A trainign package for those going to COP28 in Dubai but useful for most COPs

1. UNFCCC Dubai COP28 Climate
Summit

2. Felix Dodds
• Is Director Multilateral Affairs, Rob and Melani Walton
Sustainability Solutions Service (RMWSSS) at Arizona State
University and an Adjunct Professor at the Water Institute
• He was the co-director of the 2014 and 2018 Nexus Conference on
Water, Food, Energy and Climate.
• Co-written or co-edited 24 books this includes: Negotiating the
Sustainable Development Goals , Climate and Energy Insecurity
and the Water, Food, Energy and Climate Nexus:
• In 2019 he was a candidate to head UNEP
• Felix was the Executive Director of Stakeholder Forum for a
Sustainable Future from 1992-2012.
• In 2011 he chaired the United Nations DPI 64th NGO conference -
'Sustainable Societies Responsive Citizens’ – which put forward the
first set of Sustainable Development Goals.
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4. Jamie Cummings
• Is a Youth Climate Activist, partnering with YOUNGO as a Communications Specialist
and assistant of the Global Coordination Team
• Climate Change Contact Point for the UN Office of Disaster Risk Reduction Sendai
Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (UNDRR—SEM)
• Vulnerability Researcher with the ReEnergize Disaster Risk Reduction Project at the
Water Institute of her Alma Mater The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• She has attended COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, the UNFCCC Intersessional SB58 in
Bonn, and the UNGA Climate Ambition Summit in New York City

5. This presentation is for
Those hoping or planning
to participate in the
UNFCCC conference COP28
is Dubai in November and
December this year

6. What we will
address
• History of climate change
• How the UNFCCC prepares
• COP27 Outcomes and Legacies
• UNFCCC Bonn preparatory sessions 23
• Negotiating Groups and key people
• COP 28 – What does it look like?
• Why attend – stakeholder engagement case study of a
campaign and YONGO
• COP 28 – What are the issues?
• Beyond the Negotiations
• Resources available and dates for 2024

7. History of climate change
30 November to 12 December

8. UNFCCC – quick recap
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Two World Climate Conferences
• 1979 – led to the creation of the IPCC in 1988
• 1990 - led to the establishment of the UNFCCC
Earth Summit in 1992
• UNFCCC signed (165 countries – currently 199)
• Needed 50 ratifications by national parliaments to come in force (December 1994)
Kyoto (1997)
• Developed countries agree to set binding emission reductions targets. (55 countries – 55% of
world emissions) (2004)
Copenhagen (2009) – Climate Accord – (not binding)
• $100 billion by 2020, establishes the Green climate fund, ALL countries to report
Paris (2015) –
• $100 billion (2020) and keeping global average temperature to well below 2°C (1.5°C) [55
countries – 55% of world emissions] (November 2016)

9. How the UNFCCC prepares
30 November to 12 December

10. Governing bodies & process
management body
• Conference of the Parties (COP) and its
bureau
• COP Presidency rotates among the five
UN regions Africa, Asia, Latin America
and the Caribbean, Central and Eastern
Europe and Western Europe and Others
• Conference of the Parties serving as the
meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto
Protocol (CMP) and its bureau –
• Conference of the CMA (Paris) and its
bureau
• UN Secretariat
• Subsidiary bodies
• Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice (SBSTA) (and
its bureau)
• Subsidiary Body for
Implementation (SBI) (and its
bureau)

11. Constituted bodies

12. Constituted bodies

13. Constituted bodies
• Standing Committee on Finance (SCF)
• Technology Executive Committee (TEC)
• Paris Agreement Implementation and
Compliance Committee (PAICC)
• Paris Committee on Capacity Building
(PCCB)
• Transitional Committee – we will deal
with this later

14. http://unfccc.int/files/parties_and_observers/observer_organizations/application/pdf/cop_23_observer_1
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3ide.pdf and
RINGO web site

15. What types of
meetings
• Plenaries – open to everyone
• Contact Groups – 2-facilitators - open to
observers unless 1/3rd object Informal
meetings – 2-facilitators if established by CGs
closed but encouraged to remain open. If
established by Plenary at least the first and
final ones would be open and if time permits
Constituencies can make statements
• Informal drafting groups- Not open to
Observers
• Mandated events – Ocean Dialogue
• Bi-lateral meetings – happens all the time ENB photo

16. COP 27 Outcomes and legacies
30 November to 12 December

17. Key COP27 Outcomes
• Loss and Damage Fund to be established
• So-called master plan to accelerate the
decarbonization of five major sectors –
power, road transport, steel, hydrogen, and
agriculture
• The Sharm El-Sheik Adaptation Agenda
• Action on Water Adaptation and Resilience
Initiative (AWARe)
• African Carbon Market Initiative (ACMI)
• The Insurance Adaptation Acceleration
Campaign
• The Global Renewables Alliance
• The First Movers Coalition (FMC) Cement
& Concrete Commitment
Kiara
Worth

18. What wasn’t achieved in COP27
• Not enough new NDC - not the fulfilment
of the $100 billion
• Small advancement on climate mitigation
• No advance towards phasedown of
unabated coal power + phase out of fossil
fuel subsidies
• only half of companies setting net-zero
targets have published robust plans, a
similar proportion not saying whether or
how they will use offsets to reach their
targets
• Establish new rules for a global carbon
market countries were supposed to work
out the details to avoid these types of
outcomes, but they didn’t get very far

19. UNFCCC Bonn preparatory sessions 23
30 November to 12 December

20. How does the
UNFCCC work
• To attend the
meetings your
organization must be
accredited to the
UNFCCC
• The UNFCCC meets
annually and usually
has one or two
preparatory
meetings before the
conference
• The meetings are
organized around
elements in the
Convention, Kyoto,
the Paris Agreement
• Bonn Climate Conference 05– 15
June 2023
• UNFCCC COP 28: Dubai November
30th to 12th December
• Other key meetings for 2023
• UN General Assembly –
Climate Week September 18-
24
• Secretary General Climate
Ambition Summit September
• G7 Japan hosts 19-21 May:
NGO 7, Youth 7, Women 7,
Labour 7, Business 7, Think
Tanks 7, Science 7,
• G20 India hosts 9-10th
September: Civil 20, Business
20, Labour20, Women’s 20,
Think 20, Urban 20
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21. What
happens at a
UNFCCC
preparatory
meeting
• Subsidiary Body for
Implementation (SBI) -
58 – COP 28 will be SBI
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Its work has been at the
heart of all
implementation issues
under the Convention,
the Kyoto Protocol, and
more recently the Paris
Agreement. Addressing
the treaties and
instruments:
transparency, mitigation,
adaptation, finance,
technology and capacity-
building, and aims at
enhancing the ambition
of Parties on all aspects of
its agenda.
• Subsidiary Body for
Scientific and
Technological Advice
(SBSTA) --58 – COP 28 will
be SBI 59
It supports the work of the
COP, the CMP and the CMA
through the provision of
timely information and
advice on scientific and
technological matters as
they relate to the
Convention, its Kyoto
Protocol and the Paris
Agreement.
ADD A FOOTER 21

22. Bonn Climate Change Conference in June 2023 -
• . • Two agenda items proposed by the Like-
minded Developing Countries promise to
be especially controversial:
• Urgently scaling up financial support from
developed country parties in line with
Article 4, paragraph 5, of the Paris
Agreement to enable implementation for
developing countries; and
• Operationalization of the principles of
equity and common but differentiated
responsibilities and respective capabilities,
in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 2, of
the Paris Agreement

23. Transitional Committee on
Loss and Damage Co-Chairs
Richard Sherman
Outi Honkatukia

24. Membership - Transitional
Committee –Loss and Damge
The Transitional Committee comprises 24 members
from Parties to the Convention and Paris Agreement,
with 10 members from developed country Parties and
14 members from developing country Parties. -
The 14 members from developing country Parties will
be nominated in line with the following geographical
representation: three members from Africa, including a
representative of the President of COP 27; three
members from Asia and the Pacific, including a
representative of the incoming President of COP 28;
three members from Latin America and the Caribbean;
two members from small island developing States;
two members from the least developed countries; one
member from a developing country Party not included
in the categories previously listed.
Membership - Transitional Committee | UNFCCC

25. WRI

26. Co-facilitators of the
critical elements of the
GST Outcome
Barbara Creecy South
Africa and Dan
Jorgensen Denmark
Faran Akhtar,

27. Components of
the Global
Stocktake
• Information Collection and Preparation, AMA3 (November
2021) – SB58 (June 2023)
• Technical Assessment, SB56 (June 2022) – SB58 (June
2023)
• Consideration of Outputs COP28 – CMA6 (Nv/Dec 2023)

28. WRI

29. High Level
Champion
COP27
• Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin COP27 High Level Champion –
priories for COP27-28
• Addressing the adaptation Gap
• Increasing finance for climate action
• Accelerating action
• Building credibility and trust

30. High Level Champion
COP28 Priorities for
Implementation
• Just Finance: Increase just finance for climate action
including mobilizing finance for pipeline of projects
od the regional financial forums.
• Loss and Damage: Mobilize the role of NPS in
activities addressing loss and damage,
complementing the Adaptation Agenda launched at
COP27.
• Adaptation and resilience: Support the delivery of
the Sharm-el-Sheik Adaption Agenda launched at
COP27
• Nature: Bring nature conservation and climate
change together
• Just Energy Transition: Accelerate a just pragmatic
and realistic transition to clean energy
H.E. Razan Al Mubarak

31. Negotiating Groups and key people
30 November to 12 December

32. Negotiating Groups (COP28)
• Group of 77 (135) Chair Cuba
• European Union (27)
President Sweden
• The African Group (54) Chair
Zambia
• The Arab States (22) Chair
Sudan
• The Environmental Integrity
Group EIG (6) Chair Switzerland
• Least Developed Countries (46)
Chair Senegal
• The Alliance of Small Island
States (40) Chair Antigua and
Barbuda

33. Negotiating Groups (COP28)
• The Umbrella Group(10). Chair Australia
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (13) (President) Equatorial Guinea
• the Cartagena Dialogue, the Independent
Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean
(AILAC), Chair Chile
• the BASIC Group Chair India
• The BRICS Chair South Africa
• the Like-Minded Group, Chair Bolivia
• the Coalition for Rainforest Nations Chair
Papua New Guinea
• Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our
America (ALBA in Spanish). Chair Venezuela
• The Most Vulnerable Forum Chair Ghana

34. By Jonas Haller - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, taken from the RINGO web site Research and Independent Non-Governmental Organizations | A constituency of the UNFCCC

35. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
H.E. Razan Al Mubarak
Simon Stiell
Jacob
Werksman
Franz Perrez
Mohamed Nasr

36. Madeleine Rose Diouf Sarr
Nabeel Munir
Hana S, AlHashimi
Harry Vreuls
H.E. Ms. Leila Benali

37. Government Delegation brief
will include
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The papers for the UN
meeting including
relevant reports and
previous decisions
The negotiating history
The government
interests and objectives
The core issues for the
delegation – including
directives and red lines
Substantive background
material including the
legal, technical and
economic issues relevant
to the UN meeting
The state of known
positions by other
governments, including
any pre-UN meeting
consultations
Names of key people on
other delegations
Plans for coordination
with other governments
Suggested text
amendments the
delegation can place into
the negotiations
Guidance on when there
is a need to consult
capital

38. Government approach to
speaking
• Debate at the beginning
• What the intervention is trying to achieve
• What the intervention might be trying to
avoid
• Ensure the intervention can not be
misunderstood, give offence or
misrepresent the objectives
• During the debate (this is decision time)
• Have the same objectives as negotiations –
prepare the way for negotiations
• Negotiations
• Can take place in formal or informal
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39. Stay Up to date
• UNFCCC web site
• Provisional schedule
• UNFCCC handbook on the web site
• Official COP 28 website of the Government of UAE
• Daily Schedule online
• Always check the CCTV monitors
• Sign up for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin
• ECO the daily Newsletter
• Third World Network Climate Change updates and
briefing papers.

40. CODE OF CONDUCT TAKEN FROM UNFCCC
• UN meetings operate on the principles openness, transparency and inclusiveness, to create an
enabling environment for the participation of a diversity of voices and interests. To ensure that Parties can
conduct their work and a diverse range of stakeholders can participate in the process effectively ,
participants are expected to adhere to a number of rules as set out below.
• Code of Conduct to address harassment at UNFCCC conferences, meetings and events (reporting a
complaint within the code of conduct).
• Guidelines for the participation of representatives of non-governmental organizations at
meetings of the bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
• Use of cameras and audio/video recording devices by participants at sessions of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change and other meetings and workshops.
• UN Security guidelines related to media actions, distribution of publicity materials, and use of UN
emblem at the UNFCCC conferences .
• UN Administrative instruction on Authority of United Nations security officers

41. Practical information from
The Convergence
• WhatsApp calls do not work within Dubai on a local SIM
card - only with foreign networks. WhatsApp group chats
however work fine.
• Plug G for UAE – this is the UK plug
• FaceTime and regular calls work as normal.
• Traffic in Dubai is very heavy, allocate adequate time
between destinations.
• Metro is facilitated between COP28 venue and main
hotel zones within Dubai.
• Metro is only complementary for Blue Zone pass
holders, all others will have to obtain a loadable NOL
card.
• Car rentals are available in Dubai for ~200$/week. Not all
countries licenses are accepted by rental companies, be
sure to inquire beforehand.
• Uber and Lyft are available in Dubai.

42. Practical Information Continued
• The Dubai Expo City Green Zone is only open to Blue
Zone delegates
• When choosing accommodation, ensure that adequate
transport is available.
• The Accommodation Portal is offered by COP28 UAE to
facilitate the process of finding convenient and
affordable accommodation that are accessible to the
Expo City
• Posting videos online that could be considered
offensive or defamatory to individuals or groups can
lead to legal action
• Euro – Dire 1-4.07 USD – Dir 1- 3.67
• The majority of stores accept credit cards
• Always carry a doctor’s prescription for any
medications you are bringing into the country and if in
doubt, check with the UAE consulate or your embassy.
• Business Facilities - There will be two computer centres
within the Blue Zone strategically located near meeting
rooms. While a digital-first approach will be
encouraged, printing services will be provided where
necessary.

43. COP 28 – What does it look like?
30 November to 12 December

45. High Level Events
of the Global
Stocktake
• Friday, 1 December from 16:30
to 18:30 - GST High-Level event
on Adaptation
• Saturday, 2 December from
09:00 to 11:00 - GST High-Level
event on Means of
Implementation
• Saturday, 2 December from
13:30 to 15:30 - GST High-Level
event on Mitigation

46. Blue Zone
• Expo City Dubai is one of the largest and most innovative conferences
centers in the Middle East and Africa. The Expo City can be reached by
around an hour from Dubai International Airport
• Overall, the conference complex is described as a clean, green, tech-enabled,
human-centric city of the future, it has a variety of flexible conference and
exhibition halls that will form the Blue Zone for COP28.

48. The Blue Zone is an UNFCCC
managed site
• It is open to accredited party and observer
delegates. It hosts the formal negotiations, as well
as panel discussions, speaking events and cultural
events across the two weeks of the conference. It
is attended by:
• 199 Parties - World leaders
• Duly accredited Observers (NGOs, IGOs, UN
Agencies) and Media
• Thematic Arenas - Located in the Blue Zone,
within the Opportunity Petal.
• The four purposefully designed Thematic Arenas,
each house a Shared Presentations Stage on the
top floor, as well as delegations' pavilions.
• Shared Presentations Stages

49. WHO is WHO –
Color of Badge
• PARTY
• OBSERVERS - UN Organization
• OBSERVERS
Intergovernmental Organization
• OBSERVERS Non-
Governmental Organization
• OBSERVERS Media

50. Press Conferences To reserve the press
conference room, please
send a completed press
conference request form to
the UN Climate Change
Press Office. All press
conferences are webcast
(live and on-demand), unless
otherwise noted. More
information on press
conferences is available here.

51. What is the Green Zone ?
With a growing interest of all stakeholders to
take part in the COPs activities.
The Green Zone is a space managed and
delivered by the COP28 UAE Presidency.
It offers a platform to non-accredited
delegates, including youth groups, civil society,
NGOs, the private sector, and indigenous
groups to have their voices heard, promoting
dialogue and awareness about climate action.
REMEMBER – Blue zone passes ONLY work 30-
2nd of Dec

53. Green Zone
What to Expect
Sponsor and stakeholder hubs:
o Energy Transition Hub, Climate Finance Hub,
Technology & Innovation Hub, Knowledge Hub
Curated content and programing:
o Technical conferences, Panels, Networking,
Roundtables, Exhibitions, Arts & Culture
Community Engagement
o Youth Hub, Ministry of Education ‘Green Education
Hub’ and Civil Society Hub, Sameem, Story of our
Culture

54. Why attend – stakeholder engagement
case study of a campaign and YOUNGO
30 November to 12 December

55. Why attend UNFCCC?
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TO INFLUENCE THE TEXT
THAT WILL BE NEGOTIATED
(INSIDE AND OUTSIDE);
TO BUILD AND CULTIVATE
ALLIANCES FOR FUTURE
WORK;
TO SHOW CASE STUDIES OF
SUCCESSES THAT YOUR
ORGANIZATION HAS
ACHIEVED;
TO LEARN ABOUT HOW
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
NEGOTIATIONS WORK; AND
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR YOUR
WORK.

56. How to engage:
Stakeholder
organizations
• BINGO: Business and industry NGOs
• ENGO: Environmental NGOs
• Farmers: Farmers and agricultural
NGOs
• IPO: Indigenous People's organizations
• LGMA: Local government and
municipal authorities
• RINGO: Research and independent
NGOs
• TUNGO: Trade union NGOs
• WGC: Women and gender
constituency
• YOUNGO: Youth NGOs
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57. CASE STUDY WATER AND CLIMATE COALITION
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2007
• Create a multi-stakeholder global coalition
2008
• Scope out the UNFCCC process
2009
• Seek text in Copenhagen outcome text (Bonn and Madrid)
• (a) Organize side events
• (b) Set up Friends of Climate and Water member state group
2009
• Seek text in Copenhagen outcome text
• (c) Publish a daily magazine , (d) Have text ready for member states, (e) Lobby 7am to 10pm daily
2010
• Organize events at June prep and daily magazine Secured text in the Cancun plenary
outcome
2011
• Workshops at UNFCCC on meeting organized by UNFCCC on water and climate for
national adaptation plans

58. UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies Meeting 2023 (SB58)
Bonn, Germany
Youth Engagement as an Engagement Example

59. Advocacy Avenues

60. Advocacy Avenues, Cont.
● Comms (Social Media/Press
Conferences)
● Direct Interventions
● Bilaterals
● UNFCCC Secretariat
● Capacity Building
● Sponsor Delegates
● LCOY/RCOY/GCOY
● Actions on the Ground
● Children + Youth Pavilion
● Funding

61. Campaigning focus
• Know Your Own Goals
• Know the agenda being discussed
• Know the Decision-making Process
in Your Country
• Know When To Work at What Level
• Know the Decision-making Context
• Know the Tools at Your Disposal
• Know When To Make Your Position
• Know the Government Officials
• Know the Key UN Officials
• Know Your Allies
• Know Your Adversaries
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62. Side events at COP28
• Approved side events can be found here
• The themes for the side events are
• Migration, including response
measures
• Adaptation, including loss and
damage
• Means of implementation and
support
• Integrated and holistic approaches
• Other topics related to the UNFCCC
process

63. COP28 – What are the issues?
30 November to 12 December

64. COP 28 five
Presidency
Priorities.
Mitigation Adaptation
Loss and
Damage
Climate
Finance

65. Fifth Priority
Innovating the process
through private sector
engagement, inclusion,
accountability and
transparency.

66. Dubai UNFCCC key outcomes
Global
Stocktake -
NDC
1
Climate
Finance – new
figure for 2025
2
Global
Adaptation
Goal
3
Loss and
Damage Fund
4
Coalitions of
the Willing
5

67. 1. Global Stocktake and National Determined
Contributions
Prior to Paris (2015) –
estimates from 4-6 degree C
(7-10 F) rise by the end of
century (World Bank)
After Paris (2015) –
estimates of a 2.7-3.4 degree
C (4.86-6.12 F) rise by the
end of the century (carbon
tracker)
After Glasgow (2021) –
estimates of a rise of 2.3 C
(4.14 F) on government
commitments
After Glasgow (2021)if you
add other stakeholder and
coalitions of the willing –
estimates of 1.8-2.3 degree C
(3.24- 4.14 F) rise by the end
of century

69. Emission target by
2030 from 2021
Emissions need to fall
around 45% by 2030
Instead, they're
expected to rise almost
14% over the next nine
years.

70. Fossil Fuels
at least 90% of coal reserves and 60% of oil and gas
reserves must stay underground by 2050

71. 2. $100 billion and
new target for
developing countries
• By 2020 – now estimated will
only be by 2023 –
• climate $100 billion is 80%
loans and only 20% for LDCs
so needs to be really targeted
on grants for LDCs
• Negotiations start on post
$100 billion a year target

72. New Collective
Quantified
Goal on
Climate
Finance
non-Party stakeholders
• High Level ministerial
dialogues
• Stock-take and guidance by
the Parties to the Paris
Agreement (CMA)
• Stocktake 28th of November
• High Level Ministerial
Dialogue 3rd of Dec
• Should be adopted at COP29
Zaheer Fakir South Africa
Fiona Gilbert
Photos
ENB/IISD

73. Adaptation
Funding
• Climate adaptation finance is
imperative for low- and
middle-income countries,
such as Pakistan, where floods
have displaced millions
• Glasgow historic commitment
by richer nations to provide
low- and middle-income
countries (LMICs) with US$40
billion annually in 'adaptation
finance', from 2025.

74. 3. Global Goal on Adaptation - Glasgow
Sharm el-Sheikh GLaSS Work
Programme
• to enhance adaptive capacity and resilience;
• to reduce vulnerability, with a view to
contributing to sustainable development;
• and ensuring an adequate adaptation
response in the context of the goal of holding
average global warming well below 2 degrees C
and pursuing efforts to hold it below 1.5
degrees C.
• COP28 outcomes – Framework? Task group on
Indicators,

75. 4. Loss and damage
Fund
• to establish new funding
arrangements, as well as a dedicated
fund, to assist developing countries in
responding to loss and damage.
• establish a ‘transitional committee’ to
make recommendations on how to
operationalize both the new funding
arrangements and the fund at COP28
next year
Kiara Worth -
COP27 wraps up its work in Sharm el-Sheikh,
Egypt.

76. Article 6 on
Carbon
Markets
• COP26 Article 6 Adoption Opens Door to Billions of
Dollars of Investment in Voluntary Carbon Markets
• More stringent rules to significantly reduce the risk of
double counting. These measures will improve the
transparency, reliability and liquidity of voluntary carbon
markets.

77. Beyond the Negotiations
30 November to 12 December

78. 5. Coalitions of the Willing
• Deforestation Declaraion on Forest and
land Use - more than 100 world leaders
have promised to end and reverse
deforestation by 2030
• Global Methane Pledge – cut methane
by 30% by 2030
• Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero -
$130 trillion under management
• End of Coal Coalition – 40 countries
commit to phase out coal – 4 have
• UK’s Financial Hub and Big Businesses
Told to Reach Net Zero by Treasury
• The Global Energy Alliance Launches
$10.5 Billion Fund for Emerging
Economies
• Overseas funding of Fossil Fuels: US
and 20 other countries announced a
new fossil fuel-curbing strategy
• Companies Pledge to Phase Out Fossil
Fuels - Eleven car manufacturers, at
least 23 countries, and more than 40
cities and states committed to
transitioning new car sales to zero
emissions by 2040
• Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA)
Costa Rica and Denmark Launch
Alliance to Take on Oil and Gas

79. 2030 Breakthroughs
To deliver the transformation
that we need, across over 30
sectors that make up the global
economy, the UN High-Level
Champions call on all leaders to
work in partnership and
commit their skills, ingenuity,
and resources to achieving
these Breakthroughs.

80. Glasgow
Financial
Alliance for
Net Zero by
2050
• Asset Managers
• 20% of major asset
managers by assets under
management commit to
Net Zero Asset Managers
• Commitment to interim
targets and at least halve
emissions by 2030
• Asset Owners
• 20% of major asset owners
by assets under
management commit to
Net Zero Asset Owners
Alliance
• Set and achieve 5-year
(2025 and 2030) targets for
net zero aligned portfolios
cov-ering emissions
reduction, engagement on
sector transition, policy
advocacy and financing
transition
• Banks
• 20% of systemically
important banks commit
to Net Zero Banking
Alliance
• Systemically important
banks set and achieve
2030 targets for net zero
emissions from all
activities and portfolios
by 2050
• Insurers
• 20% of major insurers by
global premium volume
commit to Net Zero
Insurance Alliance
• Major insurers set and
achieve 5-year (2025
and 2030) targets for net
zero aligned investment,
insurance and
reinsurance
underwriting portfolios

81. Race to Zero
• 1,309 non-State actors including
• 8,307 companies,
• 595 financial institutions,
• 1,136 cities,
• 52 states and regions,
• 1,125 educational institutions
and
• 65 healthcare institutions (as of
September 2022).

82. Race to Zero
• Pledge: Pledge at the head-of-organization level to
reach (net) zero GHGs as soon as possible, and by
midcentury at the latest, Set an interim target to
achieve in the next decade, which reflects maximum
effort toward or beyond a fair share of the 50% global
reduction in CO2 by 2030 identified in the IPCC
Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5C
• Plan: Within 12 months of joining, explain what
actions will be taken toward achieving both interim
and longer-term pledges, especially in the short- to
medium-term.
• Proceed: Take immediate action toward achieving
(net) zero, consistent with delivering interim targets
specified.
• Publish: Commit to report publicly both progress
against interim and long-term targets, as well as the
actions being taken, at least annually. To the extent
possible, report via platforms that feed into the
UNFCCC Global Climate Action Portal.

83. Recall the key
issues
• Global Stocktake and
increased National
Determined Commitment
• $100 billion and the new
target
• Accountability mechanism for
coalitions of the willing
• Global Goal on Adaptation
• Loss and Damage Fund
• Fossil Fuel – coal
• new rules for a global carbon
market countries

84. KEY DIARY DATES 2024
• February 26th – 1st March UNEA 6 – possible resolutions
– Nitrogen
– Food Systems
– Nexus report update
• May 9 and 10th UN Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science,Technology and Innovation
for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)
• May/June HLPF Ministerial negotiations
• June 3-13th UNFCCC Bonn Preparatory conference
• July 8-18th High Level Political Forum 'Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises:The effective
delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions’
– SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG2 (zero hunger), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 16 (peace,
justice and strong institutions) and SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals).
• September SDG Moment,AMR Summit, Summit of the Future
• October 21 –1 November UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP16
• November 11-22 UNFCCC COP29
• December 2-13 UN Convention to Combat Desertification COP16 in Saudi
Arabia.
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85. Some resources
• UNFCCC
• Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative
• UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2022 (unep.org)
• African Green Stimulus Programme (NEPAD) on-
Line Platform
• G7 Leaders Statement: Partnership for
Infrastructure and Investment
• Climate Investment Funds begins Historic $2.5B
Coal Transition Pilot in Four Developing Countries
• UN Climate Change High-Level Champions:
Contribution of the ‘All of Society’ Global Climate
Action Agenda at COP27 - Climate Champions
(unfccc.int)
• https://www.cop28.com/en

86. Thanks
Website: www.felixdodds.net
Email: felix@felixdodds.net
Blog: https://blog.felixdodds.net/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/felixdodds
LinkedIn: Felix Dodds
Spotify: Sustainable Society Cafe

87. Resources + Thank You!
● Jamie Cummings Contact:
○ jamiecummings2323@gmail.com
○ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jami
e-cummings-/
● YOUNGO Social Media LINK
● YOUNGO Mailing List LINK
● COY18 Information LINK
● Children and Youth Pavilion LINK

90. UNC work on Vulnerable
People and Loss and Damage
• Belmont Forum funded project on the
Governance of Disaster Risk Reduction
and Resilience (DR3)
• Vulnerability Index for countries
• Vulnerability Index for Vulnerable groups
• Insurance for vulnerable groups
• Use of mobile data for first respondents
from vulnerable groups

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Downs | GP2022: Ignite Stage 26 May 2022
Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI):
Pillar 1 (UNICEF, 2021)
Exposure to climate and
environmental shocks and stresses

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Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI):
Pillar 2 (UNICEF, 2021)
Child Vulnerability