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Webinar – Women Leaders in the Energy Transition Roundtable: Regional Leaders, Global Impact
For COP29’s Gender Day, join RMI’s Energy Transition Academy (ETA) and representatives of the Africa Minigrids Program, Women in Renewable Energy Network (WIRE), Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN), and Sustainable Energy for All network for a roundtable featuring women leaders in the energy transition from across the world. During the event, participants will discuss the criticality of women leadership for the energy transition and share their experiences and perspectives from working to advance renewable energy projects in the Carribean, India, the Pacific, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Making Green Iron Corridors a Reality
This session at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, will explore the emerging trade dynamics for Green Iron Corridors, bringing together key public and private actors from import and export regions to provide a platform for partnership towards decarbonizing the iron and steel sector. RMI's Thomas Koch Blank will be speaking alongside representatives from government and private industry.
Solutions for Energy and Resilience: Project and Pipeline Development in the Pacific Region
Navigating and accessing climate finance to unlock critical funding and mobilize investments at scale and at pace continues to be a major challenge for Pacific Islands. While most of the conversation on access considers the ‘supply side’, a major pain point for the Pacific remains the countries’ and Direct Access Entities’ ability to put forward high quality projects and build robust pipelines at national and regional levels. While countries are clear on their priorities and many concept notes have been formulated, a majority of projects still fail in the early stages of the project development process or stall for years, accentuating perceived risk by investors. This panel discussion at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, aims to emphasize possible practical solutions to project preparation, development and de-risking for the Pacific region.
Ije Okeke at the Sustainable Innovation Forum
The Sustainable Innovation Forum 2024 returns for its 16th annual edition as an Affiliated COP29 Event, organized by Climate Action and other leading global partners, to the United Nations climate conference held this year in Baku, Azerbaijan. Bringing together global sustainability leaders across all sectors including business, heavy industry, finance, government and civil society, the Forum will promote transformative innovation and tangible climate action to help us go further, faster together.
CFAN Post-NCQG: Scaling Climate Finance for Resilience and Opportunity in SIDS & LDCs
With the support of Canada, the US, and Australia, the RMI-hosted Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN) and its regional partners are advancing tailored solutions that unlock access to climate funds and leverage private investments. As negotiations enter their last stages at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), speakers from Canada, the US, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and CFAN advisors from the Caribbean and Pacific will share their perspectives on how to effectively roll out new commitments, and how CFAN can evolve in its crucial role as a key delivery mechanism of international climate finance. This event will be held in person at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
