Welcome to Perspectives at COP28
- 30/11/2023
Join us at the forefront of negotiations and diplomacy as we assemble at COP28. Perspectives has been part of the global dialogue for over 20 years, shaping climate policy and action. We’re here to connect, collaborate, and catalyse change with thought leaders, innovators, and policymakers.
Our Team at COP28
Our dedicated team of climate experts will be at COP28 to share insights, learn from global experiences, and contribute to the creation of robust climate solutions. We bring to the table years of research, policy-making experience, and a commitment to sustainable climate action.
COP28 Dubai – Event Overview
1-4 December
1 December: “Experiences and lessons learned from the Clean Development Mechanisms”
Speaker slot
18:30-20:00 UTC+4 | SE Room 4
Perspectives speaker: Juliana Keßler
Watch the recording here.
2 December: “War, Carbon and Infrastructure: Whole Supply Chains and the Military Emissions Gap”
Speaker slot
9:30-11:00 UTC+4 | ICD Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa
2 December: “Operationalizing Carbon Market for Achieving Energy Transition Goals (Shakti Foundation)”
Speaker slot
14:00 – 15:30 UTC+4 | Regional Climate Foundation Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa
2 December: “Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Panacea or Threat?“
Pavilion event
18:30 – 20:00 UTC+4 | ICD Pavilion
3 December: “Methodologies for quantifying adaptation action”
Speaker slot
09:45-10:45 UTC+4 | Blue Zone, Zone B7, Building no. 88
Perspectives speakers: Axel Michaelowa and Laila Darouich
3 December: “Just Energy Transition”
Speaker slot
16:45-18:15 UTC+4 | ICD Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa
3 December: “Ready, Set, Act! – Coming Together for an Ethical Framework for Climate Intervention Research, Experimentation, and Deployment”
Speaker slot
15:30 -16:30 UTC+4 | Ocean Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Matthias Honegger
3 December: “Debt-for-climate swaps as innovative finance instruments: Which role can the Nordic countries play?”
Pavilion event
17:15-18:00 UTC+4 | Nordic Pavilion
3 December: “Article 6.4 Supervisory Body Side-Event”
Speaker slot
18:30-20:00 UTC+4 | SE Room 4
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa
4 December: “Paris alignment of Export Credit Agencies: The next frontier for realising the Nordic Vision 2030”
Pavilion event
9:30-10:00 UTC+4 | Nordic Pavilion
4 December: “Climate Finance and Green Growth in Iraq: How financial services can strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households to impacts of climate change”
Speaker slot
10:00 – 11:30 UTC+4 | Iraq Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa
4 December: “Climate Transparency in Africa: Ethiopia´s Updated NDC in focus: opportunities for business in clean energy and carbon market. Finance and Green Growth in Iraq: How financial services can strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households to impacts of climate change”
Speaker slot
10:00 – 11:30 UTC+4 | Ethiopian Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Stephan Hoch
4 December: “Ethiopia’s cooling initiative: challenges & prospects”
Pavilion event
11:45-13:00 UTC+4 | Ethiopian Pavilion
4 December: “Voluntary Carbon Markets: Latest developments in best practices”
Pavilion event
11:45-12:30 UTC+4 | Nordic Pavilion
4 December: “Article 6 and voluntary carbon markets: what is ´on offer´ for the waste sector?”
Speaker slot
16:00-17:30 UTC+4 | Waste and Resource Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Stephan Hoch
5-6 December
5 December: “Decoding ‘Effectiveness’ in Climate Change Adaptation – Insights from Research and Practice”
Pavilion event
9:45-11:15 UTC+4 | ICD Pavilion
5 December: “Financing NDC in the energy sector”
Speaker slot
10:00 – 11:00 UTC+4 | Tunisian Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa
5 December: “Decoding the Needs for Carbon Market Readiness in Africa”
Speaker slot
12:00 – 13:00 UTC+4 | Namibia Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Sherri Ombuya
5 December: “Carbon capture storage – promises, prospects and challenges”
Speaker slot
11:45 – 13:00 UTC+4 | Singapore Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Matthias Honegger
5 December: “Morocco’s Experience in International Carbon Markets: Readiness and Operationalization of Article 6”
Official side event
13:15-14:45 UTC+4 | SE Room 5 – Blue Zone
5 December: “The impact of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on Asia supply chain”
Speaker slot
16:45 – 18:15 UTC+4 | ICD Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa
5 December: “Building on lessons learned: Setting a high bar for the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body’s work”
Official side event
18:30-20:00 UTC+4 | SE Room 5 – Blue Zone
6 December: “Emerging Technologies to tackle Climate Change: Electric Vehicles (EVs)”
Speaker slot
13:15 – 14:45 UTC+4 | ICD Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa
8 – 9 December
8 December: “The Landscape of Article 6 Implementation – State of play and key developments”
Pavilion event
9:30-10:30 UTC+4 | IETA BusinessHub (Opportunity Petal) – Side Event Room (1st floor) – OS07F2
9 December: “WAA Phase 3: Perspectives and Opportunities for the promotion of Climate Action in West Africa”
Speaker slot
16:00-17:30 UTC+4 | BOAD Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Stephan Hoch
9 December “Critical Role of Energy Efficient Cooling in Accelerating Decarbonization in Vietnam”
Speaker slot
11:00 – 12:00 UTC+4 | Vietnam Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa
10 – 11 December
10 December: “The role of terrestrial, more nature-based solutions as part of the overall mitigation effort and different perspectives and issues”
Speaker slots
9:00-11:00 UTC+4 | Higher Education Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Olivia Wallis, Soyoung Oh
10 December: “Acceleration of the transition towards sustainable and green cooling – success factors of the Moroccan cooling sector”
Pavilion event
16:00-17:00 UTC+4 | Moroccan Pavilion
10 December: “How can Public Development Banks contribute to fair carbon markets?”
Speaker slot
16:30 – 18:30 UTC+4 | IDFC Pavilion
Perspectives speaker: Axel Michaelowa (at 16:45)
10 December: “Debt-for-climate (DFC) swaps as an innovative and underused instrument of climate finance”
Official side event
18:30-20:00 UTC+4 | SE Room 7 – Blue Zone
11 December: “Implementing Article 6: Insights and lessons learned from Article 6 implementation in NDC Partnership member countries”
Pavilion event
15:30-16:30 UTC+4 | NDCP Pavilion
Explore the outcomes of COP28 at our complimentary webinar “Understanding COP28: Key Outcomes and Perspectives” hosted by leading climate policy expert and Research Director at Perspectives Climate Research, Axel Michaelowa.
Monday 18 December, 2023
15:00-16:00 CET
Zoom
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Secure your spot for an advanced post-COP28 webinar with renowned climate policy expert Axel Michaelowa. In this impactful webinar: “Deep Dive into COP28: Advanced Insights with Axel Michaelowa,” you will engage in an in-depth analysis of COP28 outcomes.
Wednesday 20 December, 2023
9:00-11:00 CET
Zoom
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