Events
27 and 28 November
Climate Action and Health: A COP28 Pre-Conference in Abu Dhabi
All-day, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi UAE
Organiser: NYU-Abu Dhabi Institute
Imperial speaker: Dr Kristine Belesova
30 November
Addressing The Renewable Energy Investment Gap in Malaysia
13.40-14.10, Malaysia Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: Malaysia & BCG
Imperial speaker: Milica Fomicov
Nature-Based Investments in Malaysia: Opportunities & Challenges
14.10-14.40, Malaysia Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: Malaysia & BCG
Imperial speaker: Mike Wilkins
1 December
Operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund with Equity and Efficacy
16.45-18.15, SE Room 4, Blue zone
Organiser: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Imperial panellist: Dr Joyce Kimutai
2 December
Pathways to a Sustainable Earth: Unlocking Solutions through Transformational Science
14.00-15.00, UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub Pavilion (UGIH), Blue zone
Organiser: Frontiers Research Foundation
Imperial speaker: Professor Joeri Rogelj
UNEP Emissions Gap Report side event
16.00-16.45, Nordic Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: UN Environment Programme
Imperial speaker: Professor Joeri Rogelj
Accelerating the Development of National Knowledge Ecosystems: report launch
16.30-17.30, SDG Pavilion, Thematic Arena 3, Blue zone
Organiser: Climate Compatible Growth
Imperial speaker: Dr Vivien Foster, Professor Mark Howells
3 December
Event on UNEP Emissions Gap Report
11.45-12.30, UNEP Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: UN Environment Programme
Imperial speaker: Professor Joeri Rogelj
Global Forum for Education on Climate Action: Empowering Business Schools with the Open Climate Curriculum Initiative
12.00-14.00, Sofitel Jumeriah Beach Hotel
Organiser: Columbia Business School
Imperial speaker: Mike Wilkins
COP28 UAE Presidency and Youth Climate Champion - Wellcome Event on Mental Health and Climate Change
13.00-14.00, Youth Climate Champion Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: Youth Climate Champion – Wellcome
Imperial speaker: Dr Emma Lawrence
Connecting Climate Minds: Emerging findings from youth dialogues
17.00-17.30, Children and Youth Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: Climate Cares Centre
Imperial speaker: Jessica Newberry Le Vay
4 December
UAE Green Finance Initiatives to Turbocharge Green Capital Markets
10.00-11.00, UAE (COP28 Presidency) Pavilion, Green zone
Organiser: COP28 Presidency
Imperial speaker: Mike Wilkins, Dalia Daou
From Development to Deployment in ASEAN: Bridging the technology and climate finance gap
10.00-11.00, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: AIIB
Imperial speaker: Professor Jim Skea
Catalysing aligned, inclusive, and co-beneficial action for climate change and mental health (Official Connecting Climate Minds Event)
15.00-16.00, SE Room 5, Blue zone
Organiser: Climate Cares Centre and Connecting Climate Minds partners
Imperial moderator: Professor David Nabarro
Imperial speaker: Dr Emma Lawrence
NGFS Side Event: The role Blended Finance can play to support the transition to Net Zero in emerging and developing countries (roundtable) - Panel 2
15.30-16.20, Singapore pavilion, Blue Zone
Organiser: NGFS Secretariat
Imperial moderator: Mike Wilkins
5 December
Axios panel discussion on green jobs
19.50-20.30, location: tbc, Blue zone
Organiser: Axios
Imperial panellist: Dr Joyce Kimutai
Official UNFCCC side event presenting UNEP Emissions Gap Report
10.00-11.00, UNFCCC side event, Blue zone
Imperial speaker: Professor Joeri Rogelj
Scaling Up Renewable Energy Investment with a focus on South East Asia
12.00-13.00, ICC Partners Stage, Blue zone
Organiser: Centre for Climate Finance & Investment (on behalf of Imperial College London)
Imperial moderator: Mike Wilkins
Imperial speaker: Milica Fomicov
6 December
UK Innovation - Game-changers for climate action
UK Climate Action Forum, Innovation Zone, Madinat Jurmeirah Conference Centre
Organiser: Climate Action
Imperial speaker: Mike Wilkins
8 December
ACE for Future: Youth Participation in NDC Development
9.00-10.15, SDG Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: YOUNGO Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE)
Imperial panellist: Dr Ben Howard
Keynote Presentation Empowering Young Leaders for Climate Action
10.10-10.30, Saudi Green Building Forum Pavilion, Blue Zone
Imperial speaker: Eirini Sampson
Panel on Youth-Led Climate Innovation
10.45-11.30, Saudi Green Building Forum Pavilion, Blue zone
Imperial speaker: Eirini Sampson
Experiential Climate Education: The Role of Student and Youth-Led Organisations
13.00-13.50, Just North & Beyond, A Pop-Up University Pavillion (TA1-130), Blue zone
Imperial panellist: Dr Mudasir Yatoo
Connecting psychological resilience and mental health to climate action: Insights and hopes of young people
13.30-14.45, WHO Health Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: Climate Cares Centre, IFRC, SustyVibes, Climate Mental Health Network, Force of Nature, and United Nations University
Imperial speaker: Dr Emma Lawrance
Youth for climate resilience: fostering mental health in a changing world
10.00-11.00, Spain Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: Climate Cares Centre and The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of the Government of Spain
Imperial moderator: Dr Omnia El Omrani
How Can the Global Community Support LMIC Fossil Fuel Producers to Achieve the SDGs in a Low-Carbon World?
16.30-17.30, SDG Pavilion, Blue Zone
Organisers: Climate Compatible Growth, UNFCCC
Imperial speakers: Dr Vivien Foster, Professor Mark Howells
9 December
Debate on legislating 1.5°C aligned action
Finnish Pavilion, Blue zone
Organiser: Climate Leadership Coalition
Imperial speaker: Professor Joeri Rogelj
10 December
Wetland Restoration: vulnerability, mitigation and adaptation of natural and constructed wetlands
Organiser: The Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC)
Imperial panellist: Dr Ben Howard
11 December
Official UNFCCC side event - Attributing extreme weather to climate change: communicating with the public to accelerate action - run by the TAP project
Room SE-6, Blue zone
Organiser: Official UNFCCC side event, Yale University, Climate Central, Grantham Institute
Imperial speaker: Dr Fredi Otto