OXFORD NET ZERO AT COP30

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) takes place in Belém, Brazil from 10–21 November 2025. Members of Oxford Net Zero will be attending to contribute their expertise and drive ambition on climate action. This page outlines who is taking part and the events they are involved in, as well as linking to useful resources. It will be regularly updated as more information becomes available. Please note that event times are Brasilia Standard Time (GMT-3) unless otherwise specified. 

EVENTS

From Targets to Implementation: Measuring Progress in Global Climate Policy

  • Time: 08:30–11:00
  • Location: Matthos Filho offices, São Paulo
  • Partners: UN Taskforce on Net Zero Policy
  • Oxford Net Zero attendees: Dr Thom Wetzer, Prof Thomas Hale, Dr Emma Lecavalier
  • The 2025 Oxford Climate Policy Monitor will be launched at the event.
  • More information and registration

COP30 Opening Plenary

Incorporando a Biodiversidade na Adaptação e Mitigação às Mudanças Climáticas por meio de Soluções baseadas na Natureza

  • Time: 15:30–16:30
  • Location: Green Zone, Auditório Uruçu
  • Oxford Net Zero panellist: Dr Aline Soterroni

From Trade-offs to Synergies: Aligning Climate and Biodiversity Policies

  • Official COP30 side event hosted by the University of Oxford, Greenpeace International, SOS Atlantic Forest Foundation and WWF.
  • Time: 13:15–14:45
  • Location: Side Event Room 1
  • Oxford Net Zero attendees: Dr Aline Soterroni, Prof Nathalie Seddon

Policy Matters: From Pledges to Delivery – A Decade After Paris Report Launch of the Taskforce on Net Zero Policy

  • Time: 13:15–14:45
  • Location: Spanish Pavilion
  • Partners: UN Taskforce on Net Zero Policy
  • Oxford Net Zero attendee: Prof Thomas Hale

Reforming and Strengthening Carbon Markets and Accelerating CO₂ Removal

  • Time: 14:00–15:00
  • Location: Planetary Science Pavilion, Blue Zone
  • Partners: Arizona State University
  • Oxford Net Zero attendee: Dr Injy Johnstone

High-Level Ministerial Convening: Launch of the Plan to Accelerate Solutions (PAS) and Ministerial Pledge on Sustainable Public Procurement for a Just Transition

  • Time: 12:30–13:20
  • Location: Blue Zone
  • Hosts: Oxford Net Zero, Instituto Jataí, Brazilian Government
  • Oxford Net Zero attendees: Kaya Axelsson, Rosalind Chaston

Financing High-Integrity Carbon Removals under Article 6: Aligning Policy, Markets & Buyer Claims

Carbon Markets Roundtable: The Pragmatic Path to Net Zero for Corporate Sustainability Leaders

  • Time: 08:00–09:00
  • Location: Goals House
  • Partners: Patch
  • Oxford Net Zero attendee: Dr Injy Johnstone

Corporate Net Zero Accountability: How do we get there?

  • Hosts: Oxford Net Zero, University of Melbourne and Grantham Research Institute
  • Time: 15:00–15:50
  • Location: Australian Pavilion, Blue Zone
  • Oxford Net Zero attendees: Kaya Axelsson, Rosalind Chaston

Meet the Minds Shaping the Future of Climate Action: An Oxford Evening at COP30

  • Time: 17:00–18:30
  • Location: GAUC Pavilion (Global Alliance of Universities on Climate), Blue Zone
  • Hosts: Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
  • Oxford Net Zero attendees: Prof Nathalie Seddon, Dr Aline Soterroni, Dr Ben Caldecott, Dr Injy Johnstone, Kaya Axelsson, Dr Selam Kidane Abebe
  • More information and registration

COP Roundtable | Towards Ambition-Raising and High-Integrity Use of Article 6

  • Time: 09:00–11:00
  • Location: Casa Brasil
  • Hosts: Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, Climate & Company, Foundation Development and Climate Alliance
  • Oxford Net Zero attendee: Dr Injy Johnstone
  • More information and registration

Plan to Accelerate Solutions (PAS) Implementation Workshop: “Harnessing public procurement to drive climate action in high-impact sectors, aiming at a just transition”

  • Hosts: Oxford Net Zero, Instituto Jataí, Brazilian Government
  • Time: 12:30–13:30
  • Location: Blue Zone
  • Oxford Net Zero attendees: Kaya Axelsson, Rosalind Chaston

Holding Corporate Polluters Accountable: Science, impact attribution, and the law

  • Hosts: Oxford Net Zero, University of Melbourne
  • Time: 16:00–17:15
  • Location: Higher Education Pavilion
  • Oxford Net Zero attendees: Kaya Axelsson, Rosalind Chaston

Events to be confirmed.

Events to be confirmed.

Enabling and Ensuring a Paris-Aligned Carbon Market for Ukraine

  • Hosts: Oxford Net Zero, Ukrainian Government
  • Time: 11:00–12:30
  • Location: Ukrainian Pavilion, Blue Zone
  • Oxford Net Zero attendees: Kaya Axelsson, Dr Injy Johnstone, Rosalind Chaston

Launch: Article 6 Observatory

  • Time: 12:00–13:00
  • Location: WWF Pavilion, Blue Zone
  • Partners: WWF, Carbon Market Watch and others
  • Oxford Net Zero attendee: Dr Injy Johnstone

Synergies for Resilience: Integrated Path to Climate and Biodiversity Goals in Ukraine and Beyond

  • Time: 13:00–14:30
  • Location: Ukrainian Pavilion, Blue Zone
  • Organisers: Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, in partnership with the IKI-Interface Ukraine project and Oxford Net Zero
  • Oxford Net Zero speakers: Professor Nathalie Seddon and Dr Aline Soterroni

Unlocking Gigatonne-Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal with Strategic Tipping Point Frameworks

  • Time: 12:30–13;30
  • Location: CDR Pavilion, Blue Zone
  • Host: InPlanet
  • Oxford Net Zero speaker: Dr Injy Johnstone

Events to be confirmed.

Events to be confirmed.

RESOURCES

The cover of a report. The title is: "Oxford Climate Policy. Monitor 2025 Annual Review".
Oxford Climate Policy Monitor 2025
A cover of a report. The title is: "Carbon dioxide removal in the G20 pledges: limited and lacking credibility".
THE STATE OF CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL INSIGHT REPORT 1
A cover of a report. The title is: "Net Zero Stocktake 2025".
NET ZERO STOCKTAKE 2025
The cover of a report. The title is: "Catalyzing Climate Impacts by Leveraging Spheres of Influence".
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE WHITE PAPER
The cover of a report. The title is: "Carbon Competitiveness: Brazil at the net zero-trade nexus"
CARBON COMPETITIVENESS: BRAZIL
The cover of a report. The title is: "Roadmap to Net Zero Aligned Carbon Market Regulation".
CARBON MARKET REGULATION ROADMAP
An image of a one-page report. The report title is: "Geological net zero and responsibility for the protection of land and ocean carbon sinks".
GEOLOGICAL NET ZERO AND CARBON SINKS

OXFORD NET ZERO ATTENDEES

Aline Soterroni

Research Fellow on Nature-Based Solutions

THOMAS HALE

Co-Investigator and Professor of Global Public Policy

INJY JOHNSTONE

Research Fellow in Net-Zero Aligned Offsetting

KAYA AXELSSON

Net Zero Engagement Policy Fellow

NATHALIE SEDDON

Co-Investigator and Professor of Biodiversity

THOM WETZER

Co-Investigator and Associate Professor of Law and Finance

SELAM KIDANE ABEBE

Senior Research Fellow in Net Zero Law

ROSALIND CHASTON

Knowledge Exchange Officer

BEN CALDECOTT

Co-Investigator and Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group

Emma Lecavalier

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Oxford Climate Policy Hub