Unlocking Climate Finance
The COP29 Business, Investment and Philanthropy Climate Platform
The COP29 Business, Investment and Philanthropy Climate Platform
The COP29 Presidency and UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, Nigar Arpadarai are pleased this year to convene the COP29 Business, Investment and Philanthropy Climate Platform.
The platform will unite leaders from the business, finance and philanthropic communities to drive joint action towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Taking place on 14 November 2024, the event builds on the success of the COP28 Business and Philanthropy Forum held in Dubai, with a stronger focus on finance.
“The platform is a vital opportunity for leaders across sectors to come together and drive meaningful action. By focusing on finance as the enabler of the transition, we are creating pathways to accelerate climate solutions that support both the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. This is a moment for bold collaborations that redefine how we invest in the future of our planet.”
– Nigar Arpadarai, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29.
Read about last year’s event here.
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This all-day event will enable leaders to come together to drive new collaborations and partnerships, with a focus on finance.
The programme will take place immediately after the World Leaders Summit and during the COP29 Finance, Trade, and Investment Day on 14 November. It will cover:
- Finance action towards 2030
- Foreign direct investment
- Public-private collaboration and financing solutions
- Financing sector transformation
- Financing adaptation
A full agenda will be published shortly.
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The Business, Investment and Philanthropy Climate Platform will overlap with the World Leaders Summit, with an evening dinner event to be held on 13 November. This will be followed by a full day agenda of impactful discussions on 14 November held in a plenary hall in the blue zone of the COP29 site.
Partners of the event include: the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Marrakech Partnership, the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Economic Forum (WEF).
To express interest mailto:businessforum@cop29.az
Partners and supporting organizations
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