Financing Just Transition (Ceres and Barclays)
December 6, 2023 | 10:30-11:30 GST
International Chamber of Commerce Pavilion, Blue Zone, Dubai, UAE
This panel will explore the regional aspects of a just transition and tailor financial strategies to diverse geographical needs. Global banks must account for local nuances to ensure an equitable shift towards a sustainable economy and this panel hopes to understand what dialogues banks should engage in with clients concerning regional just transition aspects, including the influence of local communities on banks and their portfolio companies, and evaluate the just transition metrics financial institutions can utilize to incorporate regional considerations into their clean energy transition product and service offerings. RSVP is encouraged though anyone with pass to Blue Zone can attend.
Amit Bando, Ceres Chief Economist and Senior Advisor for Just and Inclusive Economics, joins this event. |
How Can Financial Institutions Ensure Just Transition Through Cleantech Financing and Green Jobs? (BCG, Ceres, and Barclays)
December 6, 2023 | 16:30pm-18:30 GST
Dubai Marina Hotel, Al Marsa Street, 66 Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE
During COP28, BCG, Ceres, and Barclays are bringing together banks, investors, and civil society organizations for the workshop and networking event followed by a networking reception. Cleantech and Just Transition are intertwined. Cleantech solutions address climate and sustainability challenges to move towards transition. Financial Institutions can gain from investing in cleantech and supporting a Just Transition simultaneously and ensure building a more sustainable and equitable future for all. Given how high the topic of Just Energy Transition is on this year’s COP agenda, the discussion is timely, and we want to bring together key stakeholders to discuss how to take actionable
steps on this topic.
Amit Bando, Ceres Chief Economist and Senior Advisor for Just and Inclusive Economics, and Blair Bateson, Director, Ceres Company Network, both join this event. |
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PARTNER EVENTS AT COP28 UAE WITH CERES SPEAKERS | |
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Sustainable Innovation Forum 2023 (Climate Action)
December 4-5, 2023
Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, Climate Action Innovation Zone, Dubai, UAE and Online
Ceres is delighted to be a partner of the Climate Action Innovation Zone—an inclusive, free to attend platform for cross-sector collaboration at COP28. From Monday, December 4, through Friday, December 8, at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, it will bring together thousands of leaders and practitioners from business, finance, cities, governments and civil society to drive climate action at speed and scale.
As a Climate Action Innovation Zone partner, Ceres joins the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2023, as it returns for its 15th annual edition during COP. The Sustainable Innovation Forum will bring together 1,000 global sustainability leaders across all sectors to promote transformative innovation and tangible climate action to help us go further, faster together. Don’t miss out on this chance to make a real impact at COP28. Show your commitment to the global sustainability and climate agenda by joining us. With multiple networking opportunities, it is an ideal opportunity to connect with climate leaders, pioneers and practitioners at COP.
Partners of Ceres get a 50% discount off registration.
Amit Bando, Ceres Chief Economist and Senior Advisor for Just and Inclusive Economics, joins the December 5, 15:30-16:10 GST panel: Financing climate action in the global south. |
Sustainable Finance Forum 2023 (Climate Action)
December 6, 2023
Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, Climate Action Innovation Zone, Dubai, UAE and Online
Ceres is delighted to be a partner of the Climate Action Innovation Zone—an inclusive, free to attend platform for cross-sector collaboration at COP28. From Monday, December 4, through Friday, December 8, at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, it will bring together thousands of leaders and practitioners from business, finance, cities, governments and civil society to drive climate action at speed and scale.
As a Climate Action Innovation Zone partner, Ceres joins the Sustainable Finance Forum 2023, hosted by Climate Action, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). The event will be one of the biggest finance sector events held alongside COP28. As a key platform for open dialogue with the finance sector, the event will provide 400 participants the opportunity to enhance collaboration, foster dialogue, promote clear standards, and drive sustainable practices across assets classes and portfolios. |
World Climate Summit - The Investment COP 2023 (World Climate Foundation)
December 7-8, 2023
Conrad, Dubai, UAE and Online
World Climate Summit – The Investment COP is the key platform accelerating climate action across sectors and is a leading C-level business and investment forum alongside the annual international climate negotiations. The 2023 edition of World Climate Summit will deliver key outcomes aligned with the Foundations’ impact framework for COP28. It will thus actively contribute to the UAE COP Presidency priority areas to foster a successful COP28 that keeps the world on track for a 1.5°C pathway.
Returning for its 14th year, the Summit is an internationally recognized forum with close ties to the Foundations’ impact initiatives such as the Climate Investment Coalition, World Biodiversity Network and World Health Network.
Ben Tabor, Ceres Director, Investor Network, Policy, will moderate the December 8 panel at 10:30-11:15 GST: The Future of Investor Engagement - Stewardship to Drive Net-Zero. |
Agri-Food Systems Summit (Climate Action and UN Food and Agriculture Organization)
December 8, 2023
Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, Climate Action Innovation Zone, Dubai, UAE and Online
Ceres is delighted to be a partner of the Climate Action Innovation Zone—an inclusive, free to attend platform for cross-sector collaboration at COP28. From Monday, December 4, through Friday, December 8, at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, it will bring together thousands of leaders and practitioners from business, finance, cities, governments and civil society to drive climate action at speed and scale.
As a Climate Action Innovation Zone partner, Ceres joins the Agri-Food Systems Summit, returning to COP28 in technical collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Convening 400 global stakeholders from across the value chain, the Summit will identify key pathways and innovations transforming our Agri-Food Systems. With 50 world-class speakers and 30 partners, the full day of content will delve into how we can build holistic, sustainable food systems, use innovation to optimize input efficiency into our agricultural systems, connect the value chain and finance this transformation. Partners of Ceres get a 50% discount off registration.
Meryl Richards, Ph.D., Acting Program Director, Food and Forests, Ceres, will join the 14:30–15:10 GST panel 4: Connecting the value chain: farm to fork. |
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