Climate Impact Partners at COP28

The Climate Impact Partners team will be on the ground at COP28 meeting our partners, clients, and industry colleagues, and getting a first-hand account of the latest announcements and developments.

Check out all our COP-related events below, and let us know if you’d like to connect with our team. We’ll also be sharing our expert perspectives on key moments and themes at COP28 with our daily COPTake video series, as well as posts on our LinkedIn page and on our Insights page.

Sheri Hickok to speak at World Green Economy Summit

• Date: November 28, 2023
• Time: 2:50 pm – 3:40 pm Gulf Standard Time (GMT+4)
• Location: Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre

Sheri Hickok, CEO of Climate Impact Partners, will join a panel session at the World Green Economy Summit that addresses financial support for nations hardest hit by – yet least responsible for – climate change, which has taken center stage in recent global climate discussions, exemplified by the Loss and Damage Fund. 

Join Sheri for an exclusive conversation addressing unresolved items and the road ahead for the Loss and Damage Fund just two days ahead of COP28. Other panelists include representatives from S&P Global Rating, World Free Zones Organization, and Mastercard.

More information on the World Green Economy Summit can be found here.

Sheri Hickok to speak at Estonian Pavilion

• Date: December 4, 2023
• Time 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Gulf Standard Time (GMT+4)
• Location: Estonian Pavilion, Blue Zone, Expo City

Join Sheri Hickok, CEO of Climate Impact Partners, in the Estonian Pavilion for a panel session on the untapped potential of a $100 billion annual investment opportunity in Africa's battle against climate change.

Africa faces a critical challenge, with two-thirds of its fertile land degraded and 27 climate-vulnerable countries on the continent. Urgent climate action is needed. Surprisingly, only 17% of nature-based solutions finance comes from the private sector. Impact-driven investors have a lucrative opportunity in this underexplored frontier. Explore innovative investment instruments delivering both impact and compelling risk-reward ratios in the nature-based solutions landscape.

Panelists include:

• Kristjan Raude, co-founder and CEO of 1MTN
• Nassima Sadar-Gravier, Obama Leader and CEO of Afroclimate, Partner at Living Labs Federation
• Smita Sanghrajka, Engagement Partner, Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity
  

Climate Impact Partners hosts Article 6 roundtable discussion

• Date: December 5, 2023
• This is a private event

Rob Stevens, Director of Product Development at Climate Impact Partners, will lead a roundtable event with a small group of countries and organizations working to advance Article 6 to discuss what’s worked, the challenges, and the opportunities.

By unlocking the full potential of Article 6, governments will be able to take significant steps to meet ambitious NDCs and close the gap to reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement. A fully implemented Article 6 can fund critical initiatives that incentivize greater ambition, boost green growth, and transform sectors.

The CEOs of Climate Impact Partners and BeZero Carbon host roundtable discussion with corporates

• Date: December 5, 2023
• This is a private event

The CEOs of Climate Impact Partners and BeZero Carbon will host a roundtable event with corporates to discuss whether the voluntary carbon market has what it takes to re-shape the market and deliver the mature infrastructure required to drive the scale and impact that many in the VCM believe is possible.

This year has undoubtedly been challenging for the voluntary carbon market. But we’ve also seen new and exciting organizations joining the ecosystem, the launch of new initiatives to set standards, the development of new technology to improve assessment tools, and peers collaborating to change the narrative and showcase the VCM as a mechanism for change.

Join us at the IETA Nightcap Reception

• Date: December 6, 2023
• Time: 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm Gulf Standard Time (GMT+4)
• Location: The Penthouse Rooftop Lounge
  

Climate Impact Partners is sponsoring the IETA Nightcap Reception. Please join us to say hello to our team, and make connections with carbon market experts. 

This is an invite-only reception. If you are interested in attending, please contact us. 

Jonathan Shopley to moderate panel on end-to-end integrity at IETA BusinessHub

• Date: December 9, 2023
• Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Gulf Standard Time (GMT+4)
• Location: IETA BusinessHub, Blue Zone, Expo City

Join Jonathan Shopley, Managing Director of External Affairs for Climate Impact Partners, inside the Blue Zone at the IETA BusinessHub as he moderates a panel session on end-to-end integrity in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

The VCM is receiving a lot of attention from the media and regulators, and we often hear about the need for “end-to-end” integrity. This session will discuss the challenges the main market integrity initiatives are facing as they work to build trust, increase clarity, and minimize risks to encourage greater uses of carbon credits.

More information on the IETA BusinessHub can be found here.

Jonathan Shopley to discuss evolution of the carbon market

• Date: December 10, 2023
• Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Gulf Standard Time (GMT+4)
• Location: IETA BusinessHub, Blue Zone, Expo City

Jonathan Shopley, Managing Director of External Affairs for Climate Impact Partners, and other panelists will discuss the evolution of the carbon market and IETA’s GHG Market Report 2023. The carbon market is continually evolving as the world focuses in on a net-zero future. What other changes might a net-zero trajectory necessitate? How are compliance markets evolving, and project finance? Will there be a role for carbon markets in perpetuity, to ensure the ‘net’ of net zero?

Join Jonathan inside the Blue Zone at the IETA BusinessHub for this important conversation on the most pressing carbon market matters.

More information on the IETA BusinessHub can be found here.

Jonathan Shopley discusses impact of COP28 on carbon markets with Sylvera

• Date: December 14, 2023
• Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am (GMT)
• Location: online

Jonathan Shopley, Managing Director of External Affairs for Climate Impact Partners, will join BusinessGreen’s new Sustainable Talks webinar where a panel of experts will discuss the conclusion of the COP28 Summit, the key challenges and opportunities facing corporate net zero plans in 2024, and how delivering on the promise of Article 6 could enhance transparency, quality control, and demand across the carbon market.

Register for the webinar here.

Webinars for corporates and carbon project developers

Whether you are a climate-leading corporate or carbon project developer, COP28 will have an impact on your business. Join our panel of experts for a pre-COP webinar briefing and learn what to expect from this year’s conference and how it could impact the private sector, project development, and the voluntary carbon market.

Please watch this space as more webinars are added.

COPTake: What Your Business Needs to Know Ahead of COP28

• When: Thursday, November 16, 2023, 8am PST | 11am EST | 4pm GMT | 5pm CET
• This event has ended but you can watch the recording here.

COPTake: What Carbon Project Developers Need to Know Ahead of This Year’s Global Stocktake

• When: Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 7am PST | 10am EST | 3pm GMT | 4pm CET | 6pm EAT
• This event has ended.

The Final CopTake: A Post-Cop Discussion

• When: Thursday, December 14, 2023
• Time: 8:00 - 8:30 am PST | 11:00 - 11:30 am EST | 4:00 - 4:30 pm GMT | 5:00 - 5:30 pm CET | 7:00 - 7:30 pm EAT

Join us on December 14th for our final COPTake, which will take the form of a fireside chat with our experts about what they witnessed at COP28 this year and what this means for climate-leading corporates and carbon project developers. Our Managing Director of External Affairs Jonathan Shopley and Chief Marketing Officer Rebecca Fay will help you make sense of the news and developments, and discuss how this will impact your work moving forward. Register for the webinar here.