Accelerating climate action and industry transformation
The COP28 Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum, which will take place on 1 and 2 December 2023, will bring together more than 1,000 philanthropists, CEOs, and and Heads of State/Government from around the world.
The two-day programme aims create a platform for private sector engagement and to expedite solutions and high-level outcomes based on the COP28 Action Agenda’s four key pillars of Energy Transition, Climate Finance, People & Nature, and Inclusion.
‘A Showcase Compendium of Collective Action’ was announced to outline these initiatives, which include:
- The Climate Investment Platform a climate tech fund to scale up proven climate technologies in the Global South focussing on emissions reduction.
- The Climate and Nature Moonshots funding for innovation projects focussed on Coral Restoration and Energy Transitions.
- The First Movers Coalition a coalition that commits to purchasing products/services based on clean technologies to support the decarbonisation of high emitting industrial sectors.
- The Indigenous People’s Outcome a fund to provide direct financing for Indigenous Peoples and organisations, to help them protect and restore nature and biodiversity.
You can read the full programme for Day 1 here.
Speakers
Day 1 speakers include:
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Bill GatesCo-chair and board member of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Badr JafarSpecial Representative for Business & Philanthropy, COP28
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Nandan NilekaniCo-founder and chairperson of Infosys
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Patrice MotsepeFounder and chairperson of African Rainbow Minerals
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Akinwumi AdesinaPresident of the African Development Bank
Notes
This event is hosted by the COP28 presidency at Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Register here.
For more information: contact@bpcforum.org