OXFORD NET ZERO AT COP29

The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11–22 November 2024. Oxford Net Zero academics and associates attended to contribute their expertise and drive ambition on climate action. This page outlines who took part and the events they were involved in, and also links to useful resources. Read Oxford Net Zero’s reflections on the event here

EVENTS

COP29 Opening Ceremony

Watch on YouTube

Durable Carbon Removal and Corporate Claims in the Era of Article 6 (private breakfast roundtable)

08:00–9:30, Goals House

ONZ participant: Injy Johnstone

From Policy to Practice: Retaining the Integrity of Net Zero

9:30–11:00, Ukraine Pavilion, Blue Zone

Moderator: Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief

Speakers:

  • Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma, President of COP26
  • Professor Sam Fankhauser, Oxford Net Zero, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
  • Professor Thomas Hale, Oxford Net Zero and Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
  • Heather Buchanan, CEO Bankers for Net Zero
  • Dr Ievgeniia Kopytsia, Oxford Net Zero and Law Faculty, University of Oxford
  • Dr Oleksii Riabchyn, Advisor to Deputy Prime-Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine – Minister of Justice, Post Doc Donetsk National University

Watch the recording of the panel here.

UN Taskforce on Net Zero Policy launch event

11:30–13:00, Spanish Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Thomas Hale, Thom Wetzer

Net-Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance: from commitment to action

13:00–13:45, Denmark Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participant: Sam Fankhauser

We Don’t Have Time broadcast

17:30–18:00

ONZ participant: Thomas Hale

Seizing the Moment to Ratchet Net Zero Ambition – Climate policy monitor launch

18:30–20:00, Side event 6, Blue Zone

Hosted by Net Zero Tracker and the Under 2 Coalition

ONZ participants: Thomas Hale, Thom Wetzer, Lucilla Das

Women in Power – A Just Transition in the Global South

13:30–15:00, Pakistan Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Fatima Khushnud, Sam Fankhauser

Race to Zero Expert Peer Review Group Meeting on equity and justice

15:30–17:00, Global Methane Hub, Blue Zone

ONZ participant: Thomas Hale

Operationalising the Oxford Offsetting Principles

16:00–17:30, GAUC Pavilion, Green Zone

ONZ participant: Injy Johnstone

The Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs of the Global South

10:30–12:00, GAUC Pavilion, Green Zone

ONZ participants: Sam Fankhauser and Fatima Khushnud

More information and registration here (note that this event is in-person only).

Can LMICs Afford the Energy Transition? Understanding Financing Burdens and International Support Options

13:00–14:30, GAUC Pavilion, Green Zone

ONZ participant: Sam Fankhauser

Article 6 and Durable CDR

14:00–14.40, Business Sweden Pavilion

ONZ participant: Injy Johnstone

Events to be confirmed. 

Ukraine’s Path to Net Zero: From Challenges to Solutions

15:30–17:00, Ukraine Pavilion, Blue Zone

Moderator: Tim McDonnell, Semafor

Speakers: 

  • Dr. Svitlana Krakovska, Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, The Technical Expert Group of the Taskforce on Net Zero Policy
  • Dr Injy Johnstone, Research Fellow in Net Zero Aligned Offsetting, Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford
  • Dr Amani Maalouf, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
  • Dr Ievgeniia Kopytsia, MSCA4Ukraine Fellow, Oxford Net Zero Associate, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
  • Viktoriia Yashkina, United Nations Development Programme

Watch the recording of the panel here.

Events to be confirmed. 

Contribution to Global Net Zero – Leveraging Carbon Markets for Public-Private Partnerships

09:00–10:00, UNFCCC Capacity Building Hub

ONZ participant: Injy Johnstone

Events to be confirmed.

Events to be confirmed. 

RESOURCES

Cover of the second edition of the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Report
THE STATE OF CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL REPORT 2024
Cover of the Net Zero Stocktake 2024 report
NET ZERO STOCKTAKE 2024
Cover of the Revised Oxford Offsetting Principles report
REVISED OXFORD OFFSETTING PRINCIPLES
TASK FORCE ON NET ZERO POLICY: NET ZERO POLICY MATTERS REPORT
TASK FORCE ON NET ZERO POLICY: INTERCONNECTED JUSTICE REPORT
Geological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinks
Integrity Matters Progress Report
Second Needs Determination Report
NET ZERO GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE
Climate Policy Monitor tool

VIDEO EXPLAINERS

OXFORD NET ZERO ATTENDEES

THOMAS HALE

Co-Investigator and Professor of Global Public Policy

Sam Fankhauser headshot
SAM FANKHAUSER

Research Director and Professor of Climate Economics and Policy

INJY JOHNSTONE

Research Fellow in Net-Zero Aligned Offsetting

LUCILLA DIAS

Programme Manager, Net Zero Regulation and Policy Hub

FATIMA KHUSHNUD

Senior Associate and Chief Operating Officer at Pact Capital AG

THOM WETZER

Co-Investigator and Associate Professor of Law and Finance

IEVGENIIA KOPYTSIA

Associate and Visiting Research Fellow, Faculty of Law

NATASHA LUTZ

Researcher

MARY JOHNSTONE-LOUIS

Senior Associate and Senior Fellow in Management Practice, Saïd Business School

JULIANE REINECKE

Senior Associate and Professor of Management Studies, Saïd Business School