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EVENTS
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Find the overview of Official UNFCCC Side Events here, and discover where Perspectives experts will be speaking below.
Key UNFCCC Side Events
How high-integrity carbon markets can foster climate ambition by incentivizing carbon removals November 17︱11:30-13:00 ︱Room: Side Event Room 5 ︱ Speaker: Axel Michaelowa
To meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, the global community must accelerate the deployment of both nature-based and technical carbon removal solutions. These approaches are essential for achieving net-zero emissions, especially for sectors with residual emissions. Carbon markets – particularly under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and through voluntary schemes – can play a central role in scaling these solutions and mobilise private capital. However, questions around environmental integrity, robust methodologies, and equitable benefit-sharing must be addressed to ensure credibility and effectiveness.
This event aims to explore how carbon markets can support the development and implementation of high-integrity carbon removal projects. The session will bring together policy makers, practitioners, and institutional stakeholders to discuss:
- The conditions and frameworks required for removals to be eligible and attractive in carbon markets
- Incentive structures to make removal credits marketable at scale
- Emerging best practices for ensuring environmental and social integrity
- Opportunities for mobilization of finance through Article 6, including the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), and voluntary carbon markets
- Early lessons from (pilot) projects and regional initiatives
Inclusive Transition, Regional Ambition: Accelerating ASEAN’s Low-Carbon Future through Strategic Cooperation. Launch of the ASEAN-UK Green Transition Fund: Climate Policy and Institutional Capacity Development November 19︱11:30-13:00 ︱Room: Side Event Room 8 ︱ Speaker: Axel Michaelowa
As Southeast Asia confronts the urgent challenge of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, enhancing the ambition and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) is more critical than ever. This side event will bring together ASEAN Member States, including Timor-Leste, alongside non-state actors and experts to explore innovative strategies for scaling up mitigation efforts and aligning NDCs with the region’s climate goals.
The event will mark the official launch of the Climate Policy and Institutional Capacity Development Pillar under the ASEAN–UK Green Transition Fund (GTF), a flagship initiative of the UK Mission to ASEAN. It will spotlight ASEAN–UK collaboration on strengthening NDC planning, carbon market readiness, and institutional capacity, while promoting low-carbon technologies and cleaner mobility solutions.
Participants will also discuss the role of climate finance in supporting ASEAN’s just transition, informed by the ASEAN Climate Finance Access and Mobilisation Strategy. Through dialogue and knowledge-sharing, the event aims to foster partnerships and identify pathways to accelerate ASEAN’s collective climate ambition.
Pavilion Side Event
CMM Working Group Event on High Potential, High Complexity: Low-emission rice cultivation for carbon markets
November 13︱10:30-12:00︱IETA-ICC Business Hub︱Speaker: Axel Michaelowa
November 13︱10:30-12:00︱IETA-ICC Business Hub︱Speaker: Axel Michaelowa
Accelerating ASEAN’s Inclusive Low-Carbon Transition: Strengthening NDCs for Transformative Mitigation
November 20︱12:30-13:30︱NDCP Pavilion︱Speaker: Axel Michaelowa
November 20︱12:30-13:30︱NDCP Pavilion︱Speaker: Axel Michaelowa
Dive deep into the flagship initiative of the UK Mission to ASEAN. It will spotlight ASEAN–UK collaboration on strengthening NDC planning, carbon market readiness, and institutional capacity, while promoting low-carbon technologies and cleaner mobility solutions.
Perspectives' participation in other side events
Axel Michaelowa | Transitioning Towards Sustainable Society
November 13 | 14:00- 15:30 | Stuf United Pavilion, Green Zone
This session will explore the urgent need for a comprehensive global shift towards sustainability, moving beyond incremental changes to embrace systemic transformation. We will discuss the core pillars of a sustainable society: the green innovation, equitable social development, and climate resilience.
Axel Michaelowa | 3rd Leaders Dialogue Workshop: Beyond emissions: Measuring co-benefits of the International Climate Initiative (IKI)
November 14 | 10:00 – 11:30 | Unamaz Pavilion
This session will highlight the climate co-benefit methodology developed to assess climate co-benefits within India’s circular economy and urban forestry policies.
Axel Michaelowa | A Pathway for Global Voluntary Carbon Market Aligned with the Paris Agreement (GVCM)
November 14 | 13:00 – 14:00 | UNFCCC Pavilion
The United Nations Climate Change Secretariat and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea have launched the Global Voluntary Carbon Market Aligned with the Paris Agreement (GVCM) initiative following a contribution agreement signed in May 2025. This initiative supports the development of high-integrity carbon markets consistent with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM).
The event will:
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Introduce the GVCM initiative and its planned activities;
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Foster dialogue on aligning voluntary carbon markets with the Paris Agreement;
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Explore collaboration opportunities between Korea and partner countries to advance robust carbon market practices
Stephan Hoch | Article 6 put in practice – Opportunities for Global Carbon Markets
November 14 | 16:30 – 17:30 | German Pavilion
Axel Michaelowa | Harnessing Carbon Market Potentials and Ethiopia’s Readiness
November 15 | 10:00 – 11:30 | Ethiopian Pavilion
The Government of Ethiopia has taken major steps toward carbon market readiness, following the submission of its NDC 3.0 (2025–2035) and the launch of Ethiopia’s National Carbon Market Strategy (2025–2035). Building on COP29 decisions and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, Ethiopia is preparing to engage effectively in global carbon markets while attracting interest from partners and private sector actors.
This event will:
- Showcase Ethiopia’s carbon market potential and readiness;
- Bring together government representatives, partners, and potential buyers;
- Facilitate networking and explore opportunities for bilateral carbon market deals.
Axel Michaelowa | Transition towards a low-emission and more climate-resilient economy
November 18 | 16:45 – 18:15 | Side Event Room 1
This event will explore how international cooperation can accelerate the transition towards a low-emission and more climate-resilient economy.
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