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COP28 Local Climate Action Summit

December 1 & 2, 2023
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Agenda

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1 December 2023 – Plenary Session

16:15 – 17:15: Local Climate Action Summit (livestreamed)
Location: DEC North Hall – Al Waha Theatre 

  • António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
  • H.E. Dr Sultan al Jaber, COP28 President & UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change
  • Michael R. Bloomberg, UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions, Founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies & Bloomberg L.P., Mayor of New York City, 2002-2013
  • Xie Zhenhua, Special Envoy for Climate Change, People’s Republic of China
  • Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice President of the European Commission
  • John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change, United States
  • H.E. Abdulla Mohammed Al Basti, Secretary General of The Executive Council of Dubai
  • Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 
  • Mayor Abigail Binay, Makati, Philippines
  • Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Paris, France
  • Governor Yuriko Koike, Tokyo, Japan 
  • Mayor Claudia López, Bogotá, Colombia 
  • Mayor Eduardo Paes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation, France’s Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for COP21, and COP22 UN High-Level Champion for Climate Action
  • Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki, Poet & Artist

2 December 2023 – Breakouts

8:30 – 11:00: Mayors Innovation Studio (Invite Only)

  • An exclusive, mayors-only event that provides mayors the unparalleled opportunity to discuss innovative strategies and insights with each other and with world-class subject-matter experts. This year’s Mayors Innovation Studio will focus on youth community engagement for climate action.

9:30 – 11:00: States and Regions: Driving Local Climate Action
Location: Al Wakri, Global Climate Action (Zone B7, Building 92)

  • State, regional, and provincial climate leaders will discuss ​how to unlock greater climate ambition using regional legal and policy powers​, improving the flow of climate finance to local solutions, and designing effective multi-level partnerships.

11:30 – 12:15: PART I: Critical Impact of Mayors & Governors

  • Inclusive Strategies for Local Climate Adaptation and Resilience
    Location: LCAS Hub (Building 56, Floor 2)
  • Finance at the Forefront of Climate Action: Reimagining Subnational Climate Finance
    Location: Al Wakri, Global Climate Action (Zone B7, Building 92)
  • A Necessary Evolution: Integrating Multi-Level Climate Action into the Paris Agreement
    Location: Al Shaheen, Global Climate Action (Zone B7, Building 92)
  • Norman Foster Institute for Sustainable Cities Programme Launch
    Location: UNFCCC Pavilion, Building 24

13:30 – 15:15: PART II: New Solutions & Finance for Local Action

  • Leading Action and Investments for Clean Air and Climate Infrastructure
    Location: LCAS Hub (Building 56, Floor 2)
  • Dollars and Sense: How Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Can Scale the Green Transition
    Location: Al Wakri, Global Climate Action (Zone B7, Building 92)
  • A Just Local Energy Transition and Nature Positive Cities
    Location: Al Shaheen, Global Climate Action
  • ​SCALE: Advancing Ambitious Multi-Level Climate Action​​​​​
    Location: Al Hur, Global Climate Action (Zone B7, Building 92)

15:45 – 17:00: PART III: Coalitions of High Ambitions Actors

  • America Is All In: Leveraging Local Lessons for National Impact
    Location: LCAS Hub, Building 56, Floor 2 (Zone B7, Building 92)
  • Unlocking Local Action and National Ambition: Multi-level Partnerships for Accelerating Climate Action
    Location: Al Wakri, Global Climate Action (Zone B7, Building 92)
  • A Danish Climate Journey: Local Action Delivering 76% GHG Reductions through Multi-level Partnership
    Location: Al Shaheen, Global Climate Action (Zone B7, Building 92)
  • Brazilian Leadership: Amplifying Climate Impact by Working Together
    Location: Al Jeer, Global Climate Action (Zone B7, Building 92)
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