Pivotal Side Events on Energy at the COP29
Photo: COP29 Azerbaijan
From the 11th to the 22nd of November, the city of Baku in Azerbaijan will be hosting the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP29. This year the conference will serve as a key platform to advance the global energy transition agenda by addressing critical issues such as the expansion of renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, energy efficiency improvements, the New Quantified Goals on Climate Finance, sectoral energy transitions targets within the NDCs, and the role of infrastructure and technology to achieve SDG7.
As every year, the conference will enable side events by different stakeholders to showcase initiatives, share knowledge and position crucial topics in the programme. We have collected some of the side events to keep an eye out for that will feature energy-related discussions relevant for Africa and Europe:
Tuesday November 12, 2024 – World Leaders Climate Action Summit
– 15:30 – 17:00
Addressing Clean Cooking Challenges in Africa: A Call for African Leadership
African Union
More events at the African Pavilion here
Wednesday November 13, 2024 – World Leaders Climate Action Summit
– 11:15 – 12:15
High-level dialogue on the transition from fossil fuels
IEA
Thursday November 14, 2024 – Finance, Investment and Trade Day
– 13:30 – 14:45
Financing the energy transition in developing countries
IRENA
– 14:00 – 15:00
Rethinking approaches and tools for an integrated transdisciplinary assessment of climate-compatible energy strategies in the African Union and the European Union
NDC Partnership
Friday November 15, 2024 – Energy / Peace, Relief and Recovery Day
– 10:00 – 10:45
Tripling renewables by 2030: The financing challenges for developing countries
World Bank Group
– 10:30 – 11:30
Seminar on promoting low-carbon energy transition and accelerating global climate action
UN Climate Change
– 10:30 – 11:45
Accelerating Ukraine’s recovery through renewable energy
IRENA
– 11:30 – 13:00
Meeting the global energy efficiency target: Launching of the African energy efficiency programme and alliance
African Union
– 12:00 – 13:30
Making 2024 the pivotal year for clean cooking
IEA
– 13:00 – 15:00
Mission 300: Bringing electricity to 300 million Africans through innovation and partnerships
African Development Bank
– 14:00 – 14:45
Scaling up energy efficiency and renewable investments in Europe and Central Asia
World Bank Group
– 14:00 – 15:00
Catalysing clean energy demand
Denmark
– 14:30 – 16:00
Designing for fairness and affordability in clean energy transitions
German Pavilion
– 15:00 – 16:30
Managing competing sectoral demands for renewable energy resources in the transition to sustainable transport
OECD
– 15:30 – 17:00
Africa Energy Dialogues – Pathways to Affordable Finance for Energy
UNECA
– 16:00 – 16:45
Scaling up clean off-grid energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nefco
